Sylvia Edwards
Sylvia Edwards | |
|---|---|
 Fragmented Joy, Water colour | |
| Born | 30 January 1937 Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Died | 25 October 2018 (aged 81) London, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Massachusetts College of Art |
| Known for | Painting |
| Spouse | Sadredin Golestaneh |
| Children | 3 |
Sylvia Anne Edwards (January 30, 1937 – October 25, 2018)[1] was an American abstract artist. Edwards first exhibited her work in 1975 and went on to hold over thirty solo exhibitions in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa.[1]
Biography
Sylvia Edwards was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Junius and Sylvia (née Mailloux) Edwards.[1] Her father was a music promoter and manager and her mother instilled in her a love of art.[2]
Edwards attended Massachusetts College of Art from 1954 to 1957[3] where she was influenced by Lawrence Kupferman, a Modernist painter who introduced his students to the work of artists Georges Braque, Piet Mondrian, and to the dynamics of cityscapes.
Edwards left college to marry Sadredin Golestaneh,[2] and they had their first daughter, Shirin, in 1958.[2] In 1960, they moved to Philadelphia, where they had their second child, Nader.[2] In 1961, the family relocated to Tehran, Iran.[1] In 1966, Edwards gave birth to her third child, Leila, in Southern Iran.[2]
In 1975, Edwards moved to Switzerland before settling in London in 1977. She spent summers painting in her studio on Cape Cod, Massachusetts.[1] She resided in England until her death in 2018.[1]
Education
Initially, Sylvia Edwards studied at the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston in 1957. Thereafter, she studied at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts in 1958. Finally, she completed her postgraduate studies at the Modern Art Studies in London in 1980-1981.[3]
Solo exhibitions
- London, England, Grosvenor Gallery, 2003
- London, England, The Chelsea Arts Club, 2000
- Boca Grande, Florida, The Galleria, 2000
- Falmouth, Massachusetts, Gallery Szent Gyorgi, 1998
- Boca Grande, Florida, The Galleria, 1998
- Oxford, England, CCA Gallery, 1996
- Provincetown, Massachusetts, Sola Gallery, 1993
- Vero Beach, Florida, Munson Gallery, 1992
- Braunschweig, Germany, Jaeshke Gallery, 1991
- Chatham, Massachusetts, Munson Gallery, 1991
- Johannesburg, South Africa, Natalie Knight Gallery, 1991
- Tokyo, Japan, Bankamura, 1991
- Tokyo, Japan, Gallery K. Hyazaki Prefecture, 1991
- Tokyo, Japan, Mitsukoshi Mihonbashi Branch, 1991
- London, England, Berkley Square Gallery, 1991
- Tokyo, Japan, Sony Plaza, 1991
- Sarasota, Florida, The Salon Gallery, 1990
- London, England, CCA Gallery, 1990
- Singapore, Art Base Gallery, 1989
- Tokyo, Japan, CCA Gallery, 1989
- Osaka, Japan, The Nii Gallery, 1989
- London, England, The Berkeley Square Gallery, 1988
- Guernsey, Channel Isles, Coach House Gallery, 1986
- London, England, Christopher Hull Gallery, 1985
- London, England, Hamiltons Gallery, 1982
- Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Morehead Planetarium (UNC), 1982
- Boston, Massachusetts, Parkman House, 1982
- Boston, Massachusetts, Boston City Hall, 1981
- London, England, Hamiltons Gallery, 1980
- Alexandria, Egypt, Museum of Fine Arts, 1980
- Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, Old Sculpin Gallery, 1979
- London, England, Belgrave Gallery, 1978
- Geneva, Switzerland, CERN, 1977
- Rolle, Switzerland, CH Gallery, 1976
- Tehran, Iran, Iran American Society, 1975
Public collections
- Tate Britain, London, United Kingdom[4]
- Cape Museum of Fine Arts (Cape Cod), Dennis, Massachusetts
- Museum of Fine Arts, Alexandria, Egypt
- London Lighthouse, London, United Kingdom
- Midwest Museum of American Art, Elkhart, Indiana
References
- ^ a b c d e f "SYLVIA EDWARDS Obituary (1937 - 2018) - Boston, MA - Boston Globe". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ^ a b c d e "Psychedelic Art | Sylvia Edwards". RoGallery. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
- ^ a b "Sylvia Edwards". MIRER ART. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
- ^ Tate. "Sylvia Edwards 1937—2018". Tate. Retrieved 2024-09-29.