Daniel Lismore was born on 24 December 1984 and is a British fabric sculptor, designer, and campaigner.
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Daniel Lismore was born in Bournemouth and raised by his paternal grandparents in the village of Fillongley, on the border of Coventry.
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Daniel Lismore studied photography and fashion design at the Butts College, Coventry.
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Daniel Lismore moved to London aged 17, where he worked as a photographer and model.
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Daniel Lismore has been photographed by some of the world's most famous photographers including Mert and Marcus, Steven Klein, David LaChapelle, Mario Testino and Ellen von Unwerth.
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Daniel Lismore took various jobs in fashion, including journalism for i-D Magazine, wardrobe assistant roles at Vogue and Pop magazine.
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Daniel Lismore is known for living his life as art by wearing elaborate and extravagant ensembles that combine haute couture with vintage fabrics, found objects, chainmail, ethnic jewellery, millinery and more, in an expression of eccentric, creative energy.
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In 2013, Daniel Lismore presented his first self-portrait exhibition at the Tate Modern followed by another show at the Tate Britain in 2014.
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In 2017, Daniel Lismore was invited to exhibit alongside Lina Condes at the Palazzo Pissani during the Venice Biennale.
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Daniel Lismore is an active campaigner and is an ambassador of the climate change charity Cool Earth.
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Daniel Lismore has worked closely with Vivienne Westwood on her Climate Revolution projects and undertook voluntary work for the charity Icross and NWI in Kenya.
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In 2016, Daniel Lismore caused a stir when a controversial photograph of him, taken beside the British UKIP politician Nigel Farage was published on The Evening Standard.
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In October 2016, Daniel Lismore became a public ambassador for the Tate.