Gillian Ayres
b. 1930 (BAA 1959-66)


Born in London. 1946-50 Camberwell School of Art. From
1951 worked AIA Gallery. shared post with Henry Mundy
whom she later married; met Roger Hilton. 1956 first one-
man exhibition Gallery One. 1957 first large scale work,
painted mural for South Hampstead High School (now
destroyed); arranged Paintings Without Paint exhibition with
Adrian Heath. Taught BAA 2 days a week from 1959,
travelled from London. 1960 Situation RBA Galleries; 1963


6 Cumuli 1959
oil and housepaint on board
120¼ x 125¼ inches overall size (two panels)

Exh: Situation RBA Galleries, September 1960 (3)
Gillian Ayres: Paintings Museum of Modern Art,
Oxford, October-November 1981 (and touring; l
illustrated); Gillian Ayres Serpentine Gallery
November 1983 - January 1984 (Arts Council
touring exhibition, 5 illustrated)
Collection: The Artist

7 Untitled I 1962
coloured chalk and paint on paper
15¼ x 22¼ inches
signed

8 Untitled II 1962
coloured chalk and paint on paper
15¼ x 22¼ inches
signed
9* Untitled c.1962/63
charcoal and coloured chalk
12¼ x 14 inches
signed with initials

10 Untitled 1964
charcoal and coloured chalk
22 x 30 inches
signed