JOHN-PAUL PRYOR has hosted events in both london and los angeles where he is a VIBRANT cultural connector. He is an engaging public speaker and has been interviewed for a number of style titles. john-paul’s knowledge spans a vast cultural landscape. he is a published author and holds a BA (Hons) degree in English Literature & Philosophy, a post-graduate diploma in journalism and a post-graduate diploma from RADA.

SELECTED INTERVIEWS/PROFILES

Evolving The Conversation: What We Seee MAgazine
Modern Spectacle: Port Magazine
BBG Presents John-Paul Pryor: Boys By Girls Magazine
John-Paul Pryor: Fad Magazine
John-Paul Pryor: Leading Culture Destinations
The Poetry Movement: NOWNESS
Meet John-Paul Pryor: 55 Pages
Jupiter’s Son Premiere: Dazed
The Devils Premiere: NOWNESS

SELECTED PUBLIC SPEAKING/EVENTS

New River Press Symposium: Neuehouse, Los Angeles
Graham Fink In Conversation: Mortimer House, Fitzrovia
Greta Bellamacina & Robert Montgomery in conversation: The Everyman Kensington
In This Climate: Q&A with Chris Rapley and David Buckland: The Mondrian, London
Design Museum director Deyan Sudjic and curator Flavia Frigeri in conversation: Tournabuoni Gallery, London
Charlotte Colbert in Conversation: The Other Art Fair, London
Miriam Elia in Conversation: The Other Art Fair, London
Media Disruption Seminar with Alessandra Cianchetta: Cornell University, New York
Exploring Style Culture, with Jefferson Hack: Web Summit, Dublin
Wanda Orme in conversation: Mortimer House, Fitzrovia
Scarlett Sabet in conversation, Mortimer House, Fitzrovia
We Can’t Do This Alone Q&A with Jefferson Hack, Neuehouse, Los Angeles
Introducing The House of Peroni, 43 Portland Street, London
Reading of Spectacles: The Number Six Festival
Reading of Spectacles: The Society Club, London
Reading of Spectacles, with Henry Hemming & Rebecca Lenkiewicz: All Visual Arts, London
Marco x Rankin book launch: Mortimer House, Fitzrovia
50 Years of The Italian Job: Mortimer House, Fitzrovia
Greta Bellamacina In Conversation: Boogaloo Radio
Diana Chire and Ewa Wilcynski in conversation: Boogaloo Radio

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“I blame us for creating Trump. Trump is an American, make no mistake; and he is a reflection of the worst parts of the American psyche – a reflection of white male fear. He is a very sad man, and it sounds like he was never hugged, and h
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“I find beauty in melancholy. It has a dark side, but to me, melancholy is sort of like a luxury feeling – it’s feeling the pleasure to be sad and tender; not the pain, not something that ruins you, not something that makes you lose
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“I feel that humanity is stuck in denial and we need to get past that because we’ve got a long way to go, to get to where we need to be—as long as we remain interested in narcissism and selfisness, then we can’t really priorit
“I found that things became a lot easier when I no longer expected to win. You abandon your masterpiece and sink into the real masterpiece.” - Leonard Cohen. Another year older, and possibly even a tiny bit wiser this time around... Leo
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