Joanna Moorhead is a British journalist and author who writes for The Guardian , The Independent, The Observer and many other UK newspapers and magazines. Her book The Surreal Life of Leonora Carrington gained reviews in The Guardian , The New Yorker, The Times , The Financial Times , Press and Journal, The Herald (Glasgow), The Spectator and Irish Examiner. A second book on Carrington - Surreal Spaces - exploring the homes, houses and institutions she lived in during her journeys from England to Mexico was published June 2023 (UK) and August 2023 (North America) The Art Newspaper . [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
She is a fellow of West Dean College. She has curated/joint curated exhibitions on Leonora Carrington including, most recently, Leonora Carrington: Rebel Visionary.
She attended the University of York, where she was a member of Goodricke College. [9]
Profile page in The Guardian website