Diana Armfield, RA, RWA, MSIA
Diana Armfield studied at the Slade School of Fine Art and the Central School of Arts and Crafts. She started her career in textile and wallpaper design in partnership with Roy Passano. They both contributed to the 1951 Festival of Britain, and examples of their work are in the permanent collection at the V&A. After teaching at the Byam Shaw School of Art for several years, Armfield turned to painting in 1965 and has pursued a successful career ever since. In 2010, Browse & Darby held an exhibition to mark Armfield’s 90th birthday, and she was the featured artist at the RWS Spring Show in 2011. Armfield has a particular interest in flower paintings, and is considered to owe much to the Sickert tradition.