Edith Grace Wheatley (n e Wolfe) studied at the Slade School
of Fine Art (1906’08) and the Atelier Colarossi in Paris before
marrying fellow painter John Wheatley (1892’1955) in 1912. She
exhibited widely in her early career, including with the RSMPSG
(1910), and was elected a member of the NEAC in 1921.
Completing several public commissions whilst a lecturer at
the University of Cape Town (1925’37) ‘ such as ceiling and
wall paintings for the entrance to the National Gallery of South
Africa and a sculpture for the New Law Courts in Cape Town ‘
Wheatley was well established in the worlds of art and education
by the time of her first solo exhibition at the Greatorex Gallery in
1933. On returning to England, she was appointed Director of
Sheffield Art Galleries in 1937 and was elected to the RP in 1955.
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Edith Grace Wheatley (n e Wolfe) studied at the Slade School
of Fine Art (1906’08) and the Atelier Colarossi in Paris before
marrying fellow painter John Wheatley (1892’1955) in 1912. She
exhibited widely in her early career, including with the RSMPSG
(1910), and was elected a member of the NEAC in 1921.
Completing several public commissions whilst a lecturer at
the University of Cape Town (1925’37) ‘ such as ceiling and
wall paintings for the entrance to the National Gallery of South
Africa and a sculpture for the New Law Courts in Cape Town ‘
Wheatley was well established in the worlds of art and education
by the time of her first solo exhibition at the Greatorex Gallery in
1933. On returning to England, she was appointed Director of
Sheffield Art Galleries in 1937 and was elected to the RP in 1955.
With thanks to artbiogs.co.uk
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