Valerie Wiffen
Valerie Wiffen ARCA (born 1943) is a London-based British artist who is best known for her portraiture.[1]
Biography
Wiffen was born in Danbury, Essex in 1943 and received her art education and training at
Wiffen's notable portrait commissions include
Solo exhibitions
- 1992 Animal, Vegetable and Mineral, West Dean College Gallery, Sussex, UK
- 2013 Treasures From The Museums & Collections of London,[8] The Broadway Bookshop, London
- 2015 Open Spaces & Public Places: An Exhibition of Drawings & Paintings[9] by Valerie Wiffen ARCA, The Broadway Bookshop, London
- 2017 The Shock of the New Build and Other Contrast Old and New: Paintings by Valerie Wiffen ARCA,[10][11] a show of paintings and drawings, The Broadway Bookshop, London
- 2018 – 2019, New Paintings and Drawings, The Broadway Bookshop, London. This show was on from 4 December 2018 – 31 January 2019
- 2021 – 2022, New Paintings and Drawings, The Broadway Bookshop, London. This show was on from 15 December 2021 – 30 January 2022
Selected work in group shows and national collections
1972 - Liverpool Bluecoat Gallery
1963 - 1966 inclusions in the annual exhibition of the New English Art Club
1996 - Inclusion in the annual exhibition of the New English Art Club
1963 - 1997 numerous inclusions in the summer exhibition of Royal Academy of Arts, London
1994 - 2000 present, annual inclusions in the tutor's show at West Dean Summer School
1998 - London School of Economics
2000 - National Portrait Gallery (permanent collection)
2017 - HUMAN group show, The German Embassy, London
Publications
Wiffen has written various books on drawing including Collins Learn to Draw – Still Life[12] and Figure Sketching School: The Essential Step-by-step Guide to Sketching Accurate Life-like Figures (Reader's Digest).[13]
References
- ^ Gulliver, John (11 July 2017). "What the artist sees, and the sitter reveals". Islington Tribune, New Journal Enterprises. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ "SWET - South West Essex Technical College". archiveshub. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ Gulliver, John (13 December 2012). "Why Art School Made a Real Impression on me". Camden New Journal, New Journal Enterprises. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ Gulliver, John. "Artist Valerie's brush with royalty". Camden New Journal. New Journal Enterprises. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ "Valerie Wiffen (1943-)". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ "Discover Artists – Valerie J Wiffen". Art Uk. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ Gulliver, John (13 December 2012). "John Gulliver: Dr Louis Jacobs, the rabbi who fell foul of the establishment". Camden New Journal. New Journal Enterprises. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ Marasco, Giuseppe. "The Thoroughly Modern Valerie Wiffen". A World To Win. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ Simpson, Caroline. "Eye-Witness Accounts". The Glass Magazine. Glass Magazine Online. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ "Broadway Bookshop Events". Broadway Bookshop Hackney. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ Simpson, Caroline. "Glass talks to artist Valerie Wiffen on the opening of her new show in London". The Glass Magazine. Glass Magazine Online. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ISBN 978-0004133331.
- ISBN 978-0276425707.