Beverley Heath Hoyland

Her early years were spent in Jamaica with her grandmother, with Ms Heath joining her parents in the UK aged 9.

[6][7] Their mutual friend Ian Ritchie (architect) described Beverley Heath as having a 'particular sensitivity and understanding of John's need to be alone a lot of the time' combined 'with humour, style and beauty' which provided 'a rock in his life'.

[5] In May 2008, John Hoyland entered London Bridge Hospital for emergency heart surgery.

[4] Beverley Heath-Hoyland has been running the John Hoyland Estate since the artist's death in July 2011.

[9] In July 2014 Beverley Heath-Hoyland announced the inaugural John Hoyland Scholarship at the Chelsea College of Arts in memory of the late John Hoyland with the stated aim of encouraging students from less privileged backgrounds to apply for the College's MA course in Fine Art by fully funding their course fees.