Priya Pereira (b. 1967) is an Indian artist and co-founder of Pixie Bks in Mumbai, India. She has been described as "India's only book artist".[1][2]
Priya Pereira | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1967 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Pixie |
| Known for | book artist |
| Website | www |
Pereira studied at Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda.[3] In 1993 she co-founded Pixie Bks along with Tony Pereira to publish the books.[3]
Her work is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art,[4] the Victoria and Albert Museum,[5] as well as the National Museum of Women in the Arts.[6]
In 2016 the National Museum of Women in the Arts held an exhibition of her work entitled Priya Pereira: Contemporary Books From India at their library.[3][7] In 2018 Pereira presented a TEDx talk entitled "Don't go by the book".[8] She is on the International Council of the Center for Book Arts in New York.[9]
References
edit- ^ "India's only book artist Priya Pereira on creating an art form that skirts the line between publishing and art". DNA India. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Meet India's only "book artist"". The Hindu. 10 November 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ a b c "Wordplay and Whimsy: Priya Pereira's Book Art". NMWA. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "The Metropolitan Museum of Art". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- ^ "Double crossing a river / [by] Priya Pereira | Pereira, Priya". Victoria and Albert Museum: Explore the Collections. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Priya Pereira". NMWA Library & Research Center. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ Heller, Steven (27 June 2016). "Pixie Bks Brighten a Dreary Washington, DC". PRINT Magazine. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Don't go by the book. | Priya Pereira". TEDxDSBInternationalSchool. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "About". Center for Book Arts. Retrieved 1 March 2023.