Julia Peyton-Jones

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Julia Peyton-Jones OBE (b. 1952^[1]) is co-director of the Serpentine Gallery, London together with Hans-Ulrich Obrist. Peyton-Jones studied painting at the Royal College of Art between 1975–78,^[2] but did not continue a career as a professional artist. Two of her works still hang in the Bank of England. She was a curator at the Hayward Gallery before she became the director of the Serpentine Gallery in 1991. Peyton-Jones oversaw a major refurbishment of the galleries. She was awarded the OBE in 2003.

References

↑ Christopher Frayling (ed.) Art and design: 100 years at the Royal College of Art Richard Dennis Publications, 2006.
↑ Christopher Frayling (ed.) Art and design: 100 years at the Royal College of Art Richard Dennis Publications, 2006.

Articles

"Peyton's place" Telegraph.co Sept. 7, 2006.
"BBC News: OBEs 2003 BBC News Website, June 2003.

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