'Velvetpurr' by Andrea Byrne (b. 1962)

Object Description

Original painting by contemporary British artist Andrea Byrne.

Available at Panter & Hall.

Object History

From the artist’s studio

Object Literature

Born in Islington, London in 1962 artist Andrea Byrne moved with her parents to Lancashire at the age of seven. She returned to London in 1986 where she continues to live and work.

After completing an Art Foundation Course in Blackburn, Lancashire she gained a B.A. (Hons) Fashion / Textiles from Liverpool John Moores University in 1984. Byrne went on to pursue an internationally successful career in fashion illustration, working for many leading advertising agencies, designers and design groups. She was also a regular fashion illustrator for the Sunday Times and her many clients ranged in diversity from Vogue, Saatchi & Saatchi to the Natural History Museum. In 1988 Byrne was awarded the highly acclaimed Guardian Fashion Illustration Award, representing and illustrating for the publication during Japanese Fashion Week in Tokyo.

Object Condition

New

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