The Suffolk Group

'A Bend in the Stream', Oil, 76x76cm

'A Gathering of Goldfish', Oil, 75x76cm

'Amazon aged six', oil, 30.5x25.5cm

'Sea Man', Oil, 51x51cm

'The Overgrown Canal', Oil, 35x42cm

Margot Noyes


‘my work is always strongly influenced by the people and places around me.  I am fascinated by the human form, therefore, my paintings often include figures and I paint portraits to commission.  I am very influenced by the countryside near my home, which is a source of calm for me in a frantic world.  I try to convey this sense of tranquillity in my painting.  Areas of water are a recurring fascination:  their surfaces and depth, reflections and effects of light and shade’.


1939 - Born in Fulham, London



1956–60 - Camberwell School of Art and Crafts (N.D.D)



1974 - Moved to Suffolk.  Margot is a Founder member of the Suffolk Group.



1975–94 - Taught part – time in Art Schools, Open College of the Arts, Adult education classes, Summer Schools, as an Artist in Residence.



1980–91 - Painted many commissioned works feature films and television productions.  Those completed include portraits of Sir Alec Guinness, Christopher Plummer, Joseph Stalin, Vladimir Lenin, Adolf Hitler and a ‘Last Judgement’ church mural for the film ‘A Month in the Country’.



1992 - Garden painting commissioned for the Ipswich Hospital Chest Clinic.



2007 - Portraits and other commissioned paintings continue to be undertaken.


Solo Exhibitions:


Aberbach Fine Art, The Embankment Gallery, Upper St Gallery (all in London), Harvey Road (Guildford), Keswick College (Norwich), Cinema Gallery (Aldeburgh), Halesworth Gallery, Buckenham Gallery (Southwold), D’Arcy Gallery (Ipswich), and Chappel Galleries (Essex)

Mixed Exhibitions include:


Royal Academy Summer Shows, The Piccadilly Gallery, The Royal Society of Oil Painters, The Laing Exhibition (Mall Galleries), Bath Festival Art Fair, ‘Living with Art’ (Edinburgh Festival), ‘4 Suffolk Artists’ (Bouchain, France) and ‘Works on Paper’ (Majlis Gallery, Dubai)

Contact: 01986 874409