Phyllida Barlow is an artist you may not have come across, but she is a favourite among those in the art world, from the leading and cutting edge critics to the traditional academics.
70 years old, Barlow dedicated her life to teaching at the Slade school of Art, but she has only been recently pursuing her own practice.
This year she is the subject of three important exhibitions: the Tate Britain has chosen her to be the next commissioned artist to fill their central halls known as the Duveen galleries, while the powerhouse commercial gallery Hauser & Wirth, who represent artists such as Martin Creed and Louie Bourgeois, have chosen Barlow to stage the inaugural exhibition of its exciting new art centre in Somerset, while lastly their London branch will present her drawings archive spanning fifty years.