Sheila Fell: Cumberland on Canvas

Sheila Fell RA FRSA (1931 – 1979) was one of Cumbria’s and, indeed, the 20th century’s most significant artists. Championed by Lowry, her expressionist landscapes showed her native Cumberland beyond the pastoral and picturesque. Though she lived her adult life in London, it was her birthplace that served as inspiration throughout her career.

Sheila Fell: Cumberland on Canvas will be the first major retrospective of Fell’s work in over thirty years. This exhibition brings together 100 works from private and public collections across the country from the likes of Tate, National Portrait Gallery, Royal Academy, and those much closer to home, Abbot Hall and The Nelson Thomlinson School. It has been curated by Eleanor and Andrew Bradley, who have compiled a comprehensive catalogue raisonné of Fell’s work, set to be published in spring 2025