Grayson Perry, CBE

ARTIST

The eccentric Grayson Perry is as well-known for his love of female clothing as his brightly-coloured ceramic works. An instantly recognisable face of British art, this 2003 Turner Prize winner has been the subject of various documentaries and was awarded a CBE in 2013 for his services to contemporary art. Born in Essex, Perry struggled through a childhood overshadowed by divorce and a violent stepfather. He discovered early on that he liked to dress in women’s clothes, a facet of his character that has become familiar from his alter-ego, Claire. After graduating from a degree in Fine Art at Portsmouth Polytechnic, he lived in squats, joined the Neo Naturists to revive the true soul of the sixties and took up pottery lessons. Today his ceramics are famed for their strong autobiographical elements and for their direct interrogation of ideas about gender and society.

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