Wilhelmina Barns-Graham was a Scottish painter who trained at Edinburgh College of Art and moved to St Ives in 1940. She was a founder member of the Penwith Society and a leading figure among the St Ives abstract painters. Her glacier paintings, begun after a trip to Switzerland in 1949, became a long series. She divided her later life between St Ives and St Andrews.
© Ross Irving on behalf of the Barns-Graham TrustCC BY-SA 4.0 Wilhelmina Barns-Graham
Abstract painter; St Ives
- Born
- 8 June 1912, St Andrews, Fife
- Died
- 26 January 2004, St Andrews, Fife
- Website
- barns-grahamtrust.org.uk
Where to see their work
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British Landscapes: A Sense of Place, Pallant House Gallery, Chichester
Until 1 November
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Reflections, Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum, Worcester
Until 3 January 2027
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Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, Tate St Ives, St Ives
Opens Saturday 24 October
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Making Her Mark: A Celebration of Women in Art, Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum, Worcester
Opens Saturday 16 January
Further reading: Wikipedia