Blakeney Ward 1932–1967 Dame Laura Knight 1968–1976 Lady Muriel Wheeler 1977–1982 Alice Rebecca Kendall 1982–1985 Gladys Dawson 1985–2000 Barbara Tate 2000–2005 Elizabeth R. Meek, MBE, HPRMS, FRSA 2005–2012 Barbara Penketh Simpson 2012–2017 Sue Jelley 2017–2020 Soraya French 2020–2020 Dr Linda Smith 2021– Helen Sinclair Acting presidents 1932–1933 Dorothea Sharp 1934–1936 Helen Stuart Weir 1937–1939 Constance Bradshaw 1940 Ethel Léontine Gabain 1947–1948 Dorothea Medley Selous (aka. Jamieson) 1949–1950 Irene Ryland 1951–1967 Lady Muriel Wheeler 1973–1976 Alice R. Kendall Notable members (In alphabetical order, excluding SWA presidents or acting presidents, listed above) Margaret Backhouse Rose Maynard Barton Jose Christopherson Florence Claxton Edith Collier Lillian Cotton Helga von Cramm Ursula Fookes Frances C. Fairman Laura Sylvia Gosse Alice Gwendoline Rhona Haszard Cecil Mary Leslie Sarah Louisa Kilpack Vivien Mallock June Mendoza Sara Page Emily Murray Paterson Hazel Reeves Janet Russell Mabel Mary Spanton Elizabeth Southerden Thompson Helen Thornycroft Daphne Todd Flora Twort Emily Warren Mabel Wickham Caroline Fanny Williams Officers President Helen Sinclair Vice Presidents Anne Blankson-Hemans Rachel Parker Directors Soraya French Dani Humberstone Sue Jelley PPSWA SPF Rosemary Miller SAA Honorary Treasurer Rachel Parker SWA Company Secretary Rosemary Miller SAA Executive Secretary Rebecca Cotton Press Officer Council Members Anne Blankson-Hemans Sera Knight Rachel Parker Angela Brittain Helen Sinclair Dr Linda Smith Julie Colins Honorary Members Philomena Davidson PPRBS June Mendoza AO OBE RP ROI Ruth Pilkington ROI Susan Ryder PVPRP NEAC Emma Sergeant Daphne J. Todd OBE PPRP NEAC FRSA Belinda Tong Joyce Wyatt HonUA ASAF(HC) FRSA Honorary Retired Members Eva Castle Pamela Davis Mary Grant Pam Henderson Patricia Nichols Joyce Rogerson Dorothy Watts Activities Annual exhibition The society holds various exhibitions throughout the year, culminating in the annual exhibition at the Mall Galleries in London. The exhibition consists of works by members and non-members, which are selected by a panel from an open call for entries. The exhibition offers awards to selected artists, many of which are supplied by the Society's sponsors, and aims to highlight the wide range and diversity of fine art created by women. Exhibition venues since the inception of the SFA have always been in London – listed below: 1857 The Gallery, 315 Oxford Street 1858 & 1859 Unknown 1860–1863 53 Pall mall 1863–1867 48 Pall Mall 1868–1896 Initially held at the Architectural Association, Conduit Street, with other venues, probably at Great Marlborough Street, the Haymarket, Pall Mall, and at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. 1897–1922 6a Suffolk