Gaynor Perry

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—particularly the avian realm—and draws on childhood memories of playing at the site of St Anne's Well.

From a young age, Gaynor sought out dark, mythical places around her hometown of Hull, allowing her imagination to animate the stillness of her surroundings. This creative exploration enabled her to craft new realities—spaces to inhabit, interpret, and reimagine. By delving into the subconscious imagery of the mind, she captures the fleeting moments where imagination and perception intersect.

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September 2025 DISCOVERING PROJEKTIS *shortlisted* ArtEvol 2025: Voices from the Undefined, Saatchi Gallery, London
August 2019 Leeds Festival - Cinema Tent showing ST ANNE'S WELL (30:00 mins edit) Leeds, LS23 6ND
November 2018 Exploding Cinema (short film screenings) showing: RICHES ARE GREEN (04:28 mins) at the Cinema Museum, SE11 4TH
May 2018 Exploding Cinema (short film screenings) showing: ANTIDOTE (04:08 mins)at the Horse Hospital, Bloomsbury WC1N 1JD
May 2018 THE SPY & OTHER STORIES (Solo) Burgh House Hampstead, NW3 1LT
April 2017 HOW SHALL I GET ELEPHANTS TO STAY (Solo) Islington Arts Factory, N7 0SF
June 2016 Islington Arts Factory: Summer Salon (Group) Islington, N7 0SF
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 ARROWS (04:37 mins) at the Ivy House, London SE15
February 2015 Showroom Shorts (short film screenings) showing: ANTIDOTE (04:08 mins) at The Showroom Cinema, Sheffield S1
December 2014 ...