Hilary Paynter

Hilary Paynter, Hon. RBSA, RE, FRSA, is a wood engraver and printmaker.[1] She was born in Dunfermline and spent much of her life abroad in places such as Malta and China.[1] She studied sculpture and wood engraving at Portsmouth College of Art before embarking on a career within arts education and printmaking.[1] She has been an art teacher and an educational psychologist, but as of 2015 is a full-time artist.[1] Her work is held in many public collections, such as the Victoria & Albert Museum (London), The Ashmolean (Oxford) and the Fitzwilliam Museum (Cambridge).[1]

Paynter is an Honorary Member of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists (RBSA), a Past President of the Royal Society of Painter Printmakers,[2] and a current Committee member of the Society of Wood Engravers.[1][3] As part of her role as Honorary Member of the RBSA, Paynter has participated as a guest artist in print exhibitions and delivered printmaking workshops for adults.[4][5] In recent years, Paynter has produced a large illustrated book, titled Full Circle, to chart her work and its development.[6]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Hilary Paynter". Art Matters. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Meet wood engraver Hilary Paynter and potter Kevin Green at White Moose gallery". North Devon Journal. 28 November 2013.
  3. ↑ "The Society of Wood Engravers". Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Print Biennial Exhibition". RBSA. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Wood Engraving / 05 August — 06 August 2014". RBSA. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  6. ↑ Paynter, Hilary (2010). Full Circle: Wood Engravings by Hilary Paynter (1 ed.). Woodend Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9551397-4-1.