Background
Self was born and grew up on a Hertfordshire rural housing estate.
Self was born and grew up on a Hertfordshire rural housing estate.
Slade School of Fine Artist
In 2001-2003 she painted in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, where she was artist-in-residence in the Marianne North studio. She is currently represented by Browse & Darby (London). Before becoming an artist, she worked in various jobs including as a croupier ("bunny") at the Playboy Club,and lodged with Ian Board of the Colony Club where she met Francis Bacon artist, Elizabeth Smart writer,author-journalist Jonathan Self (brother of novelist Will Self) to whom she was briefly married.
She subsequently studied at Chelsea College of Art and Design.
She has since lectured at Wimbledon and at the Slade School of Fine Artist
