Lynne Gibson

BIOGRAPHY

Now working as a freelance lecturer in the History of Art, Lynne originally trained as a fine artist and has taught painting, drawing and printmaking in higher and adult education. She lectured as an art historian for the Universities of Sussex and Bristol,
where she introduced ‘Understanding Art’ to the Lifelong Learning programme and residential summer schools. Lynne gives talks, lectures and guided tours to a wide range of organisations and institutions including Adult Residential Colleges, the National Trust, art museums societies. She has worked as a professional artist specialising in oil painting and etching. Solo and group shows have included the
RWA, British Museum and the Barbican.

TALKS

1. Women In Art: Gentileschi To Emin
2. Women In Art: Virgin, Venus Or ‘Vamp’?
3. Alchemy And Advendure: A History Of Exotic Colours And Poisonous Pigments
4. From Encaustic to Acrlyic: How Paint Made Art
5. 2B Or Not 2B? An Illustrated Story of Drawing
6. Death By Wallpaper: Colourful Stories Of Chemcial Pigments and Dyes
7. Tricks Of The Light: The Illusion Of Light And Shadow In Western Art