Elizabeth Butterworth
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Elizabeth Butterworth is an English
artist, especially known for her paintings of parrot
s. She was born in Rochdale
, Lancashire
, and studied at the Rochdale School of Art 1966-1968, Maidstone College of Art
1968-1971, and at the Royal College of Art
in London 1971-1974. She has had numerous solo exhibition
s of her work. Publications containing her work include:
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
artist, especially known for her paintings of parrot
Parrot
Parrots, also known as psittacines , are birds of the roughly 372 species in 86 genera that make up the order Psittaciformes, found in most tropical and subtropical regions. The order is subdivided into three families: the Psittacidae , the Cacatuidae and the Strigopidae...
s. She was born in Rochdale
Rochdale
Rochdale is a large market town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amongst the foothills of the Pennines on the River Roch, north-northwest of Oldham, and north-northeast of the city of Manchester. Rochdale is surrounded by several smaller settlements which together form the Metropolitan...
, Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
, and studied at the Rochdale School of Art 1966-1968, Maidstone College of Art
Kent Institute of Art & Design
The Kent Institute of Art & Design was an art school based across three campuses in the county of Kent, in the United Kingdom. It was formed by the amalgamation of three independent colleges: Canterbury College of Art, Maidstone College of Art and Rochester College of Art...
1968-1971, and at the Royal College of Art
Royal College of Art
The Royal College of Art is an art school located in London, United Kingdom. It is the world’s only wholly postgraduate university of art and design, offering the degrees of Master of Arts , Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy...
in London 1971-1974. She has had numerous solo exhibition
Art exhibition
Art exhibitions are traditionally the space in which art objects meet an audience. The exhibit is universally understood to be for some temporary period unless, as is rarely true, it is stated to be a "permanent exhibition". In American English, they may be called "exhibit", "exposition" or...
s of her work. Publications containing her work include:
- 1978 – Parrots and Cockatoos. (Text by Rosemary LowRosemary LowRosemary Low is a British aviculturist, ornithologist, conservationist, writer and expert on parrots.Low started her career as a writer for the magazine, Cage and Aviary Birds. At that time, she and her husband had a collection of about 50 parrots...
). Fischer Fine Art: London. - 1983 – Amazon Parrots. (With Rosemary Low). Rodolphe d'Erlanger: London.
- 1989 – Parrots, Macaws. Cockatoos: The Art of Elizabeth Butterworth. Abrams: New York.
- 1993 – Macaws. Rodolphe d'Erlanger: London