Cornelia Parker

Cornelia Parker studied at from 1974 to 1975 at the Gloucester College of Art, which later became University of Gloucestershire. She is well known for her large scale installations and was nominated for the Turner Prize in 1997.

Cornelia, who received an Honorary Doctorate from the University in 2008, has collaborated with a wide number of organisations including Madame Tussaud’s, the Victoria and Albert Museum, and HM Customs and Excise. Cornelia has kindly donated this painting, Two Shots of Tequila, to University of Gloucestershire.