Phyllis Kathleen Roberts née Aspden (born 11 June 1916) was a British sculptor and painter, notably of portraits

Roberts was born in London and studied at the Hornsey School of Art.[1] Throughout her career she exhibited at the Royal Academy in London, at several notable commercial galleries in Britain and in France at the Paris Salon.[1] At the Salon, she won a silver medal in 1959 and a gold medal in 1964.[1][2] She was an elected member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters and also showed works with the Contemporary Portrait Society and the Royal Society of Portrait Painters.[2] For a time she lived at Aldwick in Sussex.[2]

The Royal Institute of Oil Painters award an annual Phyllis Roberts Award in memory of the artist. It is given to a promising artist under 30.[3]

Further reading

  • Dictionary of British Artists Working 1900–1950 by Grant M. Waters, 1975, published by Eastbourne Fine Art

References

  1. 1 2 3 James Mackay (1977). The Dictionary of Western Sculptors in Bronze. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 0902028553.
  2. 1 2 3 David Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 2, M to Z. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0 953260 95 X.
  3. ↑ "Royal Institute of Oil Painters". Mall Galleries. 22 November 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
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