Hannah Starkey facts for kids
Hannah Starkey is a British photographer born in 1971. She is famous for creating unique pictures that show women in city environments. Her photos often look like scenes from a play, even though they are about everyday life. She lives and works in London. In 2019, she received a special award called an Honorary Fellowship from the Royal Photographic Society.
Her recent exhibition, Hannah Starkey: In Real Life, was shown at The Hepworth Wakefield in April 2023.
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About Hannah Starkey
Hannah Starkey was born in Belfast. She studied photography and film at Napier University in Edinburgh from 1992 to 1995. Later, she continued her photography studies at the Royal College of Art in London from 1996 to 1997. Today, she lives and works in London.
Her more recent photographs often look like they are from a movie or a play. They show women in carefully arranged settings. For example, a woman might be holding a Coca-Cola in a pub, or standing inside a public restroom. Hannah Starkey says her work explores "everyday experiences and observations of inner city life from a female perspective." This means she shows what daily life in the city looks like through the eyes of women.
Where Her Work Has Been Shown
Hannah Starkey's photographs have been displayed in many places around the world. These special showings are called solo exhibitions.
- 1999: Hannah Starkey, Cornerhouse, Manchester
- 2000: Hannah Starkey: Photographs, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin
- 2000: Hannah Starkey. Un progetto per il castello, Castle of Rivoli
- 2010: Forum für Fotografie, Cologne
- 2011: Hannah Starkey: Twenty-Nine Pictures, Mead Gallery, Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry. This show was put together by Diarmuid Costello.
- 2011: Visual Puzzles: Hannah Starkey, Ormeau Baths Gallery, Belfast
- 2022/3: Hannah Starkey: In Real Life, The Hepworth Wakefield, Wakefield, UK, from October 21, 2022, to April 30, 2023.
Special Awards
Hannah Starkey has received important recognition for her photography.
- 2019: She was given an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Photographic Society in Bristol. This is a very high honor given to people who have made a big impact in photography.
Where You Can See Her Art
Hannah Starkey's work is kept in several important public art collections. This means her photographs are owned by museums and galleries, so many people can see them.
- Tate Modern, London: This museum has 4 of her prints (as of August 2020).
- Victoria and Albert Museum, London: This museum holds 3 of her prints (as of August 2020).
- Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin: This museum has 1 of her prints (as of August 2020).
- Castello di Rivoli, Turin: This castle museum in Italy has 3 of her prints (as of August 2020).
