Barbara Dorf (1933–2016) was a British artist known for her paintings of architectural subjects.

Biography

Dorf was born and grew up in London and studied at the Central School of Art and Crafts in London and then at the

Slade School of Fine Art The UCL Slade School of Fine Art (informally The Slade) is the art school of University College London (UCL) and is based in London, England. It has been ranked as the UK's top art and design educational institution. The school is organised as ...

until 1962. She painted architectural subjects in oil and watercolour and in charcoal drawings. During her career she taught at the Ruskin School of Drawing and at

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. She was a regular exhibitor at the

Royal Academy The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is an art institution based in Burlington House in Piccadilly London, England. Founded in 1768, it has a unique position as an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects. Its ...

in London and with the

New English Art Club The New English Art Club (NEAC) is a society for contemporary artists that was founded in London, England, in 1886 as an alternative venue to the Royal Academy. The NEAC holds an annual exhibition of paintings and drawings at the Mall Galleries ...

. Starting in 1978, Dorf had a series of solo shows at the Michael Parkin Gallery and also had solo shows at the Montpelier Sandelson Gallery in 1981 and a number of shows at the Mass Gallery from 1986. In 1993 she was part of a three artist show at the Jerram Gallery in Salisbury. Works by Dorf are in the

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collection and also held by both

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and

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in Oxford.

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holds an archive of Dorf's long-term correspondence with her friend, the author

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References

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