Linda Sutton

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Linda Sutton (born 1947) is a British painter and president of the Small Paintings Group.

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Biography

Sutton was born in 1947 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex. [1] She attended Southend College of Technology then studied at Winchester School of Art. Sutton lived for a year in Antwerp, [2] where Queen Fabiola of Belgium purchased one of her works from her studio at the Antwerp Academy. [3] Sutton then attended the Royal College of Art in London, graduating in 1974. [2]

Her works are often based on mythological themes with an autobiographical perspective and dreamlike quality, [4] such as her work Perseus and Andromeda II. [5] She has also produced works inspired by characters from Italian theatrical works and operas, such as Don Giovanni, Faust, Desdemona, Rosina, and Rusalka. [3] She has also painted portraits of opera singers, such as Romanian soprano Angela Gheorghiu. [6]

Sutton's paintings are held in the collections of the Tate Gallery, the Royal Academy of Arts, [7] and the Sainsbury Collection. [4] She has also been a regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. [3] Sutton has also spent much of her life in Calabria, Italy, and became the first non-Italian artist to hold an exhibition in the Chiesa della Badia. [3]

From 2022, Sutton has been president of the Small Paintings Group. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Linda Sutton". Royal Academy of Arts. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Sutton, Linda, b.1947". Art UK. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Torr, Rosa (24 May 2017). "Meet Linda Sutton". Art on a Postcard. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Linda Sutton- "Self-Portrait on the North Sea" Surrealist Painting…". Reeves Art + Design Gallery. 12 April 2025. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  5. ↑ "Linda Sutton". Totteridge Galler. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  6. ↑ Sutton, Linda, "Angela Gheorghiu", Victoria and Albert Museum, retrieved 12 April 2025
  7. ↑ "Susanna and the Elders at Clapham Common | Works of Art | RA Collection". Royal Academy of Arts. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  8. ↑ "Linda Sutton". The Small Paintings Group. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
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