Derby Artist - Museum Gallery Opens

Marion Adnams was born in Derby in 1898 and remained in Otter Street, until her death at the age of 96 in 1995. During her long life, she forged a reputation as a painter in the surrealist movement with her distinctive and dream-like visions.

Derby Museums is dedicating permanent gallery space to her, as the home to the UK’s largest collection of Adnams' work including her personal archive.

During her lifetime, she worked full time as an art teacher, as well as caring for her mother. Adnams exhibited her work in London and many art galleries across the country from the late 1930s, despite not being that well known than in Derby. Today, some of her paintings and drawings can be found in the National Galleries of Scotland and Manchester Art Gallery.