Maureen Lipman

June Crisfield-Chapman

Born in England
Educated in Scotland
Degree: the Glasgow School of Art

Selected One-woman Exhibitions
1979Middlesborough Municipal Gallery, Middlesboroughmixed media
1982Essex Museum, Chelmsfordmixed media
1985Beecroft Municipal Gallery, Westcliff, Essexwood engravings
1988Peacock Printmakers Gallery, Aberdeenwood engraving
1990Nairn Gallery, College of Art, Edinburghwood engraving
1990Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama, Glasgowtheatre wood engravings
1990The Scottish Poetry Centre, Edinburghwood engraving
1991The National Theatre, Olivier Gallery, Londontheatre portraits from life
1992Roger Billcliffe Fine Art, Glasgowwood engraving and theatre portraiture
1993The Shakespeare International Centre, London (Sam Wanamaker)Shakespeare wood engravings
1993The Glasgow City Art Gallery, Kelvingrove Glasgowwood engravings
1997The Palace of Westminster, Londonportraiture
1998Chelmsford Festival, County Hall Gallery, Chelmsfordmixed media
1999Dorset County Gallery, Dorchestermixed media
2001Chelsea Physic Garden, Londonplant/myth wood engravings with text
2003Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburghplant/myth wood engravings with text
2003Natural History Museum at Walter Rothschild Museumplant wood engravings with text
2007Beecroft Municipal Gallery, Westcliff, Essexmixed media
2008Guildhall Art Gallery, Londontheatre portraits with text
2009Shakespeare's Globe, Londontheatre themed/literary wood engravings with text
Selected Mixed and Open Exhibitions
1976,1990,1992Wood Engravers' Society Open, Londonwood engravings
1978,1987,1992Royal Society Printmakers' Open Londonwood engravings
1987,1988Printmakers' Open, Londonwood engravings
1993Duncan Campbell Fine Art Gallery, Londonwood engravings
1995,1996National Print Open, Londonwood engravings
1988Homage to MacDiarmid City Gallery, Aberdeenwood engravings
1989,1992/96Chaucer Society, Londonwood engravings
1988,1989,1991International Festival, Edinburghwood engravings, theatre gouaches
1992,1993Royal Scottish Academy Open, Edinburghwood engraving, portraiture
1993Glasgow City Art Gallery, Glasgowwood engravings (own print collection)
1993Edinburgh City Art Centre, Edinburghwood engravings (own collection)
2003Garrick/Milne, Londontheatre portrait (award)
2003Garrick Club National Competition Exhibition, Christie's
2005The Fleming Scottish Collection, Scottish Gallery, Londonwood engraving
2005Literary Festival, Cheltenhamwood engraving
2008Chris Beetles' Gallery British Illustration 1800-2007, Londonwood engravings
Selected Talks. Demonstrations etc.
1993Glasgow City Art Galleryto cover one-woman wood engraving exhibition
1994Pollock House Museum, Glasgowwood engraving
1994The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgowvisiting lecturing, wood engraving tutoring
1995Norwich School of Art, Norwichvisiting lecturing, portraiture and drawing
1998-2006The British Library, Londonregular demo-talks on wood inclusive engraving and printmaking
2001-04The Victoria and Albert Museum, Londonperiodic demo-talks on wood engraving and printmaking
2002The Victoria and Albert Museum, Londonwood engraving and printmaking for the Inauguration of the new British Collection
Selected Commissions. Publications etc.
1976,1977The Dalesman Magazine "Profiles", Yorkshireportrait drawings and writings about interesting people of the area
1982Radio Times, Londonopera illustrations in pen and ink
1982,1983Radio Essex Arts programme "Kaleidoscope"interviews and book reviews
1983,1983,1984Essex Countryside Magazine, Essexportrait drawings and writing about interesting people of the area
1986Film for Essex Education Authority The Artist Speaksdiscussing my attitude to my work
1986Series of 6 wood engravings about Chaucer's characters, Essex Education Authority
1987-98The Countryman Magazine, Burfordwild plant wood engravings with inclusive text
1988Series of wood engravings for Hospital Board Aberdeenwood engravings of wild plants
1988Portrait drawings and texts in The Best of Essexisbn 0 905858 23 900
1988Folio Books, Shakespeare '88 collectionwood engravings
1990Gouache panel 4ft x 7ft Entertainment36 entertainers through Scottish Theatre History used as design for Glasgow, City of Culture project, bought by Corporation for King's Theatre
1990Tribute to Scottish Theatre20 gouache paintings of Scottish entertainers through history from archive material for 1990 Glasgow, City of Culture Year, King's Theatre
1990For Chaucer SocietyChaucer character series of 6 wood engravings
1990Wood engravings to City Art Centre, Edinburgh
1990Wood engravings to City Art Gallery at Kelvingrove, Glasgow
1991Presentation portrait to Director of Glasgow Theatres, Glasgow
1991Entertainment as part of Stitches project in Keeping Glasgow in Stitchesisbn 1 85158 407 2
1993Commemorative portrait of Sir Geraint Evans, Swansea City Corporation
1993Presentation portrait to Lord Braine of Wheatley, Castle Point constituency
1993Ashmolean Museum purchase of wood engravings, Oxford
1994Gouache panel 10 ft x 14inches The Thrie Estaites, Cupar County Council
1996Fleming's Bank Scottish Collection wood engravings, London
2001Faculty of Public Medicine Collection, LondonPortrait of President
2002An Engraver's Globe Wood engraving inclusionisbn 1 901648 12 5
2003Garrick/Milne competition prizeMember's portrait commission
2004Victoria and Albert Museum Theatre Collection, LondonTheatre portraits
2005National Trust, Ormesby Hall, North Yorkshireportrait
2005Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridgewood engravings
2006William Morris Society at Kelmscott House, Londonportrait
2007Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Londonportrait
2008Rose Bruford Theatre College, Kentportrait
2008Brighton Collegeportrait
2008Essex County Council, ChelmsfordChairman's portrait
2008Card designs for Shakespeare's Globe, Londonwood engravings
2009+Articles on plant lore for Country Living Magazine, London
Slide talks (J.C.C.)
Plant myths & medicinestechniques and tales illustrated by wood engraving slides
Country Rituals and Customstechniques and stories illustrated by wood engraving slides
Characters from Theatre and Literaturetechniques and stories illustrated by mixed media slides
Making Facesslides illustrating characterisations/portraits various media, approaches and techniques
Theatre Portraits from Lifeslides with explanation of colour use, composition etc and stories, characters and sittings
The Clown (development of entertainment through the ages)illustrated by slides in various media
Nordic Mythsslides and tales about Icelandic sagas (various media)
Beryl Reid Dame Josephine Barstow Echinopsis Fuschias Gaia
Jane Lapotaire Julian Bream Lord Yehudi Menuhin Marcel Marceau Maureen Lipman
Viviana Durante