Gill Perry is an art historian, writer and curator. She is Emeritus Professor of Art History at The Open University, UK. Her latest book, Islands and Contemporary Art, the ‘end-product’ of more than ten years of research in this and related areas, was published in September 2024.

Recent Lectures
‘Goddesses and Islands: Swimming with Circe and Mother Ireland’ at The Women’s Art Collection, Murray Edwards Hall, Cambridge on 7 September 2024.
‘Hypothetical and Drowning Islands’ at the Earth Rising cinference, IMMA, Dublin, 21 September, 2024.
‘Artists, Goddesses and Archopelagos: The Role of Gender in a Study of Islands in Contemporary Art’ for the ‘Critical Perspectives in Art and Culture’ course (EMCL), Royal Academy, London, 17 October, 2024.

A curated exhibition on the Islands theme is currently being conceived and planned. Watch this space for further information!