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21st April 2017 (Today’s Look) which won the British Journal of Photography's Graduate Single Image in their 2017 BJP Breakthrough Awards.
Born in Birmingham, UK, in 1988, I am an artist who mainly works with photography, text (poetry, hashtags), and performance.
I completed my first self-portraiture project in 2010 and have been primarily using myself within my personal work since then. The themes that I often explore are motherhood, mental health, identity, representation and hiding & revealing.
My practice is very therapeutic for me and through it I am learning to accept myself while building my confidence. It also helps me to process my thoughts and feelings, as well as document my life.
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Education
2013-2014. MA Photography, London College of Communication
2007-2010. BA Photographic Art, University of Wales, Newport
2005-2007. BTEC Photography, Stratford-upon-Avon College
Awards
2017. Graduate Single Image, British Journal of Photography Breakthrough Awards 2017
2012. First prize in Manifest’s International Photography Annual 1
2010. Guernsey Photography Festival winner (commissioned to make a new project for the 2011 festival)
Solo Exhibition
2020. Always Awkward, Vasli Souza, Oslo, Norway
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024. Narcissus In Bloom, University of South Wales, UK
2024. The Tipping Point, Bell House, London, UK
2024. M/otherhood, Hylsten Bakery, Devon, UK
2024. Portrait of Britain, JCDecaux screens, UK
2023-2024. Je délire / I rave, The Wrong (Biennale), Online
2023. The Procreate Project Archive, Modern Art Oxford, UK
2023. Small File Photo Festival, The Photographers' Gallery, Online
2023. Parenthood, AIR Gallery, Altrincham, UK
2023. Royal Photographic Society's International Photography Exhibition 163, Museum of Gloucester, UK
2022. Royal Photographic Society's International Photography Exhibition 163, RPS Gallery, Bristol, UK
2022. (Re)Production: Parenthood and the Art World, Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool, UK
2022. Your Body Belongs To You, Festival Pil’Ours, Saint Gilles Croix de Vie, France
2022. Parenting, F-Stop Magazine, Online
2021-22. Art Was Only A Substitute For The Internet, The Wrong (Biennale), Online
2021. Oslo Negativ (with Vasli Souza), Oslo, Norway
2021. YEARBOOK 2021, Shutter Hub, Online
2021. Self-Portrait, F-Stop Magazine, Online
2020. British Journal of Photography’s OpenWalls Arles, Galerie Huit, Arles, France
2020. Summer Exhibition, Vasli Souza, Bastad, Sweden
2020. Brighton Photo Fringe, Online
2020. Time To Think, Festival Pil’ours, Saint Gilles Croix de Vie, France
2020. YEARBOOK 2020, Shutter Hub, Online
2020. Staying Home, F-Stop Magazine, Online
2019-20. Peregrination, The Wrong (Biennale), Online
2019-20. Representation on the Line IV: (Un)framing our Identities, C-View, Doncaster, UK
2019. Portrait Salon, Photo North Festival, Harrogate, UK
2019. Portrait Salon, Royal Photographic Society, Bristol, UK
2019. Time To Think, Festival Pil’ours, Saint Gilles Croix de Vie, France
2019. Representation on the Line III: (Un)framing our Identities, HIVE, Blackpool, UK
2019. Open Source #10, Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool, UK
2019. British Journal of Photography’s OpenWalls Arles, Galerie Huit, Arles, France
2019. Representation on the Line II: (Un)framing our Identities, 19 Mallord St, London, UK
2019. Girl Gaze: Journeys Through The Punjab & The Black Country, UK, Blast! Festival, West Bromwich, UK
2019. 209 Women, Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool, UK
2019. Political Bodies, Galleria Cavour, Padua, Italy
2018-2019. 209 Women, Portcullis House, London, UK
2018. Portrait Salon, Peckham Levels, London, UK
2018. I Never Promised You A Rose Garden, Studio Frontiera, Palermo, Italy
(Curated by a r c h i p e l a g o)
2018. Girl Gaze: Journeys Through The Punjab & The Black Country, UK, Apeejay College of Fine Arts, Jalandhar, India
2018. Girl Gaze: Journeys Through The Punjab & The Black Country, UK, Punjab Lalit Kala Akademi, Chandigarh, India
2017. Portrait Salon, Ravensbourne, London, UK
2017. Conceal/Reveal, Photo Oxford, UK
2017. You and Me, Landskrona Foto Festival, Sweden
2017. British Journal of Photography Breakthrough Awards, Old Truman Brewery, London, UK
2016. Feather and Bone Gallery, Appleton, USA (Prints embroidered by Stacey Page)
2015. PHOTOUKINDIA, British Council, New Delhi, India
2015. Pingyao International Photography Festival, China
2015. _____in the Room, V Art Center, Shanghai, China
2015. FreshFaced+WildEyed 2015, The Photographers' Gallery, London, UK
2014. MA Photography Show, London College of Communication, UK
2014. The Female Gaze, Village, Leeds, UK
2014. Of The Afternoon Exhibitions, London & Manchester, UK
2013. Inside Out, Photofusion, London, UK - 2 person exhibition
2013. Photography Open Salon, ChinaHouse, Penang, Malaysia
2012. 100 Years of Photography - University of Wales, Newport, UK
2012. Anthology - CHARLIE SMITH LONDON, London, UK
2012. Arles Photography Open Salon - Galerie Huit, Arles, France
2012. Speaking Without Tongues - Texas State University, Texas, USA
2011. Biennial of Young Artists from Europe and the Mediterranean - Thessaloniki, Greece
2011. Foto8 Summer Show, HOST GALLERY, London, UK
2011. Guernsey Photography Festival, Guernsey, UK
2011. Portraiture Now - Black Box Gallery, Oregon, USA
2010. UK Young Artists - University of Derby and Déda, Derby, UK
2010. Ffotocardiff - Third Floor Gallery, Cardiff, UK
Book Exhibitions
2023. Performing The Photobook, Format Festival, Derby, UK
2023. Photo Frome, Frome Library, UK
2017. Photobooks of the World, Istanbul Photobook Festival, Turkey
2014. Encontros da Imagem’s Photo Book Market, Braga, Portugal
2014. Les Rencontres Arles Photographie’s Book Awards, Arles, France
Selected Publications
2024. British Journal of Photography (BJP), Ones To Watch (April/June 2024 - Issue 7918) (UK)
2023. Portrait of Britain Volume 6, British Journal of Photography/Bluecoat Press (UK)
2023. Milk, Volume 2 (The Netherlands)
2021. Uncertain States Scandinavia, Issue 15 (Norway)
2020. PICS, Issue #2 Hobby Horses, Centro de la Imagen (Mexico)
2020. The Wire, Issue 435 (UK)
2019. I Never Promised You a Rose Garden, a r c h i p e l a g o (Italy)
2019. CHIP PHOTO-VIDEO, December 2019 Issue (Germany)
2019. TILT, Issue VIII, Open Eye Gallery (UK)
2019. Fused Magazine, Summer 2019 Issue (UK)
2018. Oh Comely, Issue 43 (UK)
2018. Articles about Girl Gaze in The Hindustan Times, The Tribune and Indian Express (India)
2018. Textiel Plus, Spring 2018 (Print embroidered by Stacey Page) (The Netherlands)
2017. British Journal of Photography (BJP), Look & Learn (August 2017 - Issue 7862) (UK)
2017. The Solitary Body: The Self-Portrait in Contemporary Photography, Vol.II by Giorgio Bonami (Italy)
2016. blow photo, Issue 14 (Ireland)
2016. Jungle Magazine, Edition 01 (UK)
2015. NEON, Issue #38 (France)
2015. TjejLand, The Photographer 2 (Sweden)
2015. ZUI Found, August Issue (China)
2015. Der Greif, Issue 8 (Germany)
2015. Magenta Foundation's Flash Forward - Emerging Photographers 2015 (Canada)
2014. Photographer Writer Illustrator by Miniclick (UK)
2014. An Imperfect Choice, Photo-soup (UK)
2014. Flash Forward Tenth (Canada)
2014. Of The Afternoon #5 (UK)
2013. NEON Magazine - December 2013 issue (Germany)
2013. Reality of Youth Going Backwards in Vain - Self Published (UK)
2013. Of The Afternoon #2 (UK) - Cover
2012. International Photography Annual 1, Manifest (USA)
2012. Magenta Foundation's Flash Forward - Emerging Photographers 2012 (Canada)
2010. Aesthetica Creative Works Annual 2011 (UK)
2010. Eye Magazine (Autumn 2010 - Issue 77) (UK)
2010. Photo+ Magazine. Issue #9 (South Korea)
2010. pres•ent, University of Wales, Newport Photographic Art Publication (UK)
Selected Other
2023. Photo included in an article about Portrait of Britain on The Times' website
2023. Longlisted for the Eye Mama: Poetic Truths of Home and Motherhood book
2022. Longlisted for the Royal Photographic Society's International Photography Exhibition 164
2021. Interviewed for Scenario's The Wait episode
2021. ABCOA, ABC Artists’ Books Cooperative - contributed a Certificate of Authenticity
2021. A few self-portraits were chosen for 87 Gallery's Times I: Heightened Selfie — 87 GALLERY
2020. Article about my work on Foto Femme United by Meg Wellington-Barratt
2020. Pic of the day on PhotoVogue, Vogue Italia
2020. All Change on It's Nice That and British Journal of Photography
2020. Danced in Tiago Bettencourt's video for his song Dança
2020. Convenience Gallery's #AnotherNightIn, Liverpool's Light Night, Online
2019. Why Self-Portraits Should Be An Important Part of Your Artistic Journey on Skillshare by Feature Shoot
2019. Article about my work on Open Eye Gallery's blog
2019. Girl Gaze: Journeys Through The Punjab & The Black Country, UK publicity on Metro.co.uk and Refinery29
2019. One of my images was selected for Catherine Troiano's Guest Room on Der Greif
2018. Girl Gaze: Journeys Through The Punjab & The Black Country, UK publicity on It's Nice That, i-D, Vogue India, The Times of India (x2), Le Mill, The Tribune, Indian Women Blog and The Hindustan Times
2017. Highly Commended, Photo Oxford
2017. Longlisted for Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2017
2017: Reality of Youth Going Backwards in Vain was selected as one of the ten best projects of 2010 on Source's Graduate Photography Online
2017. Online interview on The Old Girls' Club
2017. Online interview on COPYTRACK
2016. Commissioned by SPUR to make 2 images for stickers for Art Licks Weekend
2016. Online interview on Photoworks
2016. Work projected on the exterior of Southbank Centre for Act of Looking at WOW Festival
2016. Neblina on designboom
2015. Selected for the Photo Peer Forum at The Photographers’ Gallery, Artquest
2015. FF+WE15 publicity on It’s Nice That, Dazed & Confused, Harper’s Bazaar Brasil and The Telegraph websites
2015. Honourable Mention in The Magenta Foundation’s Flash Forward 2015
2012. Recipient of a Rector's Scholarship for Postgraduate Study
2012. Included in SuperMassiveBlackHole mag – Issue #12
2012. A multimedia of One Is Not Like The Other was shown at Slideluck Potshow Dublin
2012. The Many Faces of JFA featured on Photomonitor as June 2012's Portfolio
2012. Longlisted for The Corinthia Artist Residency
2012. Longlisted for Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2012
2011. Longlisted for Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2011
2011. Selected for 30 under 30 Women Photographers
2011. The Squirrel’s Playground featured by Esquire Russia – Online
2010. Work projected in 'Slide Nite' in Krakow, Poland as part of Krakow Photomonth
Teaching
2022-2023. Visiting Tutor at Birmingham City University, UK
Workshops
2020. Digital Diary: Hashtag Your Heart Out. An online workshop for HYPERTEXT - a virtual art book fair presented by Bound Art Book Fair in collaboration with Open Eye Gallery.
2019. Performative Fun Times at Bloom Building, Birkenhead, UK (organised by Convenience Gallery)
2019. Hiding and Revealing: Performing Within Your Practice at London College of Communication, UK (photography, video, writing, improv, clowning and live art exercises
Selected Talks
2023. In Conversation: Picturing Parenthood (with Naomi Wood), Museum of Gloucester, UK
2020. Online guest lecture and tutorials with the University of Hertfordshire
2020. Short talk/presentation as part of LCC's MA Photography Alumni event
2019. Talk at UCA Rochester, followed by 1 on 1 tutorials with students
2019. Open Source in Conversation, Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool
2019. Talked to students at City of Bristol College and set a brief with a group crit afterwards
2018. Talks and group crits at Norwich University of the Arts, Bath Spa University and City of Bristol College
2018. Talks at University of Lincoln and University of Sussex
2017. Talk and tutorials at University of South Wales, Cardiff
2017. Talk at Making It Real by London Alternative Photography Collective, London
2017. Talk and group crit at City of Bristol College
2016. LCC's Out of Sight symposium at Ugly Duck, London (Co-organiser and speaker)
2016. Photography and Performance talk for Miniclick, Brighton
2016. Talk to A Level students at Cadbury College, Birmingham
2015. Soapbox talk at Miniclick’s 5th birthday celebrations
2015. Gallery talks about my work in FreshFaced+WildEyed at The Photographers’ Gallery, London
2015. Talk about doing a Masters to undergraduates at Kingston University
2014. Video presentation, Laughing My Art Off symposium at London College of Communication
Writing
2021. Article for Artquest's Art Worlds - Babyfied in Birmingham
2020. Article for AIMS Journal - A (Mother’s) Visual Diary on Social Media: Pregnancy and Motherhood during the Covid-19 Pandemic
2020. Blog post on Maternal Art for their series 'How are artist/mothers continuing to create through the COVID-19 crisis?'
2020. I wrote about Vibeke Tandberg's Old Man Going Up and Down a Staircase for Objektiv, Norway
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