British artist Grayson Perry (born in 1960) was born in Chelmsford, Essex and lives and works in London. He uses traditional media such as tapestry, ceramic, and print-making to explore his fascination with contemporary social issues and the often provocative topics of religion, sex, gender, politics, class and identity.
Perry is one of the UK’s most celebrated contemporary artists and has had major solo exhibitions at the Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht, and ARoS Aarhus Art Museum, Aarhus, (2015 – 2016), the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, (2015), The British Museum, London (2011), 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Japan (2007), Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh (2006), Barbican Art Gallery, London (2002) and the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam (2002).
