| Birth Name: | Frances Marie Agnew |
| Occupation: | Art and design historian and academic |
| Children: | 1 |
| Employer: | Goldsmiths, University of London |
| Alma Mater: | Central Saint Martins (BA); Chelsea School of Art (MA); University of Oxford (DPhil) |
Frances Marie Corner, (Agnew; born 25 February 1959) is a British art and design historian and academic, specialising in fashion. She was the head of the London College of Fashion from 2005 to 2019, and a pro vice-chancellor of the University of the Arts London from 2013 to 2019. She taught at the University of Gloucestershire and London Metropolitan University. Corner was Warden of Goldsmiths, University of London from 2019.[1] [2] [3]
Corner received her BA at Central Saint Martins and her MA from the Chelsea School of Art. She went to Oxford University for her DPhil.[4]
Corner became Warden of Goldsmiths, University of London in 2019. Through 2024, a focus of her administration was reducing costs by eliminating faculty and staff positions. The cuts were opposed by the Goldsmiths University and College Union (UCU) and students.[5] [6] [7] In 2024, Students held an unprecedented vote of no confidence in Frances Corner and Goldsmiths' management, which resulted on 98.91% of voters expressing no confidence in them.[8] Through 2021, Corner also charged the College nearly for taxi fares, with being for personal use.[9]
In 1980, the then Frances Marie Agnew married Anthony Peter Corner. Together, they have one son.
In the 2009 Queen's Birthday Honours, Corner was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to the fashion industry.