Cornelia Parker. NO, 2020. Very Rare Royal Academy Print. Unframed

Genuine'Varnishing Day' Royal Academy Print. Stunning image produced in 2020 for the Varnishing Day Collection at the Royal Academy. Printed in Great Britain on Mohawk Superfine Ultrawhite Eggshell 216 GSM Paper. Paper Size 33cm x 24.5cm. Cornelia Parker studied at Gloucester College of Art (1974 - 1975), Wolverhampton Polytechnic, BA Hons (1975 - 1978) and Reading University, MFA (1980 - 1982).

She is well known for her large scale, often site specific, installations. Her engagement with the fragility of existence and the transformation of matter is exemplified in two key works: Dark Matter, a cartoon-like reconstruction of an exploded army shed, and Heart of Darkness, the formal arrangement of charred remains from a forest fire.

There is an apocalyptic tone to much of her work but she also demonstrates a concern with the more insidious effects of global warming and consumerism. She was nominated for the Turner Prize in 1997.

She was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2010 and a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to the Arts in The Queen's Jubilee Birthday Honours List 2022.

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