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Branson opened the Vanessa Devereux Gallery on Blenheim Crescent in London |
Branson opened and ran the Vanessa Devereux Gallery on Blenheim Crescent in London from 1986 until 1991.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/travel/1987/11/01/the-artful-lodgers-on-londons-portobello-road/ |title=The Artful Lodgers on London's Portobello Road |newspaper=The Washington Post |last=Frankel |first=Claire |date=1 November 1987 |access-date=26 August 2022}}</ref> She had married Robert Devereux in 1983 and they had four children before divorcing in 1997.<ref name=Phillips/><ref>{{cite book |doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U247465 |chapter=Devereux, Robert Harold Ferrers, (Born 11 April 1955), Chairman, New Forests Company Holding LTD, since 2007; Founder and Director, African Arts Trust, since 2012 |title=Who's Who |year=2008 }}</ref> |
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Between 1999 and 2004, Prue O’Day and Branson curated the Wonderful Fund collection which was first shown at the [[Museum of Marrackech]].<ref name="Tel0200">{{cite news|last=Gleadell|first=Colin|title=It's wonderful being a patron|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/4719852/Its-Wonderful-being-a-patron.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112115856/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/4719852/Its-Wonderful-being-a-patron.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 November 2012|access-date=12 February 2019|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=14 February 2000}}</ref> Branson is the co-owner of a luxury boutique hotel in Marrakech, El Fenn, which she purchased in 2002 with entrepreneur [[Howell James]].<ref name=Dodds/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://el-fenn.com/history/|title=El Fenn:Our history|publisher=El Fenn|access-date=25 August 2022}}</ref><ref name=Milner>{{cite news |url=https://www.ft.com/content/a0587fb4-93e6-11e3-a0e1-00144feab7de |work=Financial Times |first=Catherine |last=Milner |date=25 February 2014 |access-date=26 August 2022 |title=Vanessa Branson: Marrakech Biennale interview }}</ref> In 2005 she became the president and founder of the Arts in Marrakech Festival, now known as the Marrakech Biennale.<ref name=Milner/><ref name="AiM">{{cite web|title=Marrakech Biennale: History|url=https://el-fenn.com/history/ | publisher=Marrakech Biennale |access-date=12 February 2019}}</ref> In October 2014, Branson was awarded the royal distinction of Officer of the [[Order of Ouissam Alaouite|Ouissam Aalouite]]<ref name="Ouissam">{{cite web|title=Vanessa Branson |url=https://bloomsbury.com/uk/author/vanessa-branson/| publisher=Bloomsbury |access-date=1 August 2020}}</ref> at the occasion of the ceremony inaugurating the [[Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art]] in [[Rabat]] for her contributions to Moroccan arts and culture.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2015/feb/16/The-Joy-of-Art-717907.html |work=The New Indian Express |last=Sebastian |first=Shevlin |date=16 February 2015 |title=The Joy of Art |access-date=25 August 2022 }}</ref> |
Between 1999 and 2004, Prue O’Day and Branson curated the Wonderful Fund collection which was first shown at the [[Museum of Marrackech]].<ref name="Tel0200">{{cite news|last=Gleadell|first=Colin|title=It's wonderful being a patron|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/4719852/Its-Wonderful-being-a-patron.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112115856/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/4719852/Its-Wonderful-being-a-patron.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 November 2012|access-date=12 February 2019|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=14 February 2000}}</ref> Branson is the co-owner of a luxury boutique hotel in Marrakech, El Fenn, which she purchased in 2002 with entrepreneur [[Howell James]].<ref name=Dodds/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://el-fenn.com/history/|title=El Fenn:Our history|publisher=El Fenn|access-date=25 August 2022}}</ref><ref name=Milner>{{cite news |url=https://www.ft.com/content/a0587fb4-93e6-11e3-a0e1-00144feab7de |work=Financial Times |first=Catherine |last=Milner |date=25 February 2014 |access-date=26 August 2022 |title=Vanessa Branson: Marrakech Biennale interview }}</ref> In 2005 she became the president and founder of the Arts in Marrakech Festival, now known as the Marrakech Biennale.<ref name=Milner/><ref name="AiM">{{cite web|title=Marrakech Biennale: History|url=https://el-fenn.com/history/ | publisher=Marrakech Biennale |access-date=12 February 2019}}</ref> In October 2014, Branson was awarded the royal distinction of Officer of the [[Order of Ouissam Alaouite|Ouissam Aalouite]]<ref name="Ouissam">{{cite web|title=Vanessa Branson |url=https://bloomsbury.com/uk/author/vanessa-branson/| publisher=Bloomsbury |access-date=1 August 2020}}</ref> at the occasion of the ceremony inaugurating the [[Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art]] in [[Rabat]] for her contributions to Moroccan arts and culture.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2015/feb/16/The-Joy-of-Art-717907.html |work=The New Indian Express |last=Sebastian |first=Shevlin |date=16 February 2015 |title=The Joy of Art |access-date=25 August 2022 }}</ref> |
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Branson's memoir, ''One Hundred Summers'', was published in May 2020.<ref name=Law/><ref name="memoir">{{cite web | url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/vanessa-branson-one-hundred-summers-review | title=Vanessa Branson's memoir is a perfect 1980s time capsule | work=[[GQ Magazine]] | date=23 May 2020 | access-date=26 May 2020 | author=Cole, Olivia}}</ref> |
Branson's memoir, ''One Hundred Summers'', was published in May 2020.<ref name=Law/><ref name="memoir">{{cite web | url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/vanessa-branson-one-hundred-summers-review | title=Vanessa Branson's memoir is a perfect 1980s time capsule | work=[[GQ Magazine]] | date=23 May 2020 | access-date=26 May 2020 | author=Cole, Olivia}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 11:34, 27 October 2022
Vanessa Branson | |
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.png) Branson in 2016 | |
| Born | Vanessa Gay Branson 1959 (age 64–65) |
| Other names | Vanessa Devereux |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1983–present |
| Spouse |
Robert Devereux
(m. 1983; div. 1997) |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent |
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| Relatives | G. A. H. Branson (grandfather) Richard Branson (brother) |
| Website | vanessabranson |
Vanessa Branson (born 1959) is an English entrepreneur and the founder of the Marrakech Biennale.
Early life
Branson is the youngest child of Eve Branson (née Evette Huntley Flindt; 1924–2021), a former ballet dancer and air hostess,[1] and Edward James "Ted" Branson (1918–2011), a barrister.[2] She was educated at Box Hill School.[3][4] Her brother is founder of Virgin Group, Richard Branson.[5]
Career
Branson opened and ran the Vanessa Devereux Gallery on Blenheim Crescent in London from 1986 until 1991.[6] She had married Robert Devereux in 1983 and they had four children before divorcing in 1997.[4][7]
Between 1999 and 2004, Prue O’Day and Branson curated the Wonderful Fund collection which was first shown at the Museum of Marrackech.[8] Branson is the co-owner of a luxury boutique hotel in Marrakech, El Fenn, which she purchased in 2002 with entrepreneur Howell James.[5][9][10] In 2005 she became the president and founder of the Arts in Marrakech Festival, now known as the Marrakech Biennale.[10][11] In October 2014, Branson was awarded the royal distinction of Officer of the Ouissam Aalouite[12] at the occasion of the ceremony inaugurating the Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rabat for her contributions to Moroccan arts and culture.[13]
Branson also owns and runs Eilean Shona, an island on the west coast of Scotland at the entrance to Loch Moidart.[14] In collaboration with the Royal Society of Sculptors, a members-only residency has been created — a month-long opportunity for the winning member to live on the island and reflect upon and respond to the natural environment.[5][15]
Branson's memoir, One Hundred Summers, was published in May 2020.[3][16]
References
- ^ "Eve's Story". The Eve Branson Foundation. Archived from the original on 16 October 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ "Edward Branson". The Daily Telegraph. London. 8 May 2011. Archived from the original on 8 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ^ a b Law, Katie (14 May 2020). "Vanessa Branson on family, her new memoir and why her brother Richard is no 'wizened tycoon'". Evening Standard. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ^ a b Phillips, Caroline (3 October 2005). "Vanessa Branson: Aiming to outshine her famous brother". Independent. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ a b c Dodds, Rosanna (10 December 2021). "Unlocking the magic of Eilean Shona". Financial Times. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ Frankel, Claire (1 November 1987). "The Artful Lodgers on London's Portobello Road". The Washington Post. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ "Devereux, Robert Harold Ferrers, (Born 11 April 1955), Chairman, New Forests Company Holding LTD, since 2007; Founder and Director, African Arts Trust, since 2012". Who's Who. 2008. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U247465.
- ^ Gleadell, Colin (14 February 2000). "It's wonderful being a patron". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ "El Fenn:Our history". El Fenn. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ a b Milner, Catherine (25 February 2014). "Vanessa Branson: Marrakech Biennale interview". Financial Times. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ "Marrakech Biennale: History". Marrakech Biennale. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ "Vanessa Branson". Bloomsbury. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ Sebastian, Shevlin (16 February 2015). "The Joy of Art". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ Bragg, Alice (14 November 2016). "Britain's most romantic island hideaway". Condé Nast Traveller. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ "Eilean Shona Residency | Royal Society of Sculptors". sculptors.org.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ Cole, Olivia (23 May 2020). "Vanessa Branson's memoir is a perfect 1980s time capsule". GQ Magazine. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
Further reading
- Branson, Vanessa (19 May 2020). One Hundred Summers. pp. 1–368. ISBN 9781912914142.