Vicken Parsons
Vicken Parsons | |
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 Vicken Parsons, On Reflection, November 2017 | |
| Born | 1957 (age 66–67) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Style | Oil painting, sculpting |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
Vicken Parsons, Lady Gormley (born 1957[1]), is a British artist, mostly painting in oils, but also making sculptures. Her works are displayed in Tate Britain,[2] and are in the collections of the Arts Council and the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art.[1]
Life
[edit]She attended the Slade School of Fine Art, in London.[1]
Exhibitions
[edit]Parsons' solo exhibitions have included Galerie Christine König (Vienna), Kettle's Yard, the Alan Cristea Gallery, and Tate St Ives.[1] Her work has also been exhibited at the Royal Academy, the Institute of Contemporary Arts, Tate Modern, Southampton City Art Gallery and Kunsthalle Mannheim.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Her husband is sculptor Sir Antony Gormley. Vicken met Gormley while attending the Slade, and they married in 1980.[2][3] She also worked as his assistant.[2][3] Gormley said of her:[2]
For the first 15 years she was my primary assistant. She did all of the body moulding... I think there are a lot of myths that art is made by, usually, lone men... I just feel so lucky and so blessed really, that I have such a strong supporter, and lover, and fellow artist.
The couple have three children, a daughter and two sons.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Vicken Parsons: Paintings". Alan Cristea Gallery. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Antony Gormley: Being Human". Imagine. Autumn 2015. BBC. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
- ^ a b Phillips, Sarah (6 February 2012). "How we made: Vicken Parsons and Antony Gormley on Bed". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ^ "Never again, says Antony Gormley's wife after they create first joint artwork". London Evening Standard. 20 March 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ^ Jones, Alice (8 May 2015). "Sir Antony Gormley interview: 'I don't have any choice over this: it's what I was born to do'". The Independent. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
External links
[edit]- 5 artworks by or after Vicken Parsons at the Art UK site
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