About Gillian Wise
Lived 1936 – 2020 (aged 84). Gillian Wise was a British visual artist and painter.
Gillian Mary Wise (16 February 1936 – 11 April 2020) was a British artist devoted to the application of concepts of rationality and aesthetic order to abstract paintings and reliefs. Between 1972 and 1990 she was known as Gillian Wise Ciobotaru.
Early life and education Wise was born at Ilford in London to Arthur, a timber merchant, and Elsie, née Holden, a milliner. Winter Exhibition, Austin/ Desmond Fine Art, London, UK (2019) Reliefs/ Structures, Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, UK (1963)
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Who was Gillian Wise?
English artist (1936-2020)
When was Gillian Wise born?
Gillian Wise was born on 16 February 1936 in Ilford, London.
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Gillian Wise died on 11 April 2020 in Chanteloup-les-Vignes.
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Gillian Wise was a visual artist and painter.
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Gillian Wise was British.
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