Jill Lloyd


Jill Lloyd is a writer and curator specializing in twentieth-century art, with particular expertise for German and Austrian art. She has organised many critically acclaimed exhibitions for leading museums and has published widely, including her book German Expressionism, Primitivism and Modernity, which was awarded the first National Art Book Prize.
She is a member of the board of trustees for the Neue Galerie New York, where she has curated several important exhibitions including Van Gogh and Expressionism, Vasily Kandinsky: From Blaue Reiter to Bauhaus, Ferdinand Hodler, View to Infinity, Vienna 1900, Munch and Expressionism, and Richard Gerstl.

Early life

After completing her studies at the Courtauld Institute of Art with a PhD on German Expressionism, Lloyd began her career as a lecturer in twentieth-century Art at University College, London University. On moving to Paris in 1989 she worked as Editor of Art International Magazine.

Art

Since 1995 Lloyd has had a successful career as an independent art historian, curating a number of prestigious exhibitions for leading international museums including Tate, Royal Academy London, National Gallery of Art Washington, Neuenationalgalerie Berlin, Van Gogh Museum and the Beyeler Foundation. Alongside her expertise on Expressionism, she is known for her writings on contemporary artists such as Georg Baselitz and Gerhard Richter.
In 2001 Jill Lloyd was awarded the Order of Merit by the German government for promoting cultural relations between Germany and the United Kingdom and for bringing German art of the 20th century to a wider audience.

Personal life

Married to the writer Michael Peppiatt, Lloyd lives between Paris and London. Her daughter Clio Peppiatt is British fashion designer and her son Alex Peppiatt works in the music industry.

Exhibitions

Books