Carmen Perrin | |
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Born | La Paz, Bolivia | 9 January 1953
Alma mater | École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Genève |
Occupation(s) | Visual artist, designer, educator, university department Chair |
Known for | Sculpture, public art |
Awards | Manor Cultural Prize (1988) |
Website |
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Carmen Perrin (born 1953) is a Bolivian-born Swiss visual artist, designer, and educator. She has worked as a sculptor, [1] site-specific artist, [1] and printmaker, as well as worked in the design public garden spaces and public art in collaboration with architects. [2] From 1989 to 2004, she was the university chair of her alma mater, École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Genève. [3]
Carmen Perrin was born on January 9, 1953, in La Paz, Bolivia to Swiss parents. [2] Her father is filmmaker, Alberto Perrin. [4] In 1960, she moved with her family back to Geneva, Switzerland. [2]
She attended École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Genève (the school has since been merged and re-named the Geneva University of Art and Design), where she graduated in 1980. [2] Her early work was primarily sculptures made of industrial items (such as bricks, wire, rubber), which explored the physical materials and their interactions. [4] After 1990, she began to work at a much larger scale and was considerate of the site of the work. [4] In 1993, she had her debut solo exhibition in the United States at the Swiss Institute Contemporary Art New York. [1]
She was awarded the Manor Cultural Prize (1988) for the Canton of Geneva; and the Trigon Prize ’89 from the Trigon Museum, Graz, Austria. [3] Her work is in museum collections, including at the Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona, [5] and the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. [6]
Carmen Perrin | |
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Born | La Paz, Bolivia | 9 January 1953
Alma mater | École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Genève |
Occupation(s) | Visual artist, designer, educator, university department Chair |
Known for | Sculpture, public art |
Awards | Manor Cultural Prize (1988) |
Website |
www |
Carmen Perrin (born 1953) is a Bolivian-born Swiss visual artist, designer, and educator. She has worked as a sculptor, [1] site-specific artist, [1] and printmaker, as well as worked in the design public garden spaces and public art in collaboration with architects. [2] From 1989 to 2004, she was the university chair of her alma mater, École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Genève. [3]
Carmen Perrin was born on January 9, 1953, in La Paz, Bolivia to Swiss parents. [2] Her father is filmmaker, Alberto Perrin. [4] In 1960, she moved with her family back to Geneva, Switzerland. [2]
She attended École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Genève (the school has since been merged and re-named the Geneva University of Art and Design), where she graduated in 1980. [2] Her early work was primarily sculptures made of industrial items (such as bricks, wire, rubber), which explored the physical materials and their interactions. [4] After 1990, she began to work at a much larger scale and was considerate of the site of the work. [4] In 1993, she had her debut solo exhibition in the United States at the Swiss Institute Contemporary Art New York. [1]
She was awarded the Manor Cultural Prize (1988) for the Canton of Geneva; and the Trigon Prize ’89 from the Trigon Museum, Graz, Austria. [3] Her work is in museum collections, including at the Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona, [5] and the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. [6]