▁was ▁formerly ▁Art ▁Crit ic ▁for ▁the ▁Fin an cial ▁Times ▁and ▁Sunday ▁Times ▁and ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁Art ▁Qu arter ly ▁and ▁Review . ▁She ▁has ▁written ▁several ▁books ▁on ▁art . ▁ ▁She ▁now ▁lect ures ▁including ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Gallery ▁and ▁British ▁Museum . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁found ing ▁Trust ee ▁of ▁the ▁Ge ff ry e ▁Museum ▁and ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁a ▁trust ee ▁of ▁the ▁Imperial ▁War ▁Museum ▁and ▁the ▁South ▁Bank . ▁She ▁is ▁a ▁current ▁trust ee ▁of ▁A CE ▁Foundation . ▁She ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁a ▁judge ▁for ▁the ▁Turner ▁Prize . ▁ ▁Lady ▁Va ize y ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁daughter ▁of ▁L yman ▁St ans ky , ▁a ▁lawyer . ▁She ▁moved ▁to ▁Britain ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁she ▁married ▁the ▁econom ist ▁John ▁Va ize y , ▁Lord ▁Va ize y , ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁One ▁of ▁their ▁sons ▁is ▁Ed ▁Va ize y , ▁Member ▁of ▁UK ▁Parliament ▁and ▁column ist . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁appointed ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁( C BE ) ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁New ▁Year ▁Hon ours . ▁ ▁Works ▁▁ ▁John ▁Gold ing , ▁P aint ings ▁and ▁Draw ings , ▁K ett le ' s ▁Y ard ▁Gallery , ▁Cambridge ▁( 1 9 7 5 ). ▁ ▁The ▁St . ▁Michael ’ s ▁Guide ▁to ▁Fam ous ▁P aint