Rose Wylie, b. 1934. Lives and works in Kent. Graduated from Royal College of Art, London in 1981. Exhibitions include: ‘John Moores Painting Prize 2014’, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool (2014), ‘Rose Wylie’ solo, Städtische Galerie, Wolfsburg (2014), ‘Rose Wylie’ solo, Tate Britain Focus, London (2013), ‘Frieze Art Fair. NYC.’ Regina Gallery, London/Moscow (2012), ‘NADA Art Fair, Miami’, Thomas Erben Gallery, New York (2010), ‘In Dreams (work on paper)’, Timothy Taylor Gallery, London (2010), ‘Turner Contemporary Open’, Turner Contemporary, Margate (2009). Awards include: John Moores Painting Prize (overall winner, 2014), Paul Hamlyn Prize for Visual Arts (2011), Threadneedle Prize (2009)