Susannah Fiennes is a British artist who has worked extensively with the Prince of Wales and is collected in Europe, Asia and America.

Biography

Fiennes is the daughter of Lord & Lady Saye and Sele who are the owners of Broughton Castle

Broughton Castle

Broughton Castle is a medieval manor house located in the village of Broughton which is about two miles south-west of Banbury, Oxfordshire, England on the B4035 road ....

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• She was educated at Downe House School and Marlborough College
  Marlborough College
  Marlborough College is a British co-educational independent school for day and boarding pupils, located in Marlborough, Wiltshire.Founded in 1843 for the education of the sons of Church of England clergy, the school now accepts both boys and girls of all beliefs. Currently there are just over 800...
  
   and then at the Slade School of Art where she graduated with First Class Honours in 1983.
• from 1985–1987 she taught Art and History of Art, at Dulwich College
  Dulwich College
  Dulwich College is an independent school for boys in Dulwich, southeast London, England. The college was founded in 1619 by Edward Alleyn, a successful Elizabethan actor, with the original purpose of educating 12 poor scholars as the foundation of "God's Gift". It currently has about 1,600 boys,...
  
  , London
• from 1987–1993 she ran a Private art class in Westminster, London attended by many notable British people and where the life models included Alex Kingston
  Alex Kingston
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• In 1994 she had a Painting class at the National Portrait Gallery, London
• In 1995 she was Tour artist with HRH the Prince of Wales
  Prince of Wales
  Prince of Wales is a title traditionally granted to the heir apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the 15 other independent Commonwealth realms...
  
   in Oman. She also toured with him to Hong Kong in 1997 and to Argentina
  Argentina
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  , Uruguay and the Falkland Islands
  Falkland Islands
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   in 1999
• From 1999 to 2004 she had a studio and home in New York.

She has studios in Wales and Ireland and teaches at The Prince's Drawing School in London.

She has written a series of articles on this for Prospect

Prospect (magazine)

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and the Daily Telegraph. She has also featured in the Daily Telegraph, the Daily Mail

Daily Mail

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and the Tatler

Tatler

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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
• Hampton Court Palace
  Hampton Court Palace
  Hampton Court Palace is a royal palace in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London; it has not been inhabited by the British royal family since the 18th century. The palace is located south west of Charing Cross and upstream of Central London on the River Thames...
  
  , London. Travels with the Prince. 1998
• National Museum of Wales, Cardiff. Princes as Patrons. 1998
• Cadogan Contemporary, London 1990 and 1997
• The National Portrait Gallery, London. BP Portrait Exhibition 1989, 1991 and 1993

Awards

• BP Travel Award (China) 1993
• British Institution Fund Award, Royal Academy
  Royal Academy
  The Royal Academy of Arts is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly, London. The Royal Academy of Arts has a unique position in being an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects whose purpose is to promote the creation, enjoyment and...
  
   (London) 1984
• Boise Travel Scholarship (Italy) 1983

Collections

Her paintings are in several collections including:

• His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales
• The House of Commons
  British House of Commons
  The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
  
  , Westminster, London
• Hambros Bank
  Hambros Bank
  Hambros Bank was a British bank based in London. The Hambros bank was a specialist in Anglo-Scandinavian business with expertise in trade finance and investment banking, and was the sole banker to the Scandinavian kingdoms for many years...
  
  , London, New York, Hong Kong
• The National Portrait Gallery, London
• Barings Bank, London

External links

• Artist's official website