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eLizAbeTh Anne maxwell hill   scotland



         Born 1936 Broughty Ferry, Scotland uK  Sweden; 1995 The 2nd int’l Female artist’s art Biennial, art
         ReCenT eXhibiTiOnS 2000 The art addiction 2nd Spring   addiction Stockholm Sweden.
         annual in Venice, palazzo correr Venezia italy;1999 The 2nd   AWARDS 1999 Diploma of excellence, The art addiction
         autumn annual in Venice, art addiction, palazzo correr   Spring annual in Venice, palazzo correr Venezia italy; 1998
         Venezia italy; 1999 The art addiction 1st Spring annual in   certificate of Merit, ”a better World for our children” int’l
         Venice, palazzo correr Venezia italy; 1998 The 1st autumn   exhibition Sweden; 1998 Silver Medal, The 1st art addiction
         annual in Venice, art addiction, palazzo correr Venezia italy;   annual  in  Venice  ”Masks  in  Venice”  1997  certificate  of
         1998 Solo exhibition Greenock, Great Britain; 1998 New   Merit, The 4th int’l Female artist’s art Biennial Sweden;
         art of england and canada on the internet; 1998 ”a better   1995 Honorable Mention, The 2nd int’l Female artist’s art   The ROunDAbOuT
         World for our children” Juried int’l exhibition, art addiction   Biennial Sweden.  ST. AnDReWS LAMMAS fAiR’ 99
         Stockholm Sweden; 1998 The 1st art addiction annual in   MeMbeRShiP 1999 2000 art addiction international art   1999 ACRyLiC On PAPeR
         Venice ”Masks in Venice” palazzo correr Venezia; 1998 The   association aaiaa.  23 X 30½ CM / 9 X 12 in
         1st international Biennial of contemporary art, Trevi Flash   RePReSenTeD  1998  1999  art  Diary  international  Milan
         art Museum, palazzo lucarini Trevi perugia, italy; 1997 The   italy; 1997 1999 2000 art addiction internet art Museum:
         4th int’l Female artist’s art Biennial, art addiction Stockholm   www.artaddiction.se




                 Born 1936 Broughty                 1963 she finished at
                Ferry, only child of               the R.A. having won
                physicist Andrew Grey              two prizes, the Land-
                Hill and schoolteacher             seer for Composition
                Edith May Maxwell,                 and the other for
                who were divorced                  landscape painting. The
                when she was 4. Her                staff at the R.A. said
                father kidnapped her               she was the best young
                but she thereafter lived           portrait painter in
                with her mother and                London. She gained a
                grandmother, being                 lectureship at Carlisle
                taught by her mother at            College of Art but this
                two schools.                       work was a mistake, she
                 At 11 went to High                started the disability of
                School in Dundee to                multiple sclerosis and
                which she’d gained a               had to resign after less
                scholarship. She worked            than a year.
                in the Art Department               In 1973 her health
                under Thomas Halliday              broke entirely while
                with whom she is still             working for British
                friendly. 1957 left High           Telecom and she had to
                School, going to                   resign and return to live
                Dundee College of Art              in Scotland with her
                where she studied                  mother in a caravan.
                drawing and painting                There a photographer
                under Alberto Morocco,             and painter neighbour                            On The DODgeM
                Gordon Cameron and J.              encouraged her return                   ST. AnDReWS LAMMAS fAiR’ 99
                                                                                                1999 ACRyLiC On PAPeR
                Mackintosh Patrick,                to her painting and she                      23 X 30½ CM / 9 X 12 in
                obtaining a diploma in             started to work seri-
                drawing and painting in            ously again though
                1959 and a post                    space was so limited. As
                diploma, commended.                her health deteriorated
                1960 on leaving                    she obtained a council
                Duncan of Jordanstone              flat in St. Andrews in
                College of Art she won             1978.
                a scholarship to the                Kate Fewster assisted
                Royal Academy School.              her for some time,
                She also shared an                 exhibiting her work and
                exhibition in Arbroath             arranged for a couple of
                Art Gallery that year              exhibitions locally and
                with her colleague from            delivered paintings to
                the art course Pat                 exhibitions in London.
                Gordon. She spent the               1987 her initial
                summer at Hospital                 London exhibition was
                Field College of art as            at the Sayat Nova
                postgraduate.                      Gallery in Highgate.


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