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Jane Dowling

1925 – 2023

British painter

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Lived 1925 – 2023 (aged 97). Jane Dowling was a British painter.

Irene Mary Dowling (6 December 1925 – 6 February 2023), better known as Jane Dowling, was a British artist.

Biography Dowling was born in London and while studying for a degree at St Anne's College, Oxford between 1943 and 1946, she also studied at the Slade School of Fine Art which during World War 2 evacuated from London to the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford. Between 1946 and 1963 she took further courses at the Ruskin School of Art, the Byam Shaw School of Art and the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London. Beginning in 1961 she became a regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy, including at the 2019 Summer Exhibition, and from 1974 onwards she had a series of solo shows at the New Grafton Gallery in London and also exhibited with the New English Art Club. During 1984 and 1985, Dowling and her husband, the portrait painter Peter Greenham (1909–1992) had a joint touring exhibition. A retrospective exhibition of her work was held at the Mompesson House in Salisbury in 1992 and further solo shows followed, notably at the Chappel Galleries in 2002.

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St Anne's College, Slade School of Fine Art
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Irene Mary Dowling

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Who was Jane Dowling?

British painter

When was Jane Dowling born?

Jane Dowling was born on 6 December 1925.

When did Jane Dowling die?

Jane Dowling died on 7 February 2023.

What was Jane Dowling's occupation?

Jane Dowling was a painter.

What nationality was Jane Dowling?

Jane Dowling was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jane Dowling

· Wikidata: Q21458173

· DBpedia: Jane Dowling

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