| Eileen Perrier | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1974 (age 50–51) 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. She has had solo exhibitions at Whitechapel Gallery and The Photographers' Gallery, London. Perrier's work is held in the collections of Tate, Light Work and the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Early life and education
Perrier was born and raised in London. She is of Ghanaian and Dominican descent. She graduated from Surrey Institute of Art and Design in 1996 and from the Royal College of Art in 2000.
Life and work
"Her practice includes sitters encountered through various strategies; such as their occupation; location or a physical trait."
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.
She lives in London.
Publications
Books of work by Perrier
- 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
- The Two of Us. London: Autograph, 1999. With Ann-Marie Lequesne. ISBN 978-1899282708.
Books with contributions by Perrier
- Blink: 100 photographers, 10 curators, 10 writers. New York: Phaidon, 2002. 2004, ISBN 978-0714844589.
Solo exhibitions
- Eileen Perrier: Wentworth Street Studios, Whitechapel Gallery commission, 2009
- Brixton Studio, The Photographers' Gallery, London, 2002
Collections
Perrier's work is held in the following permanent collections:
- Tate, London
- Light Work, Syracuse, New York
- Parliament of the United Kingdom: her photograph of member of parliament Patricia Gibson
References
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
portrait photographer
- ^ "Staff & Trustees". thephotographersgallery.org.uk. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
London based
- ^ "Eileen Perrier". collection.lightwork.org.
- ^ "Eileen Perrier born 1974". Tate.
- ^ "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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Categories:- Living people
- 1974 births
- 20th-century British photographers
- 21st-century British photographers
- 20th-century English women artists
- 21st-century English women artists
- Academics of the University of Westminster
- Alumni of the University for the Creative Arts
- Alumni of the Royal College of Art
- British portrait photographers
- Photographers from London