Name/TitlePhoto: Veronica Ryan Sculpture
About this objectColour photograph featuring a promotional poster for sculptor Veronica Ryan's solo retrospective exhibition, titled Veronica Ryan, which toured from the Arnolfini in Bristol to the Third Eye Centre in Glasgow (13 June to 5 July 1987).
The photo is a reprint of an image in the records of the Third Eye Centre held at CCA Glasgow and was printed for the exhibition Life Support: Forms of Care in Art and Activism at GWL (14 Aug – 16 Oct 2021).
MakerThird Eye Centre
Date Made1987
Period1980s
Place MadeScotland, Glasgow
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper
TechniquePhotograph
MeasurementsH: 178 x W: 119 mm
Subject and Association Keywordscontemporary art & design
Subject and Association KeywordsBlack women artists
Subject and Association DescriptionVeronica Maudlyn Ryan (born 1956 in Plymouth, Montserrat, West Indies) is a Montserrat-born British sculptor. She moved to London with her parents when she was an infant and now lives between New York and Bristol: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veronica_Ryan
The Third Eye Centre was a contemporary arts centre in Glasgow, founded by Scottish writer Tom McGrath in 1975. The building was at 350 Sauchiehall Street, close to the Glasgow School of Art, and was purchased by the Scottish Arts Council. The venue closed in the early 1990s to become the Centre for Contemporary Arts in 1992: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Eye_Centre
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypePhotograph
Object numberGWL-2022-49-2
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved