Gina Bold | |
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 Inner dealer by Gina Bold | |
| Born | London, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Education | Self taught artist |
| Known for | Painting/Outsider art |
| Notable work | 'The Wedding Photo After The Divorce' |
Gina Bold is an English artist/poet, who makes paintings, stained glass and sculpture. She was an artist in residence at Arlington House from May to November 2007. [1]
Gina Bold was born in London to a Greek mother and Scottish father and lived in Abbey Road, London. [2] She studied fashion at Kilburn Polytechnic and pattern cutting. [2] She started painting in 1987 with the encouragement of personal friend Shaun Parry-Jones. In 1993, she attended the Mary Ward Center and learned how to make stained glass windows. She started to make small sculptures in 2006. She was exhibited for the first time in 2002 by Barnet College and also at the Stuckism International Gallery.
In 2007, she held her first solo show, Born to Be Bold, at the Arlington Gallery in Camden Town, London. [2] The show consisted of 67 paintings and 10 sculptures. [1]
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