Lesley Fennell is an Irish Postwar and Contemporary portrait artist.
Lesley Fennell | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lesley Walsh England |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Website | http://lesleyfennell.com/biography.html |
Biography
editLesley Fennell is the daughter of botanical artist Wendy Walsh. She was born in England c. 1942, her father, Longford man Lt. Col. John Walsh, worked in the British Army until she was sixteen. He then moved to Trinity College Dublin when he took a job there. Fennell was educated in boarding school in the United Kingdom. She attended the National College of Art and Design in Dublin as well as going to the Byam Shaw School of Art in London. She is an artist, often creating portraits, including of staff in Trinity College. Fennell exhibited widely with the Royal Hibernian Academy, Living Art and Oireachtas Exhibitions. She has won a number of awards including the Royal Dublin Society Taylor Art Award in 1964 and the Water Colour Society of Ireland - President's Award in 2007.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Fennell married William Fennell in 1968 and raised three children which interrupted her career. She is based in Burtown house in County Kildare and was behind the gardens there.[1][2][7][8][9][10]
References and sources
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- ^ a b "My favourite room: Family treasure". Independent.ie. 18 October 2009. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ Date (14 December 2019). "Lesley Fennell". Art Auction Results. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ "National Irish Visual Arts Library: Fennell, Lesley". The National Irish Visual Arts Library. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ "A brilliant and pioneering botanical artist". The Irish Times. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ Campbell, Paula (27 August 2018). "Art exhibition to be held at Athy's Burtown House". Leinster Leader. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ "Burtown House Gardens". Ireland-Guide.com. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ "Burtown House – a garden gem in Kildare". Jardin. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ "Burtown House". Carlow Tourism. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ Powers, Jane (12 August 2012). "Into the wild". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 14 December 2019.