Life and work

Gillian Stroudley was born Gillian Thain in Epsom, Surrey in 1925. She studied painting and wood engraving at St. Martin's School of Art between 1945-1951 under the supervision of Gertrude Hermes

Gertrude Hermes

Gertrude Hermes, RA OBE was a British wood engraver, print maker and sculptor..She was born in Bickley, Kent.She studied at Leon Underwood School of Painting and Sculpture, from 1921 to 1925.She won the Prix de Rome in 1925....

 and Clifford Webb. After graduating, she worked as an art teacher for the Inner London Education Authority

Inner London Education Authority

The Inner London Education Authority was the education authority for the 12 inner London boroughs from 1965 until its abolition in 1990.-History:...

 and also as a freelance textile designer. An extremely talented printmaker, her etchings were exhibited at The Royal Academy, London and are also found in the collections of the National Library and Museum of Wales.

She married the artist James Stroudley

James Stroudley

-Life and work:James was born on 17 June 1906 and lived in London. He Studied at Clapham School of Art between 1923–27, and then The Royal College of Art 1927-30, his teachers included William Rothenstein and Allan Gwynne-Jones....

, they had two sons and one daughter.

Exhibitions

Gillian exhibited the etchings The Copse and Angle Church at High Water in the Large South Room of The Royal Academy in 1995, alongside Sir Hugh Casson and Diana Armfield.