Felicity Powell

Artist, curator and specialist in the creation of medals whose work was exhibited all over the worldMedals are usually given as accolades – for military heroism, for public service, for achievements in various spheres, a traditional and often unremarkable form of expression. The artist and curator Felicity Powell, who has died aged 53 of cancer, worked in many mediums: she trained as a sculptor, and made works in wax, film, and glass, with symbolic and narrative elements. However, the art of t