Dame Eileen Mayo (1906 − 1994)
Highlights
Eileen Mayo was born in Norwich, Norfolk. She studied at the Slade School of Fine Art, London, Central School of Arts and Crafts, London and Chelsea Polytechnic, London; and also studied under Ferdinand Léger in Paris. For a time she worked as an artists' model, working particularly for Laura Knight. She married Dr Richard Gainsborough who founded Art News & Reviews, and she designed the first issue when it appeared in 1949. In 1953 she travelled to Australia and then to New Zealand. She is best known for her animal prints, which displayed a careful observation and a lively eye for detail. She was created a Dame of the British Empire in the 1994 New Year's Honours List.
Work Theme
Past exhibitions
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
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1987
- Wales, Aberystwyth, Aberystwyth Arts Centre
CONTEMPORARY BRITISH PRINTS AND DRAWINGS FROM THE WAKEFIELD COLLECTION
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1950
- Fiji, Suva, Fiji Arts Club
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1949
- New Zealand, Hamilton, Waikato Museum Of Art & History
- New Zealand, Rotorua, Society Of Arts
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1948
- New Zealand, Auckland, Aukland City Art Gallery
- New Zealand, Wellington, National Art Gallery
- New Zealand, Napier, Napier
- New Zealand, Wanganni
- Australia, Brisbane, Queensland Art Gallery
- Australia, Art Gallery Of New South Wales
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1947
- Australia, Hobart, Hobart
- Australia, Melbourne, Melbourne Royal Exhibition Building
- Australia, Adelaide, Art Gallery Of South Australia
- Australia, Perth, Art Gallery Of Western Australia
- UK, London, Victoria And Albert Museum
