Name/TitleJo Clifford
About this objectFramed and glazed drawing of trans playwright and performer Jo Clifford (2024) by Scottish artist Joyce Gunn Cairns.
MakerGunn Cairns, Joyce
Maker RoleArtist
Date Made2024
Period2020s
Medium and MaterialsInorganic, glass
Organic, paper and wood
Place MadeScotland, Edinburgh
Inscription and MarksBottom right of drawing, handwritten in pencil:
JO CLIFFORD
By J. GUNN CAIRNS
2024
MeasurementsH: 625 x W: 475 x D: 20 mm (framed)
Subject and Association KeywordsArt & design
Subject and Association KeywordsLGBTQ+
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://www.oakhamcontemporaryart.com/artist-biography/joyce-gunn-cairns:
Joyce Gunn Cairns MBE trained in Drawing and Painting at Edinburgh College of Art, having previously completed a degree in German and Comparative Religion at Aberdeen University. Joyce Gunn Cairns MBE has become one of Scotland’s most cherished artists, with nine works in the permanent collection of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, five works in the permanent collection of the City Art Centre, and works in other major collections including Balliol College, Oxford and Jesus College, Cambridge. Drawing on her deep sensitivity and appreciation of literature, at the core of Gunn Cairns’ practice is expressive figurative work, including portraits and wildlife studies. From some of Scotland’s most eminent cultural figures to an otter or a dormouse, whatever the subject, Joyce Gunn Cairns MBE draws them with the same delicacy of perception and appreciation. ... Joyce Gunn Cairns was awarded an MBE for services to the arts in the June 2004 Queen's Honours List.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo_Clifford:
Jo Clifford (born 1951) is a British writer and actor based in Edinburgh. In 2017, she was inducted into the Saltire Society's community of Outstanding Women of Scotland, and was given the Olwen Wymark award by the Writers' Guild of Great Britain in 2021 [continues].
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeDrawing
Object numberGWL-2025-32
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved