Josephine Wall

• Born — May 1947 • Birthplace — Farnham, Surrey, UK • Style — fantasy art, sculpture

Educated at Farnham and Parkstone (Dorset) grammar schools, she studied at Bournemouth College and worked at Poole Pottery as a designer and painter of Delphis Ware. Her pottery figures include characters from Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and mythological creatures. Pieces of this work now feature in a book on the history of Poole Pottery.

• 1967 – Following three years at Bournemouth College studying Fine Art, Josephine worked at Poole Pottery as a designer and painter of Delphis Ware (now very collectable), later modelling animals to be displayed at Harrods in London. Her pottery figures include characters from Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and mythological creatures. Certain pieces of this work now form part of a book on the history of Poole Pottery. • 1974 – A number of larger paintings were exhibited in Teheran and Tokyo. • 1975 – Held her first solo exhibition in Swindon. • 1990 – Following a period during which she brought up her three children whilst still exhibiting both locally and abroad, a second solo exhibition was held at the Mayfield Gallery in Bournemouth. Also during this year, Josephine and her paintings were the subject of a special feature on Southern Television in the UK. • 1991 - Held her third solo exhibition at the Mayfield Gallery. • 1993 – Following a visit to the Spring Fair in Birmingham she signed contracts with F. J. Warren based in Hitchen, England and Wizard and Genius from Switzerland to publish her work in the form of framing prints, posters and cards. These prints are distributed worldwide. • 1995 – Josephine's painting "Dance of all Seasons" was selected for the cover of W&G's "Cheerful Joys" catalogue. • 1996 – Signed a licensing agreement with Art Impressions based in Los Angeles, California, which has led to many new outlets for Josephine's images. Many products are now produced including cards, stationery, puzzles, journals, bookplates, back to school products, mugs, needlepoint kits and posters, as well as limited edition prints. • 1998 – Five original works were selected for an exhibition at London's Mall Gallery entitled "Art of the Imagination". Josephine has subsequently joined the circle of artists in the society of the same name, with the possibility of many more exhibitions worldwide. • 1999 – Many products are now produced including cards, stationery, puzzles, journals, bookplates, back to school products, mugs, needlepoint kits and posters, as well as limited edition prints. • 2004 – First exhibition at the New York Art Expo, resulting in 6 images being selected for use as Hand Embellished Limited Edition Prints for sale at auctions on board cruise ships around the world. • 2005 – Exhibition at New York Art Expo at which my first book was released The Fantasy World of Josephine Wall. • 2006 – Leanin' Tree requested a series of "Zodiac" images which were completed in 6 months, and have proved to be very popular. They were exhibited all together at Courtenays Fine Art Gallery in Westbourne. Seven were sold that evening, and the rest soon followed.

Josephine Wall is recorded as painter, artist, sculptor and illustrator.