Brenda Bury
Brenda Bury is an English professional portrait artist based in Toronto. She has painted members of the British Royal Family, the aristocracy, and politicians in the British and Canadian governments. She has painted Queen Elizabeth II, Margaret Thatcher and John Diefenbaker. Her portrait of Kenneth Tynan is in the National Portrait Gallery, London. Bury is married to John Polanyi.Early life and education
When she was seven years old she won a National Savings painting competition and, at 12, won a youth club painting competition. She later studied Fine Art at the University of Reading.
