Lorna May Wadsworth
Born in Sheffield, 1979.
Email: lornawadsworth@hotmail.com
Websites:
www.lornamaywadsworth.com
www.lmwstudio.com
www.goodicons.co.uk
www.onehundred.pictures
Education:
2004 - 2005 The Drawing Year at The Royal Drawing School (then The Prince’s Drawing School).
1999 - 2002 BA Hons Illustration Falmouth College of Art, graduating with First Class Honours.
1996 - 1998 A Levels at Norton College, Sheffield, Sociology A, Art and Design A, English Literature B.
1991 - 1996 Notre Dame Catholic School, GCSE qualifications 3 A*s, 6 As and 1 B.
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2023 - The John Moores Painting Prize at The Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
2020 - Pioneers: 500 Years of Women in British Art at Philip Mould Gallery. 12th October - 17th December.
2020 - ‘Global Images of Christ’ at Chester Cathedral
2019 - WMOCA International Biennial Portrait Competition (USA). 9 April - 29 June.
2019 - Painting Today: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN PAINTERS at MEAM Barcelona. 8 March 2019 - 5 May.
2018 - The Discerning Eye. Invited Artist - 15 - 25 November.
2015 - The Royal Society of Portrait Painters annual exhibition.
2015 - ‘Take! Eat!’ St Marylebone Parish Church. 14 - 16 October.
2014 - ‘Illuminating The Future’. Lights of Soho and Christie’s Online Auction 25 June - 3 July.
2012 - Paintings for The Old Vic, Haunch of Venison, 28 June.
2005 - The Garrick Milne Prize, Christies.
2005 - The Prince’s Foundation, London.
2005 - The Royal Society of Portrait Painters at The Mall Galleries.
2005 - Originals ’05 Printmaking at The Mall Galleries.
2004 - Château Balleroy, Normandy.
2000 - ‘Summer Open Exhibition’ at Exeter Phoenix South West Arts.
2003 - BP Portrait Exhibition, National Portrait Gallery.
Solo Shows:
2020 - A Last Supper BLM installation at St Albans Cathedral, ongoing.
2019 - GAZE A Retrospective Exhibiton at Graves Gallery Museums Sheffield 9th Nov - 15 Feb 2020
2019 - ‘Neil Gaiman : Good Icon’ at Philip Mould Gallery. 4 - 18 June
2018 - ‘The Milliner at Philip Mould’. 9 - 18th February
2014 onwards - Individual portrait projects exhibited frequently at Philip Mould Gallery, Pall Mall.
2014 - Six foot portrait of Margaret Thatcher exhibited at Westminster in Portcullis House. (Currently installed in Conservative HQ in the Thatcher Room).
2010 - ‘A Last Supper/Sacred or Profane?’ Double exhibition at St Martin in the Fields. 4th March - 4th April.
2007 - ‘Beautiful Boys’ Empire Gallery, Vyner Street. 11th - 23rd October.
Artist In Residence:
2022 - The Marlowe Sessions at The Malthouse Theatre
2017 - 2018 - The set of Neil Gaiman’s Good Omens, made by BBC and Amazon Prime Video.
2014 & 2015 - Comic Relief.
2012 - The set of Richard Curtis’ film About Time.
2009 - The set of Woody Allen’s film You Will Meet a Tall Talk Stranger.
2008 and 2009 - Latitude Festival.
2008 - Artist in Residence on the Richard Bacon Show, BBC Radio Five Live.
2003 - Labour Party Conference.
Prizes:
2001 - The Peter Kirk Fellowship for three months painting in Paris, culminating in a book, ‘Open Spaces’.
2015 - The de Laszlo Silver Medal, Royal Society of Portrait Painters.
2015 - The Exceptional Talent Award, Royal Society of Portrait Painters.
Representation:
Philip Mould handles all portrait commissions.
Notable Sitters and Commissions:
Baron Williams of Oystermouth, PC, FBA, FRSL, FLSW
(Dr Rowan Williams, former Archbishop of Canterbury).
Sir Michael Hintze.
The Rt Hon. The Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC, FRS.
Altarpiece ‘A Last Supper’ commissioned by St George’s Church, Nailsworth, Stroud.
Rt Hon David Blunkett as Home Secretary, which hangs in Portcullis House.
Mr Richard Curtis, film director and writer.
Mr Chris Corbin and Mr Jeremy King, restaurateurs.
Winning Artist on BBC1’s Star Portraits with Rolf Harris, painting Bill Oddie, 2006.
Ms Lily Cole, actor and model.
Live Art Installation, Selfridges Department Store Window, July 2005.
The Rt Hon Tony Benn.
Mr Richard Griffiths, actor, in his role of Hector in Alan Bennett’s The History Boys.
The Rt Hon Michael Howard when stepping down as Leader of the Conservative Party.
The Rt Hon The Lord Howe of Aberavon CH, QC.
Mr Harold Dennis Bird MBE, cricket umpire (Dickie Bird).
Sir Derek Jacobi, actor.
Andreas Kronthaler, husband of
Vivienne Westwood and designer for her label.
Prince Faisal Bandar of Saudi Arabia.
In the permanent collection of The Palace of Westminster.
In the permanent collection of HRH The Prince of Wales.
Referees:
Philip Mould OBE
Gallerist, international art dealer, BBC One arts program presenter (Fake or Fortune) and Old Master painting and historic portrait specialist.
email: philip@philipmould.com
tel: +44(0)20 7499 6818
Neil Gaiman
Internationally best selling author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, audio theatre, and films.
email: c/o cat@gaiman.net
