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Charlotte Durie - C.V.

Charlotte Durie (neé Batchelor) grew up in Norfolk and Suffolk before moving to London at the age of 11. At sixteen Charlotte began her life-modelling career, building up an impressive artist client roster including Franta Belsky, Sandra Fisher, Paul Harbutt, R B Kitaj, Rodrigo Moynihan and Jan Pienkowski. The dearth of decent art-school training at the time and her success in life modelling, meant that Charlotte received a unique and inspiring art training.

Charlotte continues to life model, finding the discipline complimentary to the creative process of her own work, whilst providing challenging poses to her clients.

Charlotte first showed with the Society of Fulham Artists in 1987, sold her first painting at The Welsh Open in Aberystwyth in 1992 and in 1994 contributed and sold a painting at Christies in London. She showed with the Society of Equestrian Artists at the Mall Galleries, London in September 2004 and at the Palace House Newmarket in October 2004. In 2006 Charlotte was selected to show at the Oriel Davies Biennial (Powys) and the Dulwich Open (London). In November 2006 a large poster of her painting “Shades of Lime v.2” was displayed at Knightsbridge station, as part of ArtBelow’s exhibition in the London Underground.

Charlotte as a quarter member of the Rolling Horse Revue, toured her work from Newbury to Oxford, Henley to Exeter in 2008/09

Exhibitions

The Society of Fulham Artists 1987; The Welsh Open, Aberystwyth 1992 (in which Charlotte sold her first painting); The Old Bell Gallery, Montgomery, Powys – solo exhibition; Wardour Chapel Appeal Exhibition, Christies, London, 1994, Theatr Hafren Christmas Show, Newtown, Powys 1994, Cwm Harri Land Trust Millenium Yurt festival 2000; Parcel Room Gallery, Newtown, solo exhibition 2000; exhibition at the national Eisteddfod in Meifod, August 2003; The Beaux Arts Gallery, Ludlow November and December 2003; The Blue Wing Gallery, Kew, January/February 2004 group show; Theatr Clera, Welshpool March 2004; Oriel Davies Open 2004, Newtown; Mall Galleries, London, September 2004 and Palace House Newmarket, October 2004 both with Society of Equestrian Artists; The Walls, Oswestry, October 2004; Glansevern Hall Gallery - joint exhibition - May 2005; Valentyne Dawes Gallery, Ludlow - 2006; New Greenham Arts, Newbury - RHR group show December 2008; Jam Factory, Oxford - RHR group show, April 2009, Old Firestation, Henley-on-Thames - RHR group show, June/July 2009; Exeter Castle - RHR group show, August 2009

Charlotte’s work can found in the following collections:

His Excellency the late Carl Schurmann, Geneva; Wheelock Whitney, Minneapolis; Lady Hopkins, London; Jan Pienkowski, London; The Dragon Hotel, Montgomery, Powys; Jenny Nimmo, Powys and other private collections around the world.