Ishbel Myerscough

Nineteen

Year 2024
Medium Pencil and pastel on paper
Dimensions 29.7 x 21 cm
Nominated by Katrin Henkel & Anita V Sganzerla

About the work

I draw and paint the people closest to me in a bid to understand the life we have. This is a drawing of my nineteen year old son the night before he goes back to the university. All the love and longing that goes with him.

 

Date and country of birth

1968, GB

Career Highlights

Recent solo shows:

Grief Longing and Love, Flowers Gallery, London, UK (2020);

Up Close, Flowers Gallery, New York, USA (2016).

Recent group shows:

Families, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambidge, UK (2023-24);

Women Artists: A conversation, Fine Art Society, London, UK (2017).

Recent commisions:

Lily Ebert, Royal Collection, Queens Gallery, London, UK (2022)