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]

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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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