Mary Elizabeth Sapsworth was born in Hackney London on 2nd January 1871 to George Sapsworth, a leather merchant, and Elizabeth Deur. In 1898 she married fellow artist Howard Gull Stormont (1859-1935). The marriage was against the wishes of her parents as they believed it was unfitting for Mary to marry someone who was her senior and a practicing artist.

A Lossenham Residency A Film by Kit Warren A Confluence of Elements Opening at Rye Art Gallery Saturday May 9th 2026 'A theatre of uncanny presence and distant whisperings of people long gone. The slow moving waters of their times now far out to sea' - Russell Burden / Lossenham Rye Art Gallery is proud to be showing the creative works undertaken as part of the Lossenham Project . Featuring Art , Music, Film & History drawn from the materials inspired and found in the Los

Diana was a well-known painter in oils and pastels as well as a talented printmaker. Her compositions mainly landscapes, Sussex beach Scenes included figurative subjects and still life had a unique and distinctive colour palette.

Part Two of The Art Of British Printmaking. An engaging conversation between Rye Art Gallery Director Dr. Julian Day and the talented artist