Lavinia Hamer studied Art at Falmouth School of Art in Cornwall and the Chelsea School of Art as well as at courses in The Hague, Netherlands and Manchester Polytechnic. She has taught in secondary schools and exhibited in numerous exhibitions and craft centres including the Portal Gallery, London, The Minories, Colchester and the Royal Society of Graphic Artists at the Guildhall.<br> <br> She has worked mainly to commission, which has included portraits, Christmas cards, architectural drawings for use as logos and illustrations to company literature.<br>