Vicken Parsons


Vicken Parsons, Lady Gormley, is a British artist, mostly painting in oils, but also making sculptures. Her works are displayed in Tate Britain, and are in the collections of the Arts Council and the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art.
She attended the Slade School of Fine Art, in London. She is represented by Alan Cristea Gallery, London and Ivorypress, Madrid.

Exhibitions

Parsons' solo exhibitions have included Galerie Christine König, Kettle's Yard, the Alan Cristea Gallery, and Tate St Ives. Her work has also been exhibited at the Royal Academy, the Institute of Contemporary Arts, Tate Modern, Southampton City Art Gallery and Kunsthalle Mannheim.

Personal life

Her husband is sculptor Sir Antony Gormley, O.B.E.. Vicken met Gormley while attending the Slade, and they married in 1980. She also worked as his assistant. Gormley said of her:
The couple have three children, a daughter and two sons.