| Vanessa Bell was born in London, sister of the writer Virginia Woolf. Studied at the Royal Academy Schools. Worked in the Omega Workshops with Roger Fry and collaborated with Duncan Grant on variouse decorative projects, eventually lived with Grant for many years at Charleston. Was founder of the Friday Club in 1910 and took part in the Second Post Impressionist Exhibition. Held her first solo show at Independent Gallery in 1922. Showed at Leicester Galleries, NEAC, Lefevre and Redfern Galleries and elsewhere. Memorial shows held at Adam Gallery in 1961 and Arts Council in 1964. Retrospective exhibiton, curated with Bloomsbury Gallery, was as part of Unione Donna's 7th Biennale in Ferrara, Italy in 1996. |
