Mary Feddon

Title: “Oppede Le Vieux”

Edition Number: 150

Size: 37 x 44.4cm

Medium: Lithograph

Signed in pencil by the artist

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Born in Bristol, UK. Feddon studied at the Slade School of Art in London from 1932 to 1936 under the theatre designer Vladimir Polunin, who had worked with the Ballets Russes.

She held her first exhibition at the Mansard Gallery in Heal’s Department Store in 1947, showing still life and flower paintings, and was subsequently commissioned to paint covers for Woman magazine.

In 1951 she married artist, Julian Trevelyan. Together they traveled to Europe, Africa, India, Russia, and America. Had regular exhibitions at the Redfern Gallery, the New Grafton Gallery, and many others throughout Britain.

She painted murals for the Television pavilion at the 1951 Festival of Britain Taught painting at the Royal College of Art from 1958 to 1964 and was the first woman tutor in the Painting School. Her pupils included David Hockney and Allen Jones.