Perienne Christian

Biography

Perienne was awarded a scholarship to study for a Master’s in Drawing at the Royal Drawing School in 2006, where she received the Chairman’s First Prize for her end-of-year exhibition, which included images that were to be the sparks for the work she creates today; a bridge between the observed world, dream and imagination. Alongside her studio practice, she works as a teacher and creative mentor. She is a senior teaching faculty member at the Royal Drawing School, where she runs courses that emphasise this cross-over from observation into imagination.
Christian has exhibited nationally and internationally, including at the Royal Academy of Arts, Buckingham Palace, and Christie’s in New York. Her work is held in many public and private collections. She has worked as a freelance art tutor at many different art institutions, including the V&A, the Tate, and the Art Academy in London.
From 2009–2011 she sat for a painting for the artist Lucian Freud, the last he completed before he died, in 2011; an experience she has found enduringly beneficial to her own art practice.
She is the host of the 'Art & Story' Podcast: conversations on creativity and healing.