Shelagh Wakely (22 October 1932 – 19 March 2011) was a British sculptor and experimental artist.[1][2]
Shelagh Wakely | |
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| Born | Shelagh Barton Worthington 22 October 1932 |
| Died | 19 March 2011 (aged 78) |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Chelsea College of Art |
| Known for | sculpture |
Wakely was born in Madingley, Cambridgeshire in 1932.[1] She studied painting and screen-printing at the Chelsea College of Art in the late 1950s.[1] She also studied at the Royal College of Art and won a Rome Award to The British School At Rome in 1990. She began her career as a textile designer.[3][4]
Her work is included in the collections of the Tate Museum[2] and the British Council.[5]
References
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- ^ a b "Shelagh Wakely 1932–2011". Tate. Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ Hivert, Mathilde (30 June 2016). "Shelagh Wakely – Space between things". AWARE Women artists / Femmes artistes. Archived from the original on 16 June 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Shelagh Wakely - Biography". Richard Saltoun. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Shelagh Wakely | Artists | Collection | British Council − Visual Arts". visualarts.britishcouncil.org.