Jocelyn Chewett

Jocelyn Margery Chewett (married name Gilbert; 20 December 1906 – June 1979) was a Canadian sculptor active in Paris. During the Second World War Chewett lived in Dublin and was a member of The White Stag Group. Chewett's father was Canadian and her mother was English. The second of three sisters, Chewett was the paternal niece of the artist Albert Ranney Chewett (1877–1965). Initially studying painting under Henry Tonks, Chewett later studied sculpture under Alfred Horace Gerrard. In 1930 (Also cited as 1931.) Under Zadkine, Chewett was introduced to Cubist principles and learnt direct carving into wood and stone. The couple joined the The White Stag Group in 1940, with Chewett being the group's only sculptor. In 1946, Chewett and Gilbert returned to Paris and settled in the Rue Saint-Jacques. From 1948 to 1951, Chewett exhibited at the and at the in 1952 and 1953. In 1950, Chewett's work moved towards abstraction under the influence of Kazimir Malevich and Georges Vantongerloo . In 1966, Chewett founded her own atelier on the .

Personal life Chewett and Gilbert had two children. In June 1979 Chewett died in London, aged 72.