Gaynor Perry
London, United Kingdom
A self-taught artist working intuitively across creative disciplines including photography, painting...
About the artist
Gaynor Perry
Joined In 2019
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About the artist
Gaynor Perry
Joined In 2019
(4 Followers)
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A self-taught artist working intuitively across creative disciplines including photography, painting, film and music (composition, production and voice).
Photography is a cornerstone of Gaynor's creative practice. Her image The Spy earned the Judges' Choice Award from the Association of Photographers in 2012. That same year, the National Portrait Gallery acquired her portrait of renowned reportage photographer Neil Libbert for its permanent collection.
Music also plays a vital role in shaping the sensory dimensions of Gaynor's art. At Leeds Festival 2019, her audiovisual piece St Anne's Well was featured in the cinema tent, courtesy of Film Oxford. Attracting 75,000 visitors annually, Leeds Festival provided a fitting platform for this experimental 40‑minute work, inspired by a little‑known ancient holy well. The piece reflects her love of nature and draws on childhood memories of playing at the site of St Anne's Well.
Describing her artistic practice, Gaynor states:
"To discern the fluid precincts of truth, it is essential to nurture a fluent dialogue with the subconscious. By cultivating heightened awareness of intuitive feelings — paired with curiosity and belief in the imagery and sensory episodes delivered through the drea...
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October 2026 VIEW FROM ONEIRIC PAGODA *shortlisted* ArtEvol 2026: A View from Everywhere (Group / Juried - London Art Collective) Saatchi Gallery, London SW3
September 2025 DISCOVERING PROJEKTIS *shortlisted* ArtEvol 2025: Voices from the Undefined (Group / Juried - London Art Collective) Saatchi Gallery, London SW3
August 2019 Leeds Festival - Cinema Tent showing ST ANNE'S WELL (30:00 mins edit) Leeds, LS23
November 2018 Exploding Cinema (short film screenings) showing: RICHES ARE GREEN (04:28 mins) at the Cinema Museum, SE11
May 2018 Exploding Cinema (short film screenings) showing: ANTIDOTE (04:08 mins)at the Horse Hospital, Bloomsbury WC1N
May 2018 THE SPY & OTHER STORIES (Solo) Burgh House Hampstead, NW3
April 2017 HOW SHALL I GET ELEPHANTS TO STAY (Solo) Islington Arts Factory, N7
June 2016 Islington Arts Factory: Summer Salon (Group) Islington, N7
January 2016 Showroom Shorts (short film screenings) showing: RICHES ARE GREEN (04:28 mins) at The Showroom Cinema, Sheffield S1
August 2015 Short Moves (short film screenings) showing: PERPETUAL BABY (03:47 mins), ANTIDOTE (04:08 mins) and FORGETTING RESCUE (04:02 mins) at Vout-O-Reenees, London E1
April 2015 Exploding Cinema (short film screenings) showing: POISON ...