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 the Serpentine.[says who?] Peyton-Jones became director of the Serpentine Gallery in 1991. She oversaw a major refurbishment of the galleries. In 2003, Peyton-Jones was made an OBE by the UK reigning monarch Elizabeth II.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Articles
- "Peyton's place" Telegraph.co Sept. 7, 2006.
- "BBC News: OBEs 2003 BBC News Website, June 2003.
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