Grayson Perry

A national treasure, the contemporary artist Grayson Perry creates ceramic vases and tapestries. Known for his colourful wardrobe as a crossdresser, Perry has also worked extensively on producing art and social commentary throughout his career.

A Turner Prize winner, Perry’s art is easily recognisable for his freehand drawings that are distinctly autobiographical, regularly featuring his alter-ego Claire and iconic childhood teddy bear Alan Measles. Having enjoyed many solo exhibitions, Perry’s work has been exhibited at the British Museum, the Tate, and the Victoria and Albert Museum, amongst others. Having received many prestigious awards, in 2008 Perry was named as one of the Daily Telegraph’s 100 most powerful people in British culture. Having also made numerous television appearances, Perry frequently explores society and identify in his TV programmes including his 2014 series Who are you? and more recently his 2018 documentary series Rites of Passage. He has also appeared on a host of popular panel shows including Have I Got News For You, QI and Question Time.

A leading voice on creativity observations and society, alongside his career as an artist, Perry has gone on to write for several national publications including The Times for whom he was an arts correspondent until 2007. Perry has also lectured on a number of subjects including the state of art in the 21st century for his 2013 series of Reith Lectures and his 2017 lecture for The Orwell Foundation entitled I’ve read all the academic texts on empathy.