15 Facts About Mary Fedden

Sometimes mistakenly described as the daughter of Roy Fedden, Mary Fedden was born in Bristol where she attended the city's Badminton School.

Mary Fedden then returned to Bristol where she painted and taught until World War II broke out.

Mary Fedden was commissioned to create murals for the war effort.

Mary Fedden exhibited in one-person shows throughout the UK every year from 1947 until her death in 2012.

In 1956, Mary Fedden became a member of the London Group and became the chairperson of the Women's International Art Club, a post she held for three years.

Mary Fedden taught painting at the Royal College of Art from 1958 to 1964, and was the first woman tutor in the Painting School.

Mary Fedden subsequently taught at the Yehudi Menuhin School in Cobham, Surrey, from 1965 to 1970.

In 1995, the writer and critic Mel Gooding wrote a monograph on Mary Fedden's work tracing her long career up to her marriage to Julian Trevelyan and their life together on the Thames at Chiswick, London.

In 2007, a second book on Mary Fedden written by Christopher Andreae was published, tracing her whole career up to 2006.

From 1984, Mary Fedden held the post of President of the Royal West of England Academy, up until 1988, the same year her husband Julian Trevelyan died.

Mary Fedden was an academician of the Royal Academy and received an honorary doctorate from the University of Bath.

Mary Fedden received an OBE and an honorary degree from the University of Durham for her work.

For many years, Mary Fedden was a close friend of the former television presenter Anna Ford.

Mary Fedden remained a prolific and popular painter until her death in 2012.

Mary Fedden continued to live and work in the studio she shared with her husband from the 1940s on the River Thames, London.