. ▁ ▁Biography ▁Car r ington ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁H amp st ead ▁into ▁an ▁art istic ▁family , ▁her ▁father ▁being ▁the ▁publish er ▁and ▁designer ▁No el ▁Car r ington ▁while ▁the ▁artist ▁D ora ▁Car r ington , ▁who ▁she ▁never ▁met , ▁was ▁an ▁a unt . ▁At ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁the ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁Lamb ourn ▁in ▁Ber k shire ▁where ▁her ▁father ▁worked ▁on ▁a ▁farm ▁and ▁Jo anna ▁Car r ington ▁developed ▁what ▁would ▁become ▁a ▁life - long ▁love ▁of ▁the ▁coun tr ys ide . ▁A ged ▁sevent een ▁she ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁summer ▁school ▁in ▁east ▁Ang lia ▁run ▁by ▁C ed ric ▁Morris , ▁who ▁was ▁greatly ▁im pressed ▁by ▁her ▁talent ▁for ▁painting . ▁Car r ington ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁Paris ▁where ▁she ▁studied ▁in ▁the ▁studio ▁of ▁Fern and ▁Lé ger . ▁Return ing ▁to ▁England , ▁Car r ington ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁Central ▁School ▁of ▁Art ▁and ▁Design ▁in ▁London ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁taught ▁by ▁both ▁Mer v yn ▁Pe ake ▁and ▁Keith ▁V aug han . ▁While ▁at ▁the ▁Central , ▁Car r ington ▁won ▁a ▁Queen ' s ▁Sch olar ship ▁and ▁was ▁included ▁in ▁a ▁group ▁exhibition , ▁Six ▁Young ▁Contempor aries ▁at ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Contempor ary ▁Arts ▁in ▁central ▁London ▁during ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁ ▁Car r ington ▁spent ▁some ▁time ▁in ▁Niger ia