Gillian Stroudley (née Thain; 1925–1992) was an English painter and printmaker.
Life and work
Gillian Stroudley was born Gillian Thain in Epsom, Surrey in 1925. She studied painting and wood engraving at St. Martin's School of Art between 1945 and 1951 under the supervision of Gertrude Hermes and Clifford Webb. After graduating, she worked as an art teacher for the Inner London Education Authority and also as a freelance textile designer. She was a highly skilled printmaker, and her etchings were exhibited at the Royal Academy in London. Her works are held in the collections of the National Library and Museum of Wales.
She married the artist James Stroudley RBA (1906–1985), with whom she had two sons and one daughter.
Exhibitions
Her etchings The Copse and Angle Church at High Water were exhibited in the Large South Room of the Royal Academy in 1995, alongside works by Sir Hugh Casson and Diana Armfield.
Artworks
Examples of her works held in public collections include Welsh Farmyard, Ruin with Boy Fishing, The Dove-cote, Village Inn, and Birds in Pembroke Castle, which are held by the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery and the National Museum Cardiff.
