Fascinating as much for her life as her art, Carrington (as she preferred to be known) eventually formed one corner of a typically Bloomsbury triangular relationship. She was born in 1893 and studied at the Slade School of Art where she joined an extraordinary generation of modern British artists. Her student work showed promise but at a time when it was unusual for a woman to succeed as a professional artist.
Her long (and improbable) relationship with the biographer Lytton Strachey was followed by marriage to Ralph Partridge and these complexities played a part in her death at the age of only 38. Despite her short life, Carrington was described as “the most neglected serious painter of her her time” by former Tate Director, Sir John Rothenstein. A very timely and major exhibition has been announced by Pallant House Gallery on the art and life of Dora Carrington - 9 November 2024 to 27 April 2025. This will be the first museum exhibition of the works of Dora Carrington in almost 30 years. Details are available on www.pallant.org.uk
