Lesley Anne Ivory is a well-known feline painter who has painted cats, and is best known for her Ivory Cats. She has illustrated more than 40 children's books.
Born Lesley Anne Revill in 1934 in Luton, Bedfordshire, UK. Her father was a dental surgeon and her mother an accomplished textile designer. She attended St. Alban's School of Art, specialising in fabric design and wood engraving; her husband Evan is an accomplished water-colourist.
She rose to fame in the 1980s, following time spent developing her illustrative abilities with many free-lance commissions. However, it is for her 'Ivory Cats' with highly detailed studies of cats on rich and decorative backgrounds that have her work popular on merchandise for nearly three decades, from plates, greeting cards, kitchenware through to wristwatches, fine china and wall calendars. With a family of cats from which to select her models, such as Agneatha, Dandelion, Muppet, Twiglet, Spiro and Motley, Mintaka and Amulet. She works on new additions and developing new work constantly. She has taken part in exhibitions, including three one-woman shows in London, annual shows at the Chris Beetles Gallery in London and at Salisbury Museum in Wiltshire. In 1993, she had a major exhibition in New York. Her wood engravings were exhibited at the Summer Exhibition of the Royal Academy for a consecutive decade. She is also one of the patrons of the UK-based Cat Action Trust. She also created a set of limited edition prints of animals for the World Wildlife Fund. She is also one of the patrons of the UK-based Cat Action Trust. Currently her paintings are available at Art of Imagination.
The range of merchandise featuring the Ivory Cats is extensive and includes hundreds of items from the USA, UK and Europe in addition to being an expending market in Japan. It has appeared on merchandise from Danbury Mint, Hunky Dory, Enesco, Past Times, and many others. Today her work can be seen on Flame Tree calendars, Halcyon Days boxes, and Wentworth Wooden Jigsaws. Her work is exhibited at the Chris Beetles Gallery. Her merchandising rights are represented by Karen Addison Associates.[1]
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Official website
In 2015, Lesley commissioned her first website - the website proudly displayed a brand new logo featuring Mintaka, the silver spotted tabby.
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Books written
Ivory has written many books.
- 1988: Cats Know Best. Cats (written by Colin Eisler)
- 1988: Kittens - Pop-up book
- 1989: Meet my Cats
- 1989: PostCats
- 1990: Tiny Kittens - Pop-up book
- 1991: Little Angels - Pop-up book
- 1991: Cats in the Sun
- 1992: Book of Cats
- 1992: Collectable Cats
- 1992: Perfect Little Cats
- 1992: Glorious Cats
- 1995: Cat and Carols
- 1995: Cats Amongst the Toys
- 1996: Christmas Cats
- 1998: Star Cats: A Feline Zodiac
- 2001: Cats
- 2007: Home is Where the Cat Is
References
Source of article : Wikipedia
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