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Cypriot, b. 1946
Reclining Figure
etching
signed and dated 1970 lower right
edition 3/8
37 x 25 cm
Provenance
private collection, Nicosia
Rhea Bailey was born in Nicosia, where she lives and works. She studied in England at Sir John Cass School of Art (1964-65) and obtained a BA Honours in Art and Design from Liverpool College of Art, UK (1965-69).
Since 1971 she has had 35 solo exhibitions in Cyprus, UK, USA, Greece and Spain and has participated in over 50 group exhibitions, art festivals, art workshops, art competitions and congresses in many countries. Her works are part of major public and private collections all over the world and she has received many international awards.
Bailey’s paintings reflect new aspects of the artistic experience and contribution to contemporary art. Rhea is among the few Cypriot artists who crossed the boundaries of the established traditions in Art and revealed the possibilities of a new personal approach. Her work has been considered a vehicle that ‘transfers us to other dimensions from where we can draw perfection’ and that it ‘provides a conceptual bridge to contemporary art forms’
Since 1971 she has had 35 solo exhibitions in Cyprus, UK, USA, Greece and Spain and has participated in over 50 group exhibitions, art festivals, art workshops, art competitions and congresses in many countries. Her works are part of major public and private collections all over the world and she has received many international awards.
Bailey’s paintings reflect new aspects of the artistic experience and contribution to contemporary art. Rhea is among the few Cypriot artists who crossed the boundaries of the established traditions in Art and revealed the possibilities of a new personal approach. Her work has been considered a vehicle that ‘transfers us to other dimensions from where we can draw perfection’ and that it ‘provides a conceptual bridge to contemporary art forms’
