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Sarah J. Lloyd

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Sarah J. Lloyd (born 1896) was a Welsh artist known for her landscape paintings.

Biography

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Lloyd was born at Laugharne in Carmarthenshire in west Wales and lived in the area throughout her life, with the local landscape being the regular subject of her paintings.[1][2] Lloyd was largely self-taught as an artist although she did study sewing and fabric work part-time at the Carmarthen College of Art for a period.[2] She mostly exhibited her paintings in Women's Institute, WI, exhibitions both regionally in Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire but also nationally, winning a WI Gold Medal on at least one occasion.[2] Her work also featured in the 1972 Welsh Arts Council touring exhibition, An Alternative Tradition.[2][1]

References

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  1. ^ a b David Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 1, A to L. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0-953260-95-X.
  2. ^ a b c d Peter W Jones; Isabel Hitchman (2015). Post War to Post Modern: A Dictionary of Artists in Wales. Gomer Press. ISBN 978-184851-8766.