This exhibition, on the 30th anniversary of Dorothy Mead's death will be her first ever retrospective and one-person exhibition. Amazingly, for the first time in 30 years, the works have become available.

Her reputation in the English art world was high during her lifetime; she was admired by Bomberg, and leading art critics of the time, Lawrence Gowing, David Sylvester, Andrew Forge. She was President of the Young Contemporaries in 1958-59. Invited to show with the London Group from 1947, elected a Member in 1959, Mead became its first ever female President in 1973.

Mead was Bomberg's pupil from 1944 to 1951 and was co-founder of the famous Borough Group whose members included Creffield, Holden, Marr and Richmond.

Between 1956 and 1960, at the Slade, she became the torch bearer of Bomberg's teaching and inspired many young artists - Dubsky, Procktor were among them.

Mead showed with Peter Blake, William Crozier, David Hockney, Bridget Riley, Euan Uglow and other contemporary artists in the sixties and was highly thought of in England and abroad.

During the sixties and early seventies she moved gradually away from the Bombergian model and developed her highly individual, almost impressionistic style - with a wonderful palette and great composition. Beyond the surface lightness and delicacy, however, the spiritual heritage and density of Bomberg's teaching remained with her.

Thirty years after Mead's death, this retrospective exhibition is a great opportunity to give this immensely talented artist the tribute she so richly deserves.

Please note, where you see a red dot - - the picture has been sold.


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