Famous Female artist from Crescent House

Written By Linda Leong-Son

Artist Sybil Andrews, internationally acclaimed for the linocuts she created from the late 1920’s to the 1980s, was born in the flat above Andrews and Plumptons Ironmongers shop at 90 Guildhall Street, formerly the Royal Bank of Scotland in Bury St Edmunds, and marked by a blue plaque commemorating her links to the town.

Whilst in Bury St Edmunds she worked alongside notable artist Cyril Power in the Crescent House Studios on Angel Hill and he was to have a major influence on her artistic future.

In 1947 Sybil moved to Canada where she further established her importance as a great artist and her lino cuts are highly collectable.

Perhaps her greatest contribution to her birthplace is The Banner of St Edmund in St Edmundsbury Cathedral. It is silk on handwoven linen depicting the martyrdom of St Edmund. The Sybil Andrews Academy in Bury St Edmunds is named after the artist.

Linda Leong-Son

From her Suffolk studio in Bury St Edmunds, she creates inspiring and ever-evolving bodies of work that reflects both her natural talent and her instinctive connection to people and place.

Linda is a truly versatile and accomplished artist, working across pen, pencil, watercolour, oils and predominantly acrylic on canvas. Her work is rich with movement, colour and feeling, her vibrant energy becoming the thread that runs through every piece she creates.

Her art does more than sit quietly on a wall. It engages. It connects. It invites the viewer into a shared experience, often becoming part of their own story. Whether through original works or commissions, Linda brings a rare ability to translate emotion into something tangible and lasting.

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