Susannah Hersey Fiennes (née Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes; born 27 February 1961) is a British artist who has worked extensively with King

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and is collected in Europe, Asia and America.

Biography

Fiennes is the daughter of Nathaniel Fiennes, 21st Baron Saye and Sele (1920−2024), who changed the family's surname from Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes to Fiennes by

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in 1965, and Mariette Helena Salisbury-Jones (b. 1935), of Broughton Castle, Oxfordshire. She is the twin sister of the current Baron, Martin Fiennes, and a cousin of the actor

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. She was educated at

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and then at the

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where she graduated with First Class Honours in 1983. From 1985 to 1987, she taught art and history of art at

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, London. Subsequently, she ran a private art class in Westminster, London, from 1987 to 1993. In 1994, she had a painting class at the

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, London. In 1995, she came to national attention when she was recommended by a friend to

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, who was at the time Prince of Wales. She became the tour artist with the King in Oman. In 1997 she was again chosen to tour with the King, on this occasion to Hong Kong to record the handing over of the territory to China. The King funded the tour and, in return, chose which paintings he wished to keep. She toured with him to

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and the

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in 1999. Between 1999 and 2004, she had a studio and home in New York. She currently has studios in Wales and Ireland and teaches at the

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in London. She has written a series of articles on this for '' Prospect'' and ''

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''. She has also featured in ''

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''.

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

* Thomas Williams Fine Art Gallery, London: Making Music 2005 * Somoza-Sims Gallery, Houston, Texas 2000 * Grosvenor Gallery, London 1999 * Raphael Valls Gallery, London 1998 * National Portrait Gallery, London: Chinese Characters 1998 * Cadogan Contemporary Gallery, London 1992 and 1994

Group exhibitions

Group exhibitions include: * The Forbes Gallery, 5th Ave, New York City 2000 *

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, London. Travels with the Prince. 1998 * National Museum of Wales, Cardiff. Princes as Patrons. 1998 * Cadogan Contemporary, London 1990 and 1997 * The

, London. BP Portrait Exhibition 1989, 1991 and 1993

Awards

* BP Travel Award (China) 1993 * British Institution Fund Award,

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(London) 1984 * Boise Travel Scholarship (Italy) 1983

Collections

Her paintings are in several collections including: * His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales * The

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, Westminster, London * Hambros Bank, London, New York, Hong Kong * The

, London *

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, London.''Dame Fiona Caldicott, DBE, President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (1993–1996)'' by Susannah Fiennes
BBC Your Paintings. Retrieved 22 January 2014. * Barings Bank, London

Notes and references

External links

Artist's official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fiennes, Susannah 1961 births People educated at Downe House School Living people 20th-century British painters 21st-century British painters

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Daughters of barons People educated at Marlborough College Date of birth missing (living people) British landscape painters British portrait painters British twins