Susan Bright

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Susan Bright
NationalityBritish
Alma mater Goldsmiths, University of London
Occupation(s)Painter and curator of photography

Susan Bright is a British writer and curator of photography, specializing in how photography is made, disseminated and interpreted. She has curated exhibitions internationally at institutions including Tate Britain, National Portrait Gallery in London and the Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago, among others.

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Her published books include Feast for the Eyes: The Story of Food in Photography (2017), Home Truths: Photography and Motherhood (2013), Auto Focus: The Self Portrait in Contemporary Photography (2010), How We Are: Photographing Britain (2007: co-authored with Val Williams), Face of Fashion (2007), and Art Photography Now (2005).

Education

She holds a Ph.D in Curating from Goldsmiths, University of London. [1]

Career

The exhibition How We Are: Photographing Britain was the first major exhibition of British photography at Tate Britain. The exhibition of Home Truths (The Photographers' Gallery and the Foundling Museum and traveling to the Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, and Belfast Exposed) was named one of the top exhibitions of 2013/2014 by The Guardian and the Chicago Tribune. [2]

She regularly writes for museums and monographic books, and contributes to numerous magazines and journals.

Curated exhibitions

Publications

References

  1. "Susan Bright". Goldsmiths, University of London. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  2. O'Hagan, Sean (22 December 2013). "The best photography of 2013: Sean O'Hagan's choice". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  3. "1 + 1 = 3 - Collaboration in Recent British Portraiture". fac.org. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  4. "RealTime Arts - Magazine - issue 79 - conversation in slow time". Realtimearts.net. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  5. "National Portrait Gallery - Face of Fashion". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 4 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "How We Are: Photographing Britain – Exhibition at Tate Britain". Tate.org. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  7. "Oppsummering 1990-2009". Fotogalleriet.no. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  8. "Home Truths: Photography, Motherhood and Identity". The Photographers' Gallery. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  9. "Home Truths: Photography, Motherhood & Loss". Foundling Museum. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  10. "Home Truths: Photography and Motherhood". Museum of Contemporary Photography. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  11. "Home Truths: Photography, Motherhood and Identity". Belfast Exposed. Archived from the original on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.