A gathering of contributors to the community blog,Dulwich OnView , in 2008, with Beazley on the left. Ingrid Beazley FRSA (17 January 1950 – 21 April 2017[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] ) was anart museum curator, author, editor, and educationist, based inDulwich , southLondon , England.[ 4] She was a pioneer in promotingstreet art .[ 3] [ 5]
Beazley was the daughter of a doctor, Ian Marrable, and his wife Kari.[ 6] She grew up inDodoma ,Tanganyika (nowTanzania ),East Africa .[ 7] The family moved to England when she was 12 and she was educated atGuildford County School . She studied for aBA inArt History andPsychology at theUniversity of St Andrews , then at theUniversity of London , and later for aCert Ed at ateacher training college inGloucestershire .[ 8] [ 6]
Beazley worked at a number of schools inSingapore and theUnited Kingdom .[ 7] Later she was based in the education department atDulwich Picture Gallery , where she promoted the use of technology.[ 9] She established an associated community-runblog -based onlinemagazine ,Dulwich OnView , and contributed and edited articles.[ 10] [ 11] [ 12] Beazley was also Chairman of the Friends of Dulwich Picture Gallery from 2005 to 2008 and in total won nine national and international awards for her work at the gallery.[ 1]
In 2012, the street artistStik collaborated with Beazley through Dulwich Picture Gallery to recreateOld Master pictures displayed in the gallery using his ownstreet art style on the streets of Dulwich.[ 13] [ 14] In 2013, Beazley then establishedDulwich Outdoor Gallery , a distributed set ofstreet art in Dulwich by international street artists (includingConor Harrington ,[ 15] MadC ,Mear One ,Thierry Noir ,Nunca ,Phlegm ,Reka One ,Remi Rough and System , andROA ), with works based on traditionalBaroque paintings in Dulwich Picture Gallery.[ 4] [ 16] [ 17] One on her own house byStik was based on the 1772 paintingElizabeth andMary Linley byThomas Gainsborough .[ 18]
Beazley authored a related book on street art,Street Art, Fine Art. [ 19] [ 20] She also worked withGoogle 's Street Art project.[ 21]
In 2020,Martin Aveling established theIngrid Beazley Award in her memory. The award comprises a £5,000 grant[ 22] designed to support wildlife conservation, stimulate creativity and support people suffering witheco-anxiety . It is awarded to the winner of the 'Human Impact' category (open to artists aged 16–22 years) at theDavid Shepherd Wildlife Foundation's 'Wildlife Artist of the Year' competition.
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