- Vanilla Beer
Vanilla Beer (born 1950 in
Sheffield , England); Vanilla is a diverse artist who trained with the SW Surrey School of Art and Design, Farnham and Walthamstow School of Art, London. Vanilla's first major solo show was at Gallery 181, curated by Alan Haydon, 1983. Her first major installation was commissioned by John Gill for theRoyal Festival Hall , 1984. Installation at the De La Warr Pavilion 1985, exhibitions (in excess of 100) in England, America, Philippines (with British Council Support), France, Berlin and Ireland.Vanilla Beer was a part-time lecturer at Lewisham College and
Greenwich University , at the Sorbonne and Cité University, Paris, occasionally at central London art schools. Reviewer for The Art Book 1997 – 2000.Elected Fellow of the Printmakers Council 1984, Holder of the Artescape Fellowship 1991 -1992; winner of GLC Peace Year prize 1983, Mail on Sunday Award 1991, Russell and Chapple Painting of the Month November 1996, Ray Finnis Award 1997, prize winner for short-listed installations at Deptford Creek, London and in County Mayo, Ireland.
Vanilla is the daughter
Stafford Beer , has been married three times and has no children.Prenez, Mangez et Vivez
In 2006 essays on Vanilla's work written in English and French were published in Prenez, Mangez et Vivez by Beatrijs Lauwaert, Liane Lang and Ian Bolton (edited by Tony Mann), published by Peacock University Press and Artescape Foundation. Prenez, Mangez et Vivez shows the essays alongside Vanilla's paintings.
References
* [http://www.vanillabeer.org/nilcv.htm "Vanilla Beer CV"]
* [http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/yourgallery/artist_profile/Vanilla+Beer/5180.html "Vanilla Beer in the Saatchi Gallery"]
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