Pam Isherwood

Pam Isherwood (born 1949) ^[1] is a British documentary photographer. She was a member of the Format photographic agency. Her work is held in the collections of Bishopsgate Institute and Southwark Council, London.

Life and work

In 1983, Isherwood was a founding member of Format, the UK's first women's photographic agency. ^{[2] [3]} She remained in the collective until 2002. ^[4]

Group exhibitions

• Format Photography Agency 1983 – 2003, National Portrait Gallery, London, January—August 2010 ^[2]
• Photographing Protest, Four Corners Gallery, London, 2022 ^[5]
• Women in Revolt!, Tate Britain, London, November 2023 – April 2024, and toured to National Galleries of Scotland, 2024, and The Whitworth, Manchester, 2025 ^[6]
• Resistance, Turner Contemporary, Margate, February–June 2024 ^{[7] [8] [9]} and toured to National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh, 2025/2026. ^{[10] [11]} Curated by Steve McQueen.
• The 80s: Photographing Britain, Tate Britain, London, November 2024 – May 2025 ^[12]

Collections

Isherwood's work is held in the following permanent collections:

• Bishopsgate Institute, London ^[13]
• Southwark Council, London ^[14]

References

1. "Pam Isherwood". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
2. "Format Photography Agency 1983 – 2003". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
3. "Format Photographers Agency". Bishopsgate Institute. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
4. "Pam Isherwood c0ntact". www.pamisherwood.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
5. Gilbert, Sarah (2022-03-08). "Photographing protest: resistance through a feminist lens – in pictures". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2025-08-23.
6. "Inside the Tate's major new survey of British feminist art". Dazed. 2023-11-06. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
7. "Sir Steve McQueen protest exhibition comes to Turner Contemporary". BBC News. 2024-11-28. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
8. Searle, Adrian (2025-02-21). "Resistance review – a captivating century of protest and photography". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2025-08-23.
9. Schwarz, Gabrielle (2025-02-21). "Resistance: Steve McQueen's show is too beautiful for such a dangerous subject". The Telegraph. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 2025-08-23.
10. "Resistance". National Galleries of Scotland. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
11. Al-Dujaili, Dalia. "Steve McQueen casts his eye on the act of resistance at Turner Contemporary". British Journal of Photography. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
12. https://www.tate.org.uk/documents/2056/TBEXH0081_The_80s_-_LPG_online_-_AW.pdf
13. "Pride at 50: Rare photos of early marches". BBC News. 2022-07-01. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
14. "Pride Exhibition by Pam Isherwood". Southwark Council. Retrieved 2025-08-23.

External links

• Official website