Shenda Amery
Shenda Amery is a British painter and sculptor.
Biography
Amery was born in 1937[1] in London, England. In 1959 she relocated to Tehran, Iran.[2] She is a member of the Chelsea Art Society, Free Painters and Sculptors, and the Royal Society of Sculptors.[3]
She was married to Nezam Khazal, an Iranian architect.
Artistic style and career
Amery sculpture subjects include the British prime ministers John Major,[2] and Margaret Thatcher[2] as well as King Hussein,[4] and Queen Noor.[4] Additionally, Amery also painted a portrait of British prime ministers Tony Blair which Chequers.[2][5]
Created from bronze, fibreglass, plastic, and resin, Amery's mixed media works reflect her view of what man is doing to the world and to the environment. Her sculptures and paintings have been interpreted as both figurative and abstract.[4]
Amery has a studio in Chelsea, London[4] and exhibitions of her work including shows at the Royal Society of British women sculptors, Cleveland's Dorman Museum, London's Orangery and at various museums in Iran. She also has auctioned her work off at Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions.[6]
References
- ^ Buckman, David. "Amery, Shenda, b.1937". Art UK. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Facts about Shenda Amery". AskArt. Archived from the original on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Shenda Amery". RKD (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Shenda Amery". Royal Society of Sculptors. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ Robinson, Alma (20 July 2004). "Shenba Amery and her Blair portrait". TT Nyhetsbryån (Photo) (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 25 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "Shenda Amery". Arcadja. Archived from the original on 25 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
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