Lucy Orta

Lucy Orta is an internationally renowned British artist who lives and works in Paris. Several books have been published on her and her partner's Jorge work, including Jorge + Lucy Orta Pattern Book (Black Dog Publishing, 2007) and her work has been exhibited in major contemporary art museums around the world including the Museum of Contemporary Art Sydney, Museum Boijmans van Beuningen Rotterdam, ICA London and the Modern Art Museum, Paris. Lucy operates not only as an artist, but also as...See more

Lucy Orta is an internationally renowned British artist who lives and works in Paris. Several books have been published on her and her partner's Jorge work, including Jorge + Lucy Orta Pattern Book (Black Dog Publishing, 2007) and her work has been exhibited in major contemporary art museums around the world including the Museum of Contemporary Art Sydney, Museum Boijmans van Beuningen Rotterdam, ICA London and the Modern Art Museum, Paris. Lucy operates not only as an artist, but also as campaigner, community mediator and educator. Ian F. Hancock, Prof. of Linguistics, Dept. of Linguistics University of Texas. Representative to the UN and to UNICEF for the Romani people, and was appointed by President Bill Clinton to represent Roma on the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council in 1997. See less