(1938 - )
Benedict Rubbra is the son of the British composer Edmund Rubbra (1901–86). He was born in the Chiltern Valley and studied at the Slade School of Art (1956–60). He spent periods in Aix-en-Provence and Florence followed by several years of teaching. He also held regular exhibitions of his work in Spain where he had a studio. In the 1990s Rubbra wrote several instructional books on drawing and painting. In 2000 he collaborated with Frances Ashcroft, Professor of Physiology at Trinity College, Oxford on an exhibition of art and science at the Zoology Museum, Cambridge.
