Broadstairs Artist Margaret Foreman

Margaret Foreman was born in Malaya in 1951 and brought up in Guyana. She trained at Goldsmiths College of Art and The Royal Academy Schools. Margaret has been exhibiting at The Royal Academy Summer Show since 1969. In 1983 she was elected to the Royal Society of British Artists. She is represented by The New Grafton Gallery in London.

Margaret won BP Portrait Award in 1980 for her painting of Sir Richard Southern, now hanging in St. John’s College, Oxford. She has also won other prizes including Arthur Hacker, British Institute, Royal Overseas League Commonwealth Prize and the Landseer Prize.

Her portraits can be seen in The National Portrait Gallery, The Royal Museum, Canterbury and in many universities and colleges including Downing College, Cambridge, and The University of Cardiff. Her portrait of The Very Reverend Alan Webster hangs in St Paul's Cathedral in London.

Margaret now lives in Broadstairs, Kent and is married to Martin Cheek, who is a mosaic artist. They have two children, Thomas (18) who is reading Architecture and Mollie (13) who writes and draws beautifully.

Margaret says "I enjoy painting all subjects, but in particular I have been commissioned to paint many portraits. Over the years this has given me the opportunity to meet many interesting people. I prefer to paint my sitters from life in their own surroundings. I take careful note of any suggestions from my sitters about how they wish to appear in their portrait."

Margaret is available for commissions and to see some more of her beautiful work have a look at her website.