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Jo Longhurst

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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

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Longhurst was born in Essex, UK.[3] She earned a doctorate at the Royal College of Art.[4]

Career

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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

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