Sheila Denning
Sheila Denning (1920-2015) was a British painter of portraits, landscapes and still life who trained at The Westminster, Heatherley, and Camberwell schools of art before and after WWII.
Her output spanned six decades, from 1935 to 1994, but drew little acclaim in her lifetime.
In the context of renewed interest in the work of ‘neglected’ women artists of the twentieth century, this website aims to showcase Sheila’s best work and to draw attention to her achievements.
A selection of Sheila Denning’s work can be found in the Gallery, categorised as portraits, figure painting, self portraits, landscape, still life and drawings.

Teresa Thornhill's other works include:
In Harm’s Way: the Memoir of a Child Protection Lawyer (Harper Collins 2024);
Hara Hotel: A Tale of Syrian Refugees in Greece (Verso 2018);
The Curtain Maker of Beirut: Conversations with the Lebanese (Berkshire Academic Press 2012) and Sweet Tea with Cardamom: A Journey through Iraqi Kurdistan (Pandora 1996)
