Hannah Starkey

Hannah Starkey (born 1971) ^[1] is a British photographer who specializes in staged settings of women in city environments, ^{[2] [3]} based in London. ^[4] In 2019 she was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Photographic Society.

Hannah Starkey: In Real Life showed at The Hepworth Wakefield in April 2023. ^[5]

Biography

Born in Belfast, Starkey studied photography and film at Napier University, Edinburgh (1992–1995) and photography at the Royal College of Art, London (1996–1997). ^[1] She now lives and works in London. ^[6]

Her more recent images have an almost theatrical character, often depicting women in staged settings– for example, with a Coca-Cola in a pub or inside a public lavatory. She describes her work as "explorations of everyday experiences and observations of inner city life from a female perspective." ^{[7] [8]}

Publications

• Hannah Starkey: Moments in the Modern World - Photographic Works, 1997-2000, Dublin: Irish Museum of Modern Art, 2000. ISBN   9781873654903. Exhibition catalogue. With a foreword by Sarah Glennie and a text by Val Williams.
• Hannah Starkey: Photographs 1997–2007. Göttingen: Steidl, 2007. Isabella Kullmann; Liz Jobey. ISBN   978-3-86521-373-0.
• Hannah Starkey: Twenty Nine Pictures. Coventry: Mead Gallery, 2011. Hannah Starkey; Diarmuid Costello; Sarah Shalgosky; Margaret Iverson. ISBN   978-0-902683-99-0.
• Photographs 1997–2017. London: Mack, 2018. ISBN   978-1-912339-19-8. With a biographical essay by Charlotte Cotton and a transcript of conversation between Starkey and Liz Jobey. ^{[9] [10]}

Solo exhibitions

• 1999: Hannah Starkey, Cornerhouse, Manchester ^[11]
• 2000: Hannah Starkey: Photographs, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin ^[12]
• 2000: Hannah Starkey. Un progetto per il castello, Castle of Rivoli ^[13]
• 2010: Forum für Fotografie, Cologne
• 2011: Hannah Starkey: Twenty-Nine Pictures, Mead Gallery, Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry. Curated by Diarmuid Costello. ^[14]
• 2011: Visual Puzzles: Hannah Starkey, Ormeau Baths Gallery, Belfast ^[15]
• 2022/3: Hannah Starkey: In Real Life, The Hepworth Wakefield, Wakefield, UK, 21 October 2022 – 30 April 2023 ^[5]

Awards

• 2019: Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Photographic Society, Bristol ^[16]

Collections

Starkey's work is held in the following public collections:

• Tate Modern, London: 4 prints (as of August 2020) ^[17]
• Victoria and Albert Museum, London: 3 prints (as of August 2020) ^[18]
• Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin: 1 print (as of August 2020) ^[19]
• Castello di Rivoli, Turin: 3 prints (as of August 2020) ^[20]

References

1. Benedictus, Interview by Leo (15 February 2007). "Hannah Starkey's best shot". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 17 August 2020.
2. O'Hagan, Sean (8 December 2018). "Photographer Hannah Starkey: 'I want to create a space for women without judgment'". The Observer. ISSN   0029-7712 . Retrieved 17 August 2020.
3. "Photographer Hannah Starkey on her everyday heroes". www.ft.com. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
4. "Strong Women". Aperture Foundation. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
5. "Hannah Starkey: In Real Life review – women from all angles". The Guardian. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
6. "Hannah Starkey", Politik der Umverteilung. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
7. "Hannah Starkey born 1971", Tate. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
8. Matilda Battersea, "Hannah Starkey: Twenty-Nine Pictures", The Independent, 18 January 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
9. "Hannah Starkey : "En tant que femmes, notre image est notre monnaie d'échange"". Libération.fr. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
10. Teicher, Jordan G. (17 December 2018). "Images That Counter Traditional Depictions of Women". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 17 August 2020– via NYTimes.com.
11. "Hannah Starkey". HOME. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
12. "Hannah Starkey: Photographs". IMMA. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
13. "Hannah Starkey. Un progetto per il castello" (in Italian). Retrieved 23 March 2023.
14. "Hannah Starkey: In Conversation". The Daily Telegraph . London. 26 January 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
15. "Aesthetica Magazine - Visual Puzzles: Hannah Starkey, Ormeau Baths Gallery, Belfast". Aesthetica Magazine. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
16. "Royal Photographic Society announces its 2019 award winners". British Journal of Photography. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
17. "Hannah Starkey born 1971". Tate. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
18. "Search the Collections". Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
19. "Hannah Starkey". IMMA. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
20. "Hannah Starkey". Castle of Rivoli. Retrieved 17 August 2020.

External links

• Examples of Starkey's work from Saatchi Gallery
• "The photography of Hannah Starkey – in pictures" at The Guardian