Janette Parris

Janette Parris (born 1962 in West Ham, East London[1]) is an English contemporary artist who lives and works in London.

Early life and Education

Janette Parris was awarded her Masters degree in Fine Art at Goldsmiths College in 1994.[2]

Career

Parris typically uses drawing to create strongly narrative work,[3] often in the form of comic strips with a droll satirical humour, or figures that seem like comic-book characters. Her work has been exhibited across the UK.

Her 1998 installation Copyright, using a number of videos and items of Habitat furniture, portrayed everyday tragedies, described by The Independent as "absurd, sad, funny - and too close to home for comfort."[2]

In 2003, she was commissioned to produce a series of works for the "Art on the Underground" programme by London Underground.[4] In 2010, Parris's animated video Talent was shown at Tate Britain's Rude Britannia exhibition.[5]

Notes

  1. ↑ http://search.findmypast.co.uk/results/world-records/england-and-wales-births-1837-2006?firstname=janette&lastname=parris
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 John Windsor (26 March 1998). "Art: A discomfiting Habitat lounge". The Independent. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
  3. ↑ "Paul O'Kane's review for Pride Magazine".
  4. ↑ Parris commission for Transport for London
  5. ↑ Review of Rude Britannia by Colin Perry at TheFreeLibrary.Com

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