Eileen Perrier
Eileen Perrier | |
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| Born | 1974 (age 49–50) London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Surrey Institute of Art & Design, University College Royal College of Art |
| Occupation | Portrait photographer |
| Website | www |
Eileen Perrier (born 1974) is a British portrait photographer, living in London.[1][2][3] She has had solo exhibitions at Whitechapel Gallery and The Photographers' Gallery, London.[4] Perrier's work is held in the collections of Tate,[5] Light Work[4] and the Parliament of the United Kingdom.[6]
Early life and education
[edit]Perrier was born and raised in London.[3][4] She is of Ghanaian and Dominican descent.[1][4] She graduated from Surrey Institute of Art and Design in 1996 and from the Royal College of Art in 2000.[1][7]
Life and work
[edit]"Her practice includes sitters encountered through various strategies; such as their occupation; location or a physical trait."[3]
Perrier was a senior lecturer in Photography between 2005 - 2022 at University of Westminster and is currently an Associate Lecturer at University of the Arts London (UAL). Between 2019 and 2021 Perrier was a board of trustees at The Photographers' Gallery, London.[3]
She lives in London.[8]
Publications
[edit]Books of work by Perrier
[edit]- Eileen Perrier: Monograph. London: Autograph ABP, 1997. ISBN 9781899282401.
- Eileen Perrier. Nottingham: Angel Row Gallery, 2003. ISBN 9780905634647. With an essay by Deborah Dean. Exhibition catalogue.
Books of work with one other
[edit]- The Two of Us. London: Autograph, 1999. With Ann-Marie Lequesne. ISBN 978-1899282708.
Books with contributions by Perrier
[edit]- Blink: 100 photographers, 10 curators, 10 writers. New York: Phaidon, 2002. 2004, ISBN 978-0714844589.
Solo exhibitions
[edit]- Eileen Perrier: Wentworth Street Studios, Whitechapel Gallery commission, 2009[9]
- Brixton Studio, The Photographers' Gallery, London, 2002[10]
Collections
[edit]Perrier's work is held in the following permanent collections:
- Tate, London[5]
- Light Work, Syracuse, New York[4]
- Parliament of the United Kingdom: her photograph of member of parliament Patricia Gibson[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Eileen Perrier: studio portraits by a young British photographer". No. 344. Creative Camera. February–March 1997. p. 28.
born in the UK in 1974
{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires|magazine=(help) - ^ Spreadborough, Melissa (19 October 2020). "Eileen Perrier". hundredheroines.org. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
portrait photographer
- ^ a b c d "Staff & Trustees". thephotographersgallery.org.uk. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
London based
- ^ a b c d e "Eileen Perrier". collection.lightwork.org.
- ^ a b "Eileen Perrier born 1974". Tate.
- ^ a b "Online Exhibition: 209 Women - Heritage Collections UK Parliament". heritagecollections.parliament.uk.
- ^ "Hidden talent: RCA Black at the Royal College of Art – in pictures". The Guardian. 23 August 2011. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ https://www.eileenperrier.com/about
- ^ "Eileen Perrier". Whitechapel Gallery. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ "Brixton Studio - The Photographers Gallery". thephotographersgallery.org.uk. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
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