Vicken Parsons | |
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 Vicken Parsons, On Reflection, November 2017 | |
| Born | 1957 (age 65–66) |
| 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]
She attended the Slade School of Fine Art, in London. [1]
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]
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]
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