Susannah Fiennes[1] (born 27 February 1961) is a British artist who has worked extensively with the Prince of Wales and is collected in Europe, Asia and America.[2][3]
Biography
Fiennes is the daughter of Lord and Lady Saye and Sele, who are the owners of Broughton Castle. Her twin brother is the heir to their father's barony. She is also the cousin of actor Ralph Fiennes. She was educated at Marlborough College and then at the Slade School of Art where she graduated[4] with First Class Honours in 1983.
From 1985 to 1987, she taught art and history of art at Dulwich College, London. Subsequently, she ran a private art class in Westminster, London, from 1987 to 1993. In 1994, she had a painting class at the National Portrait Gallery, London.
In 1995, she came to national attention when she was recommended by a friend to Prince Charles. She became the tour artist with the Prince in Oman.[4] In 1997 she was again chosen to tour with the Prince, on this occasion to Hong Kong to record the handing over of the territory to China. The Prince funded the tour and, in return, chose which paintings he wished to keep.[4] She toured with him to Argentina, Uruguay and the Falkland Islands in 1999.
Between 1999 and 2004, she had a studio and home in New York. She currently has studios in Wales and Ireland and teaches at The Prince's Drawing School in London.[5]
She has written a series of articles on this for Prospect[6] and the Daily Telegraph.[7] She has also featured in the Daily Telegraph, the Daily Mail and the Tatler.[8]
Exhibitions
Solo exhibitions
- Thomas Williams Fine Art Gallery, London: Making Music 2005
- Somoza-Sims Gallery, Houston, Texas 2000
- Grosvenor Gallery, London 1999
- Raphael Valls Gallery, London 1998
- National Portrait Gallery, London: Chinese Characters 1998
- Cadogan Contemporary Gallery, London 1992 and 1994
Group exhibitions
Group exhibitions include:
- The Forbes Gallery, 5th Ave, New York City 2000
- Hampton Court Palace, London. Travels with the Prince. 1998
- National Museum of Wales, Cardiff. Princes as Patrons. 1998
- Cadogan Contemporary, London 1990 and 1997
- The National Portrait Gallery, London. BP Portrait Exhibition 1989, 1991 and 1993
Awards
- BP Travel Award (China) 1993
- British Institution Fund Award, Royal Academy (London) 1984
- Boise Travel Scholarship (Italy) 1983
Collections
Her paintings are in several collections including:
- His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales
- The House of Commons, Westminster, London [9]
- Hambros Bank, London, New York, Hong Kong
- The National Portrait Gallery, London[10]
- Royal College of Psychiatrists, London.[11]
- Barings Bank, London
Notes and references
- ^ This British person has the barrelled surname Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, but is known by the surname Fiennes.
- ^ Basic bio-details from official website.
- ^ See also her entry on Artnet
- ^ a b c "The Prince and the painter". The Telegraph. 21 June 1997. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ^ The Prince's Drawing School faculty members
- ^ e.g. "The dying language of art" Prospect Jan 2000, "Misreading Chardin" (April 2000) and "Where is Kossoff?" (Aug 2000) full list here
- ^ e.g. "It's the visual that is vital", Daily Telegraph, 13 May 2000, and "Red, yellow and blue: the primary colours of tragedy", 5 January 2002.
- ^ Fiennes' official website
- ^ Near Conway, Wales I by Susannah Fiennes, BBC Your Paintings. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ^ NPG Catalogue Entry
- ^ Dame Fiona Caldicott, DBE, President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (1993–1996) by Susannah Fiennes, BBC Your Paintings. Retrieved 22 January 2014.