Jane Boyd

Jane Boyd
Born (1953-06-20) 20 June 1953 (age 71)
London, UK
EducationCamberwell College of Arts, University of London
Awards
  • Fellow Commoner in Creative Arts Trinity College, Cambridge (1981–83)
  • Abbey Rome Fellow 1998 at the British School at Rome (1999)
  • Leverhulme Trust Artist-in-Residence at The Warburg Institute, University of London (2001)
  • Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowship (2006)
  • Brown Foundation Fellow at the Dora Maar House (2011)
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (2011)
Websitejaneboyd.co.uk

Jane Boyd (born 20 June 1953) is a British artist.[1] She is best known for her work in light-based installation and drawing and has been exhibiting internationally since 1986. Boyd was the first woman to be elected Fellow Commoner in Creative Arts,[2] a two-year fellowship (1981–83) awarded by Trinity College, Cambridge. Her work is represented in a number of public collections including the Victoria & Albert Museum,[3] the Gibberd Gallery and the British Museum.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Jane Boyd, the artist". the-artists.org. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Creative arts fellowship marks 50 years". Cambridge University. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Heavenly Messengers I from the V&A's collections". collections.vam.ac.uk. 25 April 1991. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Presence and Remains study iii; abstract shapes. 1999 Charcoal dust on Arches paper. Drawing. The British Museum Collection". Britishmuseum.org. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Presence and Remains study iv; abstract shapes. 1999 Charcoal dust on paper. Drawing. The British Museum Collection". Britishmuseum.org. Retrieved 10 December 2017.