This book examines the evolution of Sheila Girling's paintings, beginning with the prize-winning works from the Royal Academy Schools and ending with the present-day collages. Hannah Westley has a close relationship with both Girling and her husband (Anthony Caro) and she has used this to write a sympathetic and insightful account of a talented artist.

This is the first monograph on Sheila Girling, a prolific painter who has been working consistently for thirty years in her studio in Camden Town, London.

Sheila Girling considers herself to be an abstract painter, although there are sometimes figurative allusions and references in her paintings. Her colourful work has been exhibited widely in Europe, America and Canada.

This book examines the evolution of Sheila Girling's paintings, beginning with the prize-winning works from the Royal Academy Schools and ending with the present-day collages. Hannah Westley has a close relationship with both Girling and her husband (Anthony Caro) and she has used this to write a sympathetic and insightful account of a talented artist.

Introduction

Early Education

Royal Academy Schools

Married Life

America

Back to Work

Clayworks

The 1980s

Later Paintings

A Body of Work

Notes

Plates

The 1940s

The 1970s

The 1980s

The 1990s

The 2000s

Solo Exhibitions

Group Exhibitions

Workshops and other Projects

Public Collections

Bibliography

Photographic Credits

Acknowledgements

Index of Works