# Brigid Derham

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British artist

Brigid Derham Born 1943 London, England Died 1980 (aged 36–37) London, England Known for Abstract painting

**Bridget Derham**, known as **Brigid Derham**, (1943-1980) was a British artist who was a prolific painter of large, colourful, often abstract, pictures.

## Biography

Derham was born in London and studied at the [Slade School of Art](/source/Slade_School_of_Art) from 1961, earning a distinction with her 1965 diploma in painting and completing her post-graduate diploma in 1966.[1] At the Slade she was taught by [Frank Auerbach](/source/Frank_Auerbach) and won several prizes.[1] These included the Walter Neurath Prize for drawing and painting in 1962 and travelling scholarships in both 1965 and 1966.[2] One of these was an Italian government scholarship which allowed her to study in Italy for a time.[2] Derham taught part-time at the [Byam Shaw School of Art](/source/Byam_Shaw_School_of_Art) and occasionally also gave lessions at the Slade.[1] Her first solo exhibition was at the New Art Centre in London in 1971.[2] The [Arts Council of Great Britain](/source/Arts_Council_of_Great_Britain) supported Derham with a grant award in 1972 and included her in their 1974 group show *British Painting '74*. Other group shows at both the New Art Centre and the [Royal Academy](/source/Royal_Academy) in London followed. Derham died in London in 1980.[1]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-BuckmanVol1_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-BuckmanVol1_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-BuckmanVol1_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-BuckmanVol1_1-3) David Buckman (2006). *Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 1, A to L*. Art Dictionaries Ltd. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-953260-95-X](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-953260-95-X).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Spalding_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Spalding_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Spalding_2-2) [Frances Spalding](/source/Frances_Spalding) (1990). *20th Century Painters and Sculptors*. Antique Collectors' Club. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-85149-106-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-85149-106-6).

## External links

- [1 artwork by or after Brigid Derham](https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/search/actor:derham-brigid-19431980) at the [Art UK](/source/Art_UK) site

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