| 词条 | Vanessa Branson |
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Vanessa Branson (born 1959) is an English entrepreneur, who is the sister of Richard Branson. She is the founder of the Marrakech Biennale. Branson founded the Vanessa Devereux Gallery (1986 -91) in Portobello Road, London where she showed a number of emerging artists including William Kentridge’s UK debut exhibition. Along with Prue O’Day and Anatol Orient she initiated the Portobello Arts Festivals in 1987, 1988 and 1989. Between 1999 and 2004 Prue O’Day and Vanessa Branson curated the Wonderful Fund collection at the Museum of Marrackech.[1] This involved 15 people investing in the fund with which Branson and O'Day purchased works of contemporary art. She owns and runs Eilean Shona,[2] An island on the west coast of Scotland at the entrance to Loch Moidart where J M Barrie wrote the screenplay for Peter Pan.[3] In 2002 she developed the Riad El Fenn hotel in the centre of Marrakech, together with her business partner Howell James. In 2005 she became the President and Founder of the Arts in Marrakech Festival, now known as the Marrakech Biennale.[4] She is a trustee of the British Moroccan Society],[5] and The Leila Alaoui Foundation, as well as a trustee for Virgin Unite. She is also on the board of trustees of Global Diversity Foundation. References1. ^{{cite news|last=Gleadell|first=Colin|title=It's wonderful being a patron|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/4719852/Its-Wonderful-being-a-patron.html|accessdate=12 February 2019|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=14 February 2000}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Branson, Vanessa}}2. ^{{cite web|title=Eilean Shona House|url=http://www.eileanshona.com/|publisher=Amazing Internet|accessdate=12 February 2019}} 3. ^{{cite news|last=Coren|first=Giles|title=La Tante Claire at Selfridges, London|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/giles-coren-reviews-la-tante-claire-at-selfridges-london-0flqpqwljg8|newspaper=The Times|date=12 September 2009 |accessdate=12 February 2019}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=Marrakech Biennale: History|url=http://www.marrakechbiennale.org/about-us/history | publisher=Marrakech Biennale |accessdate=12 February 2019}} 5. ^http://www.britishmoroccansociety.org/whos-who 3 : British art dealers|Living people|1959 births |
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