Joy Gregory

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Joy Gregory
Born1959 (age 6465)
Bicester, England
Education Manchester Polytechnic
Royal College of Art
Website www.joygregory.co.uk

Joy Gregory (born 1959) is a British artist. [1] Gregory's work explores concerns related to race, gender and cultural differences in contemporary society. [2] Her work has been published [3] and exhibited worldwide and is held in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum and Government Art Collection in the UK.

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Life and work

Gregory was born in Bicester, England, in 1959 to Jamaican parents. She grew up Buckinghamshire and went on to study at Manchester Polytechnic and the Royal College of Art. [4]

Gregory's techniques range from digital video installations to Victorian printing techniques. [5]

In 2019, Gregory was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Photographic Society.

The exhibition Lost languages and other voices in 2011 at Impressions Gallery in Bradford was the first major retrospective of her work spanning over 20 years. [5]

In 2023, Gregory and the Whitechapel Gallery won the Freelands Award. The gallery will host a retrospective of Gregory's career in the fall of 2025. [6] [7]

Exhibitions

Publications

Collections

Gregory's work is held in the following permanent collections:

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References

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