Venetia Dearden
Venetia Dearden (born 1975) is a British photographer[1] and filmmaker. She is noted for her first book, Somerset Stories, Fivepenny Dreams and for a solo exhibition of Glastonbury, Another Stage at the National Portrait Gallery in London.
Biography
Dearden was born in Brecon, Wales, She grew up in Somerset.
She has an MA in Anthropology, Comparative Religion and History of Art from Edinburgh University (1998) and undertook postgraduate studies in Photojournalism at the London College of Printing (1999–2000).[2] She is fluent in French and Spanish.[citation needed][3]
Her photographs of local families living close to the land first brought her work to international attention in 2008, on publication of her book Somerset Stories, Fivepenny Dreams.[citation needed]
She has contributed to various magazines since 2001[citation needed] and has worked with various commercial and other clients.[citation needed] In 2011 Dearden undertook a two-year commission from Mulberry to shoot a book celebrating the company’s 40th anniversary.[4]
She is currently developing a film script and splits her time between her homes in London and Somerset where she lives with her husband Oliver Stroud.[citation needed]
Books
- Somerset Stories, Fivepenny Dreams. Berlin: Kehrer, 2008. ISBN 978-3-86828-014-2
- Glastonbury, Another Stage. Berlin: Kehrer, 2010. ISBN 978-3-868280-4-63
- Mulberry 40 Years. 2011. ISBN 978-0-956759-40-5
- Eight Days. Berlin: Kehrer, 2012 ISBN 978-3-868282-54-2
Awards
- Vic Odden Award from the Royal Photographic Society, 2011[5]
- Eight Days, selected for the book awards, Rencontres d'Arles, France, 2012[citation needed]
Exhibitions
- Glastonbury: Another Stage, solo exhibition, National Portrait Gallery, London[1][6]
- Eight Days, Coldharbour Gallery, London (2011);[citation needed] VII Gallery, New York City (2012);[citation needed] Noordelicht Photofestival, Netherlands (2012)[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b "Dame Shirley at the National Portrait Gallery". Wales. 9 April 2010. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
- ^ "Venetia Dearden Somerset Stories". Singapore International Photography Festival. 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ "Documenting alternative ways of life in the British countryside". Huck Magazine. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
- ^ Dazed (19 May 2010). "Venetia Dearden at Mulberry". Dazed. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
- ^ "Vic Odden Award". Royal Photographic Society. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ "Glastonbury: Photographs by Venetia Dearden - National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
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