Jo Longhurst

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

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

Career

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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  1. ↑ Art Gallery of Ontario: Grange Prize photography award goes to Britain’s Jo Longhurst | Toronto Star
  2. ↑ British photographer wins $50K Grange Prize - Arts & Entertainment - CBC News
  3. ↑ Jo Longhurst Wins 2012 Grange Prize - Canadian Art
  4. ↑ Jo Longhurst wins Grange prize - The Globe and Mail
  5. ↑ "British photographer wins $50K Grange Prize". CBC News.
  6. ↑ "Grange Prize 2012: Jo Longhurst wins Canada’s highest photogrpahy honour". National Post.
  7. ↑ British artist Jo Longhurst wins Canada's richest photo award, Grange Prize - Arts - The Guardian
  8. ↑ "Jo Longhurst wins $50,000 photography prize". BBC News.
  9. ↑ "Jo Longhurst." Art Gallery of Ontario. Art Gallery of Ontario. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  10. ↑ Public vote awards U.K. artist Jo Longhurst $50,000 Grange Prize 2012 for contemporary photography
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