Leslie Charlotte Benenson

Leslie Charlotte Benenson, R.E. (b.1941) is an English artist who works in a varitey of different mediums including sculpture, oils, watercolours, ceramics and calligraphy. ["Who's Who in Art" (Twentieth Edition, 1982)]

Life and Work

Leslie was born in London on the 13th January, 1941. ["Who's Who in Art" (Twentieth Edition, 1982)] She attended La Sagesse Convent High School in London, before studying art at the Regent Street Polytechnic (1958-63) under Geoffrey H. Deeley, A.R.C.A. and James Osborne, R.E, where she was awarded a National Diploma in Design in 1962. ["Who's Who in Art" (Twentieth Edition, 1982)] In addition to her permanent studies, Leslie took private calligraphy tuition with Anthony Wood, F.R.S.A. between 1963-64, after which she was elected a member to the Society of Scribes and Illuminators. ["Who's Who in Art" (Twentieth Edition, 1982)]

After successfully exhibiting work at the Royal Academy from 1962, and at the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers from 1968, Leslie was Elected to member status of the latter institution in 1978. ["Who's Who in Art" (Twentieth Edition, 1982)] Additionally, Leslie was one of the founder members of the Society of Equestrian Artists in 1979. [http://www.equestrianartists.co.uk/constitution.htm]

She has exhibited widely and her work can be found in many public and private collections, including the Towner Art Gallery, Ashmolean, Hereford Museum and the International Exlibriscentrum. ["Who's Who in Art" (Twentieth Edition, 1982)]

Exhibitions

Solo
*1971 - Rye Art Gallery
*1971 - Michelham Priory
*1975 - John Gage Gallery, Eastbourne
*1976 - Michelham PrioryGroup
*1966 - Royal Academy, London
*1967 - Royal Academy, London
*1968 - Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers
*1969 - Royal Academy, London
*1970 - Royal Academy, London
*1971 - Victoria & Albert Museum, London
*1971 - Royal Academy, London
*1972 - Royal Academy, London
*1979 - Victoria & Albert Museum, London
*1980 - Linz, Austria
*1981 - Sint-Niklaas, Antwerp, Belgium
*1981 - Biala Podlaska, Poland

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