Marina Vaizey | The Arts Desk

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Marina Vaizey

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Marina Vaizey was art critic for the Financial Times, then the Sunday Times, edited the Art Quarterly, has been a judge for the Turner Prize, and a trustee of several museums; books include 100 Masterpieces, The Artist as Photographer and Great Women Collectors. She's currently a freelance art critic and lecturer. This drawing of Marina as a character from Jane Austen is 40 years old.

Articles By Marina Vaizey

The Brits Who Designed the Modern World, BBC Two Sunday, 27 November 2016 Read more...	Portrait of the Artist, The Queen's Gallery Saturday, 26 November 2016 Read more...
Young, Gifted and Classical: The Making of a Maestro, BBC Four Monday, 21 November 2016 Read more...	Intrigue: James Ensor by Luc Tuymans, Royal Academy Tuesday, 08 November 2016 Read more...
The Choir: Gareth's Best in Britain, BBC Two Wednesday, 02 November 2016 Read more...	Nicky and Wynton: The Making of a Concerto, BBC Four Saturday, 29 October 2016 Read more...
Adriaen van de Velde, Dulwich Picture Gallery Wednesday, 26 October 2016 Read more...	Opinion: ArtReview Power 100 Saturday, 22 October 2016 Read more...
Paxman on Trump v Clinton: Divided America, BBC One Tuesday, 18 October 2016 Read more...	Kew's Forgotten Queen, BBC Four Tuesday, 27 September 2016 Read more...
Abstract Expressionism, Royal Academy Saturday, 24 September 2016 Read more...	Bricks!, BBC Four Wednesday, 21 September 2016 Read more...
Natural World: Jaguars – Brazil's Super Cats, BBC Two Thursday, 15 September 2016 Read more...	There's Something about Romcoms, Channel 4 Sunday, 21 August 2016 Read more...
Stubbs and the Wild, Holburne Museum, Bath Tuesday, 02 August 2016 Read more...	Masters of the Pacific Coast: The Tribes of the American Northwest, BBC Four Friday, 29 July 2016 Read more...

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