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Born in the swinging 60’s in London into a family
established in the fashion industry, Beverley left school at the age 16 but
continued her studies at Southgate Technical College, where she gained a
qualification in Window Display.
During this time she became very interested in art and, after a period
working as a Draughtswoman making signs for West End Theatres, she wrote and
illustrated four children’s picture books. This led her to further studies at
Camberwell College of Arts and later a postgraduate course in Animation at
Central St. Martins. Whilst at
Camberwell she made three short animation films, two of which were funded by
‘The Royal Society of Arts’ and another by the ‘Worldwide Fund for Nature’.
These were exhibited at the Design Museum in London and subsequently
broadcast on Cable TV.
In October 2004 Beverley
made her first expedition to Mexico, in order to research the fascinating
celebrations about ‘The Day of the Dead’.
During this period she visited remote indigenous villages around the Chiappas and Oaxaca region, whereby she came across a
small factory run by Indians producing handmade paper from original ancient
Mayan recipes, and painted the local Indian peasants in their everyday lives
on this very paper. The dyes used in the paper, also reflect the bright hues
of their country, and therefore she allowed this to become a part of the
painting.
A return
visit to Mexico was made this summer and the work resulting from these trips
makes up the showcase of work available at the Harlequin Gallery.
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