Rose Wylie

British painter Rose Wylie takes on films, celebrities and ancient civilisations in her work. Like a punkier, more feminist Philip Guston, the Kent-based artist often focuses on women, depicting figures from Elizabeth I to Nicole Kidman in exuberant, colourful, bold lines. She’s also a later-in-life success story, having taken up painting in her fifties, and only achieving critical success only arrived in her late seventies. All those decades of working away have paid off, though, as The Royal Academy of Arts will bring the largest collection of the 92-year-old’s work to date to the capital this February, showcasing her adventurous, socially observant paintings to a wider audience.