Carmen Perrin

Carmen Perrin studied at École supérieure d'art visuel Genève. The recorded working language is French. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are site-specific art and public art. Places of work recorded in the authority are Geneva and Marseille. Works named in the authority record are Motifs d'une porosité. Work by Carmen Perrin is recorded in the collections of Museum of Modern Art, MACBA Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art and Museum of Fine Arts of Nancy.

• Name — Carmen Perrin • Born — 9 January 1953 • Birthplace — La Paz, Bolivia • Education — École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Genève • Occupation — Visual artist, designer, educator, university department Chair • Known for — Sculpture, public art • Awards — Manor Cultural Prize (1988) • Website — https: www.CarmenPerrin.com/

• Illustration — Untitled (1990) by Carmen Perrin in the Austrian Sculpture Park in Premstätten, Kalsdorf bei Graz • Illustration — "Sculpture en ellipse" (1984) Museum of Fine Arts, Nancy Carmen Perrin was born on January 9, 1953, in La Paz, Bolivia to Swiss parents. Her father is filmmaker, Alberto Perrin. In 1960, she moved with her family back to Geneva, Switzerland. She attended École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Genève (the school has since been merged and re-named the Geneva University of Art and Design), where she graduated in 1980. Her early work was primarily sculptures made of industrial items (such as bricks, wire, rubber), which explored the physical materials and their interactions. After 1990, she began to work at a much larger scale and was considerate of the site of the work. In 1993, she had her debut solo exhibition in the United States at the Swiss Institute Contemporary Art New York. She was awarded the Manor Cultural Prize (1988) for the Canton of Geneva; and the Trigon Prize ’89 from the Trigon Museum, Graz, Austria. Her work is in museum collections, including at the Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona, and the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

Carmen Perrin is recorded with the occupation installation artist. Classed in the genre site-specific art. Classed in the genre public art. Recorded as artist, printmaker and sculptor. Recognition and collections.