Joanna Moorhead

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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]

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References

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  7. "Book Review". irishexaminer.com. 13 May 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  8. "Last of the great Surrelists". telegraph.co.uk. 6 April 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  9. Moorhead, Joanna (19 October 2010). "How has York University changed in three decades?". The Guardian .

10. 21st June 2023 The Art Newspaper. "New book on the Surrealist Leonora Carrington emphasises the influence of space in her art"

Joanna's own curated website

Profile page in The Guardian website