Painter and teacher, born in London where she continued to work. Studied for bachelor’s degree in fine art-painting at Camberwell School of Art, 1977–81, then did postgraduate diploma at Royal Academy Schools, 1982–5. Taught widely from 1981 including Kingston Polytechnic and University of Wolverhampton. Held won the Philip Matthews Prize, 1980; a Stanley Picker Fellowship at Kingston, 1981–2; first prize in Royal Over-Seas League Annual Exhibition, 1984; and Lucy Morrison Prize at same exhibition, 1987; commendation: highly commended, Chichester Open Art Exhibition, 1999; and was elected to the LG, 2002. Mixed shows included Whitechapel Art Gallery, 1977; Boundary Gallery from 1988; RA Summer Exhibition, 1992 onwards; Singer & Friedlander/Sunday Times Watercolour Competition, 1998; and The Ben Uri Story, 1915–2000, Phillips, 2001.