▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁L ough borough ▁School ▁of ▁Art ▁( 1 9 5 9 ), ▁Horn sey ▁College ▁of ▁Art , ▁and ▁Cro yd on ▁College ▁of ▁Art ▁( 1 9 6 2 – 6 4 ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁she ▁and ▁her ▁partner ▁Peter ▁Sed g ley ▁visited ▁the ▁V au cl use ▁plate au ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁of ▁France , ▁and ▁acquired ▁a ▁der el ict ▁farm ▁which ▁they ▁eventually ▁transformed ▁into ▁a ▁studio . ▁Back ▁in ▁London , ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁Victor ▁Mus gra ve ▁of ▁Gallery ▁One ▁held ▁her ▁first ▁solo ▁exhibition . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁R iley , ▁with ▁Sed g ley ▁and ▁the ▁journalist ▁Peter ▁Town send , ▁created ▁the ▁artists ' ▁organisation ▁SP ACE ▁( Space ▁Pro vision ▁Art istic ▁Cultural ▁and ▁Edu c ational ), ▁with ▁the ▁goal ▁of ▁providing ▁artists ▁large ▁and ▁afford able ▁studio ▁space . ▁ ▁Se ur at ' s ▁way ▁of ▁seeing ▁ ▁R iley ' s ▁m ature ▁style , ▁developed ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁was ▁influenced ▁by ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁sources , ▁including ▁the ▁French ▁Post - Im pression ist ▁artist ▁Georges ▁Se ur at . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 - 6 , ▁the ▁Cour ta uld ▁Gallery , ▁in ▁its ▁exhibition ▁Br idget ▁R iley : ▁Learning ▁from ▁Se ur at , ▁made ▁the ▁case ▁for ▁how ▁Se ur at ' s ▁point ill