Original Pencil Drawing, 'Portrait of a seated woman', Bridget Cox (1951-2022)From a Portfolio of studio works - unsignedMounted ready for framing on snow white card and matching backing card with cellophane protective wrapping.Overall size of the mount measures approx. 16" x 12" . The visible picture opening is 11.75" x 7.75" approxAbout the ArtistBridget Cox was born in the Lake District at Caldbeck, Cumberland.
Having completed her foundation course at Carlisle College of Art in the early 1970s, she moved to Ireland to train at the University of Ulster, obtaining a BA (Hons) in Fine Art and later working there as a tutor in painting.
She went on to establish a studio in Co. Galway, where she produced extensively over a period of 30 years. In 2000 she moved to a larger studio in Cumberland, choosing to be closer to family.
She exhibited her work in France, Dublin, Belfast, Galway, London and Carlisle, and her talent was recognised internationally in 2019 when a painting was included in the National Portrait Gallery’s International Portrait Competition – described as “The most prestigious portrait painting competition in the world, representing the very best in contemporary portrait painting”.