Lorna Dilley's Biography
1954 Born Colombo, Sri Lanka
Education
1965–71 Educated at St Hilary’s School, Sevenoaks
1972–75 Trained as State Enrolled Nurse
1975–79 SEN at Sevenoaks Hospital
1979–till the end of time! Full time mother/housewife
1995–97 Attended drawing/painting classes at Hastings College of Art and Design
1999 Completed two year part-time Foundation Course in Art and Design at Hastings College of Art and Design
Exhibitions
- Proposed inclusion at Rye Art Gallery in forthcoming group show, date to be decided
- 2006 ‘Fairs for All’ in Southborough, Tunbridge Wells 3rd September 9am–4pm
- 2004 Exhibition with Ickenox Fine Art at Truman’s Gallery Brick Lane
- 2001 ‘The Painted Surface’ Exhibition, group of three, Stables Gallery
- 2001 Gwen Watford Gallery, Stables Gallery
- 2000 Stables Christmas Show at Stables Gallery, Hastings
- 2000 Hastings College Post Foundation Exhibition, Riviera Gallery June
- 1999 Wadhurst September Art Exhibition
Memberships
2001–02 Member of the Stables Art Gallery Management Committee
What the Future Holds
I work at home after painting mainly at Hastings College. I work from sketches, drawing, collage and imagination. Anything interesting provides my source material. Over the last year I have had the chance to travel more, mainly to America. The experience has proved invaluable as an opening of visual experience.
Most of the paintings come about in series, relating to life experiences. Some everyday, others more ‘spectacular’. The subjects range from landscape to still life, it depends on what is happening.
Hopefully there is something everyone can relate to, enjoy, find interesting, even funny!