“I had two great art teachers at school, but even they tried to tell me it was too hard a world. But that made being an artist even more attractive.”

English visual artist

Cornelia Ann Parker is an English visual artist best known for sculpture and installation art. Her work has made her a notable figure in contemporary art. She is especially associated with large-scale pieces that rethink familiar objects and materials through sculpture and installation. That focus has brought her a wide public profile and made her a recognisable name in modern British art.