Born in
Lancashire, Arrowsmith graduated from the
University of Nottingham in 1971 before studying at the
Slade School of Fine Art in London from 1973 to 1975. Her first solo show was in London in 1982, and in 1985 she had a solo exhibition, which included a series of self-portraits, at the
Serpentine Galleries in London's
Kensington Gardens. During 1986 and 1987 Arrowsmith was the 'artist in residence' at
Wolfson College and at the
Kettle's Yard Gallery in Cambridge. ==References==