Garden of Dreams, c.1995

<p>Brenda Lenaghan was born in Galashiels in 1941. She studied at Glasgow School of Art between 1958–63 before joining Bernat Klein (1922–2014) in Galashiels. Klein was an artist, colourist and textile designer who founded his business in the Scottish Borders in 1952, where he produced innovative fashion fabrics for the couture houses of Europe. Lenaghan worked in the modernist building set in the landscape of Selkirk, which was designed by the pioneering architect Peter Womersley. The tweed fabrics which Lenaghan contributed to the design of, featured in Chanel and Dior’s haute couture collections. The colour experience during her time with Klein, informed her palette and compositional studies. When her son moved to Japan, her painting began to absorb oriental influences.</p> <p>Lenaghan won numerous awards throughout her career, including the SSWA’s Anne Redpath Award in 1975 and 1983. In 1984, Lenaghan was elected a member of the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour.</p>