Valerie Miles (artist)

Valerie Miles (née Sweet; 1914–1999) was a Welsh artist and illustrator.

Biography

Miles was born at Aberkenfig in south Wales and studied at the Cardiff School of Art between 1932 and 1938.^[1]^[2] Miles obtained several commissions to illustrate children's books and also painted portraits of children and adults plus animal paintings, most notably of dogs.^[2] She was an active member of, and exhibitor with the Pekinese Society of Wales.^[1] Her landscape paintings were centred around her home at Gwaelod-y-Garth near Cardiff.^[1] Miles was a member of the South Wales Art Society and participated in a number of their group exhibitions, in exhibitions at the Oriel Cardiff and in Arts Council of Wales shows.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c David Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 2, M to Z. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0 953260 95 X.
^ ^a ^b ^c Post War to Post Modern: A Dictionary of Artists in Wales. Gomer Press. 2015. ISBN 978 184851 8766. {{cite book}}: Cite uses deprecated parameter |authors= (help)

External links

Works on ArtUK

[BuckmanVol2-1] David Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 2, M to Z. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0 953260 95 X.

[PostWales-2] Post War to Post Modern: A Dictionary of Artists in Wales. Gomer Press. 2015. ISBN 978 184851 8766. {{cite book}}: Cite uses deprecated parameter |authors= (help)

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