Cornelia Parker

Sculptor

Birthday July 14, 1956

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace England

Age 67 years old

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About

Sculptor and installation artist known for "Cold Dark Matter: An Exploded View" from 1991, "Subconscious of a Monument," and other works. Her 1995 "The Maybe" was a performance piece featuring actress Tilda Swinton asleep inside a vitrine.

Before Fame

She studied at Gloucestershire College of Art and Design, Wolverhampton Polytechnic, and Reading University.

Trivia

She was shortlisted for the prestigious Turner Prize in 1997.

Family Life

She settled in London with her husband and daughter.

Associated With

She and fellow sculptor Allen Jones were both born in England.