Vanilla Beer
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Vanilla Beer is a British artist.
She trained at the West Surrey School of Art and Design
and the Farnham and Walthamstow School of Art, London. Vanilla's first major solo show
was at Gallery 181, curated by Alan Haydon in 1983. Her first major installation was commissioned by John Gill for the Royal Festival Hall
in 1984. Installation at the De La Warr Pavilion
in 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 Paris's Sorbonne and Cité University, occasionally at central London art schools. She has also been reviewer for The Art Book from 1997–2000.
She was elected Fellow of the Printmakers Council
in 1984, Holder of the Artescape Fellowship 1991-1992; She won the GLC Peace Year prize in 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 of Stafford Beer. She has been married three times and has no children.
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), designed and produced by Roger Kohn
and published by Peacock University Press and Artescape Foundation. Prenez, Mangez et Vivez shows the essays alongside Vanilla's paintings.
She trained at the West Surrey School of Art and Design
Surrey Institute of Art & Design, University College
The Surrey Institute of Art & Design, University College was an art college in the United Kingdom. It merged with the Kent Institute of Art & Design on 1 August 2005 to form the University College for the Creative Arts at Canterbury, Epsom, Farnham, Maidstone and Rochester, now the University for...
and the Farnham and Walthamstow School of Art, London. Vanilla's first major solo show
One man show
The term one-man show often referred to comedian, who would stand on stage and entertain an audience. With the advent of feminism, words and phrases such as one-woman show and comedienne have entered the modern-day lexicon....
was at Gallery 181, curated by Alan Haydon in 1983. Her first major installation was commissioned by John Gill for the Royal Festival Hall
Royal Festival Hall
The Royal Festival Hall is a 2,900-seat concert, dance and talks venue within Southbank Centre in London. It is situated on the South Bank of the River Thames, not far from Hungerford Bridge. It is a Grade I listed building - the first post-war building to become so protected...
in 1984. Installation at the De La Warr Pavilion
The De La Warr Pavilion
The De La Warr Pavilion is an International Style building constructed in 1935 and designed by the architects Erich Mendelsohn and Serge Chermayeff; considered by some to be in an Art Deco style. Some claim it to be the first major Modernist public building in Britain, although in fact it was...
in 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
Lewisham College
Lewisham College is a further education college in Lewisham, south-east London.Lewisham College is located in the London Borough of Lewisham in south-east London. The college comprise campuses in Lewisham Way, New Cross and at Deptford Church Street...
and Greenwich University
Greenwich University
Greenwich University is a controversial distance learning institution, originally founded in 1972 in Missouri , trading from 1990 to 2003 in Hawaii--1998 to 2003 under separate ownership--and from 1998 to 2002 in Norfolk Island...
, at Paris's Sorbonne and Cité University, occasionally at central London art schools. She has also been reviewer for The Art Book from 1997–2000.
She was elected Fellow of the Printmakers Council
Printmakers Council
The London-based Printmakers Council, founded in 1965, aims to promote the art of printmaking and the work of contemporary printmakers. It organizes exhibitions in London, around the United Kingdom and internationally...
in 1984, Holder of the Artescape Fellowship 1991-1992; She won the GLC Peace Year prize in 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
County Mayo
County Mayo is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the village of Mayo, which is now generally known as Mayo Abbey. Mayo County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county is 130,552...
, Ireland.
Vanilla is the daughter of Stafford Beer. She has been married three times and has no children.
Prenez, Mangez et Vivez
Roger Kohn
Roger Kohn is a designer and author. He studied with Rowan Gillespie at York School of Art and is the Irish sculptor's biographer.-Education and career:Kohn was educated at Marton Hall Preparatory School and Pocklington School...
and published by Peacock University Press and Artescape Foundation. Prenez, Mangez et Vivez shows the essays alongside Vanilla's paintings.