Jo Longhurst is a UK-based artist and photographer. She is the winner of the Canadian 2012 Grange Prize. [1] [2] She was the Art Gallery of Ontario's Artist-in-residence from November to December 2012.
Early life and education
Longhurst was born in Essex, UK. [3] She earned a doctorate at the Royal College of Art. [4]
Career
Longhurst is known for her photographs of gymnasts, [5] which she displays in an exhibit entitled Other Spaces, and also her exhibit of photographs of Show dogs, which she titles The Refusal. [6] [7] Her work has been exhibited in the UK and in Europe. [8]
References
- ^ Art Gallery of Ontario: Grange Prize photography award goes to Britain’s Jo Longhurst | Toronto Star
- ^ British photographer wins $50K Grange Prize – Arts & Entertainment – CBC News
- ^ Jo Longhurst Wins 2012 Grange Prize – Canadian Art
- ^ Jo Longhurst wins Grange prize – The Globe and Mail
- ^ "British photographer wins $50K Grange Prize". CBC News.
- ^ "Grange Prize 2012: Jo Longhurst wins Canada’s highest photogrpahy honour". National Post.
- ^ British artist Jo Longhurst wins Canada's richest photo award, Grange Prize – Arts – The Guardian
- ^ "Jo Longhurst wins $50,000 photography prize". BBC News.
- ^ "Jo Longhurst." Art Gallery of Ontario. Art Gallery of Ontario. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- ^ Public vote awards U.K. artist Jo Longhurst $50,000 Grange Prize 2012 for contemporary photography