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Carole Hensher RE
Printmaker and painter

The British artist, Carole Hensher RE, who died on October 20, 2014, practised in a variety of media, including printmaking (primarily lithography, dry-point and etching), painting and textile sculpture. (Announcement).

The Independent published a full-page illustrated obituary on January 17, 2015.

Carole was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Painter Printmakers (RE) and a member of the Printmakers Council. She belonged to the Southbank Printmakers organisation and worked regularly at Artichoke workshop. She was a frequent contributor to the specialist magazine Printmaking Today.

Two memorial exhibitions on London's South Bank...

Carole Hensher at Southbank Printmakers
SBP logo A wide range of artwork by Carole Hensher was shown in a tribute exhibition at the Southbank Printmakers Gallery, May 4 to May 17, 2015. Details.

Original Prints 2015
Bankside logo RE logo The Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers devoted a memorial section to work by Carole Hensher in their Original Prints 2015 exhibition, at Bankside Gallery, May 8 to June 6, 2015. Details.

Click for details of previous exhibitions and solo shows and galleries handling the artist's work.

News

New publication - Carole Hensher's work has been used to illustrate the photolithography section of The Printmakers' Bible (Megan Fishpool & Colin Gale / Bloomsbury Publishing).
The front cover (shown here) features her lithograph, Shiny Shoes.
Interview - with Carole Hensher by BBC London. Listen now
On Distant Shores - Article by Carole Hensher in Printmaking Today (Vol 21 No 2 Summer Edition) about the life, work and teaching philosophy of the artist Francis Tinsley RE.
Talk at London gallery by the artist about her work.
Major international bank purchases work for permanent collection.

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Many of the prints shown on this site are available for purchase, along with various paintings and constructions. The artist's legacy is handled by her husband, Chris Hensher, who can be contacted via www.christopherhensher.com.

Site last updated 15/12/2021