Brenda Bury
English professional portrait artist
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| Intro | English professional portrait artist | |
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain England | |
| is | Painter | |
| Work field | Arts | |
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| Birth | 1 January 1963 | |
| Age | 62 years |
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Biography
Brenda Bury (born 1932) is an English professional portrait artist based in Toronto. She has painted members of the British Royal Family, the aristocracy, and politicians in the British and Canadian governments. She has painted Queen Elizabeth II, Margaret Thatcher and John Diefenbaker. Her portrait of Kenneth Tynan is in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Early life and education
When she was seven years old she won a National Savings painting competition and, at 12, won a youth club painting competition. She later studied Fine Art at the University of Reading.