PHOTOFAIRS SHANGHAI
Apr
25
to Apr 28

PHOTOFAIRS SHANGHAI

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I’m delighted to be showing work with Elijah Wheat Showroom once more in PHOTOFAIRS Shanghai, showing my work for the first time in China.
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Elijah Wheat Showroom anticipates curiosity, wonder and reverie, presenting the unique works of three USA based experimental photographers: Jon Verney, Rhiannon Adam & Liz Nielsen at PHOTOFAIRS: Shanghai 2024. Each artistic photographer is bending the constructs of what photography can be, and what can be executed with a Polaroid camera, or entirely without.

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FOAM X POLAROID: Rhiannon Adam Artist Talk
Oct
18
6:00 PM18:00

FOAM X POLAROID: Rhiannon Adam Artist Talk

About the series: Foam x Polaroid

Foam and Polaroid team up to host a series of artist talks and student workshops dedicated to the captivating world of Polaroid photography. This four-part series delves deep into the Polaroid phenomenon, exploring it through the lenses of art, science, experimentation, and technology, unravelling its social and cultural heritage and impact. 

Each event is headlined by an acclaimed camera artist known for their creative use of Polaroid photography and pushing the boundaries of what instant film can do. Throughout the evening, they will engage in an artist talk to discuss their work, their perspectives on the storytelling possibilities, and the enduring relevancy of this unique medium.  

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Solo presentation with Elijah Wheat Showroom (Booth 124) at PHOTOFAIRS
Sep
10
2:30 PM14:30

Solo presentation with Elijah Wheat Showroom (Booth 124) at PHOTOFAIRS

I’m thrilled to be bringing a new series of 6 large scale Polaroid emulsion lift works to the inauguraL PHOTOFAIRS in NYC, It’;s a solo presentation with the fantastic Elijah Wheat Showroom, and it’s new, never before seen work. Each piece is a 1/1 using my remaining stocks of Polaroid peel apart film.

The event is open to the public between the 8-10th of September, and to VIPs from 1pm on the 7th.

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A Blueprint for Living
Aug
4
to Aug 20

A Blueprint for Living

A new solo exhibition exploring queer histories. This is the debut of a new body of work entitled “A Blueprint for Living”. The show explores the intersections between photographic process, colour, technology, and history to present a queer blueprint for happiness – a blueprint that has been conspicuous in its absence, with queer lives being forced into secrecy, and a generation decimated by the AIDS crisis.

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Kraszna-Krausz Photography Book Award Symposium – V&A museum
Dec
14
4:00 PM16:00

Kraszna-Krausz Photography Book Award Symposium – V&A museum

Join us for a series of presentations which will focus on the development of the book, its collaborative approach, and its significance within photobook history. The authors of the winning title, WHAT THEY SAW (Historical Photobooks by Women), will be joined by several contributors to their anthology, including Erika Lederman who will discuss the publications of the V&A’s own professional photographer, Isabel Agnes Cowper, and curator Mariama Attah, who wrote the book’s foreword.

The event will close with a presentation from artist Rhiannon Adam, whose complex book “Big Fence / Pitcairn Island” (Blow Up Press) is based on her dark personal experience staying on Pitcairn, an isolated volcanic island in the south-central Pacific Ocean. Adam’s book was longlisted for the Kraszna-Krausz Book Awards alongside an overwhelmingly female led line up including Deana Lawson, Bieke Depoorter, Doris Derby and Tarrah Krajnak.

Wednesday, 14 December 2022

16.00 – 20.00, The Lydia & Manfred Gorvy Lecture Theatre, V&A South Kensington

Free event

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Book signing at POLYCOPIES during PARIS PHOTO
Nov
11
7:00 PM19:00

Book signing at POLYCOPIES during PARIS PHOTO

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I’ll be signing Big Fence / Pitcairn Island at 7:00 – 8:00PM on Friday the 11th of November at Polycopies (on the boat!) with Blow Up Press. If you can’t make the in-person signing, my publisher will be in attendance with a limited number of copies.

where
Bateau Concorde-Atlantique - Berges de Seine
Port de Solferino - 75007 Paris
Métro: Assemblée Nationale ou Concorde
RER C: Musée d'Orsay

19:00–20:00 PM signing

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10x10 Photobooks TINY library popup at Mmuseumm 2, TriBeCa, New York City
Oct
14
to Oct 23

10x10 Photobooks TINY library popup at Mmuseumm 2, TriBeCa, New York City

Sadly I won’t be there for this one, but I’m happy that my book is included in the selection of books on show at the 10×10 Photobooks collaboration with Mmuseumm.

A pop-up library of recent photobooks not by men. Books as objects; books as stories; to touch, to inspire, to reflect!

Where: Mmuseumm, 6 Cortlandt Alley, New York, New York 10013 United States

When: October 14 @ 11:00 am October 23 @ 6:00 pm EDT. Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays: 11 am – 6 pm. 24/7 viewing windows.

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Book signing of Big Fence at BOP Bristol
Oct
8
6:00 PM18:00

Book signing of Big Fence at BOP Bristol

BOP – Books on Photography – is the annual photobook festival from Martin Parr Foundation and The Royal Photographic Society. This year BOP will take place 08 to 09 OCT and be held across the MPF gallery, RPS House and the Paintworks Event Space, Bristol.

The festival brings together a wide-ranging group of photobook publishers who will be showcasing new work, as well as booksellers and photographers from across Europe.

BOP is produced by the Martin Parr Foundation and The Royal Photographic Society.

I will be signing BIG FENCE / PITCAIRN ISLAND with Blow Up Press on Saturday the 8th at 6:00pm.

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Collectives hub exhibition as part of Brighton Photo Fringe
Oct
6
to Oct 30

Collectives hub exhibition as part of Brighton Photo Fringe

The tenth edition of the Photo Fringe festival is running from 6 – 30 October with exhibitions and events taking place online and in venues across and beyond Brighton & Hove.

In the Main Gallery at Phoenix Art Space, eight photography or lens-based artist collectives have been selected to exhibit. The Collectives Hub has been an important part of Photo Fringe since 2014 and has consistently formed one of the most visible, visited and critically acclaimed exhibitions of the festival. Myself, Emily Graham, Laura Pannack, and Jon Tonks are exhibiting new work, and work in progress as part of our collective, AION.

Our work is on show in the collectives hub gallery at Phoenix Art Space (0-14 Waterloo Pl, Brighton BN2 9NB) and is open Wednesday – Sunday, 11.00 – 17.00 during exhibition dates.

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Folio Friday at The Photographers' Gallery
Jun
10
10:00 AM10:00

Folio Friday at The Photographers' Gallery

Folio Fridays are our regular in-person portfolio review and networking sessions for photographers and artists working with photography.

These sessions are free for participating photographers and include two presentations by photography professionals, as well as time for a complimentary lunch and networking with participating photographers. As part of this session, each photographer will receive two, 15-minute one-to-one reviews by the two photography professionals and an opportunity to share work with other participating artists/photographers, as well as gallery visitors.

This sessions reviewers are our regular host Steve Macleod and Rhiannon Adam.

The session is 'closed' from noon to 14.00 for presentations, lunch and discussion. From 14.00 to 17.00, we open the door to gallery visitors. In this way, Folio Friday creates opportunities for the public to view and discuss work with presenting photographers and is included with exhibition entrance.

If you're a photographer or artist wanting feedback on your work or a recent project – either completed or in progress – Folio Fridays are there to support you. Each photographer is allocated an individual table where you can present your form in physical/digital form for feedback. (Please, no framed work.)

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PHOTOLONDON '22 with L A Noble Gallery (Booth D21), 11-15th May 2022
May
11
to May 15

PHOTOLONDON '22 with L A Noble Gallery (Booth D21), 11-15th May 2022

I’m delighted to be showing a selection of work from Big Fence / Pitcairn Island with L A Noble gallery in booth D21 (Discoveries Section) at PHOTOLONDON fair at Somerset House. I will also be hosting a book signing on Saturday afternoon.

You can virtually visit the show here: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=roVZUmRBK2N

For more information visit https://photolondon.org/exhibitors/

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An Invitation – Metaverse group show
Mar
30
to Aug 30

An Invitation – Metaverse group show

‘An Invitation’ is a virtual NFT exhibition designed to uplift the NFT photography community by celebrating those photographers who have already found the blockchain and to encourage new artists and collectors to join the community. Launching on newart.city in March 2022.

In unity with the invitational goals of the exhibition, the photographs will follow a harmonious theme: Photographs which bring forth an Invitation.

Simon Roberts, Rhiannon Adam, Andy Feltham and Natalie Christensen will be featuring alongside Mark Forbes as the 5 headlining photographers. Each contributes a unique take on the invitational theme and has accepted a special duty to help judge the open call submissions. Following a 2 week open call, myself (exhibition director) and Marc Hartog (founder of ART3), alongside the 5 artists, will select the final 15 NFT photographs to exhibit.

Visit the metaverse show on Newart.city

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Demystifying NFTs for Photographers
Mar
7
6:30 PM18:30

Demystifying NFTs for Photographers

How relevant are NFTs to photographers and the industry?

In this webinar we are in conversation with our guest speakers to discuss NFTs (non-fungible tokens) in relation to photographers, image-makers and the photo industry. WIth such hype around NFTs, it can be hard to find out about them above all the noise, how relevant are they to what you’re doing, or even decide whether to get involved or not?

Join Nick Dunmur the AOP’s Business & Legal adviser in conversation with; Jack Lowe, Rhiannon Adam and Anna Skurczynska.

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Portrait of Britain on show on JCDecaux poster sites.
Jan
30
9:00 PM21:00

Portrait of Britain on show on JCDecaux poster sites.

I’m happy to announce that 2 of my images have been selected as winners in this year’s Portrait of Britain. The two images, one shot in Sennen (Cornwall), and one shot in Great Yarmouth are both part of my Don’t Push Me series and will be shown on JCDecaux digital screens around the UK. A third image is also included in the book by Hoxton Mini Press.

Against the backdrop of a nation still picking up the pieces, this is Portrait of Britain 2021: the UK’s biggest annual photography exhibition in collaboration with JCDecaux.

100 winning images, each capturing the changing face of our nation in their own unique way, have been selected by a panel of industry-leading judges including Tracy Marshall, director of Bristol Photo Festival; Mariama Attah, curator at Open Eye Gallery and Nicola Shipley, director of GRAIN Projects.

In its entirety, Portrait of Britain 2021 offers a rich and complex variety of work that holds a mirror up to modern society: from quiet, everyday moments to landmark events; dynamic urban faces to eccentric countryside characters, and traditional portraiture to more innovative techniques.

In a world fraught with division, portraiture is, in many ways, the ultimate act of collaboration. Perhaps portraiture cannot solve Britain’s identity crisis, but it can help us rejoice in the diversity of our people — and remind us that, for all our differences, there is sameness amongst us, too.

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Intersectional Geographies
Jan
27
to Apr 3

Intersectional Geographies

In 2021 Martin Parr Foundation held an open call for a UK-based curator to present a photographic exhibition in the MPF gallery and Jacqueline Ennis-Cole has been selected for her proposed group show, Intersectional Geographies.

Intersectional Geographies brings together a diverse selection of photographers whose works address inclusion within society at a time of climate crisis, social distancing and human rights violations.⁣ Each photographer highlights a concern that resonates with them.

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS
Ignacio Acosta / Rhiannon Adam ⁣/ Lisa Barnard ⁣/ Jacqueline Ennis-Cole / Darek Fortas ⁣⁣Roshini Kempadoo / Miranda Pennell ⁣/ Judy Rabinowitz Price / Xavier Ribas / David Severn / Aida Silvestri ⁣/ Janine Wiedel

‘Intersectional Geographies unpacks and addresses complex and timely ideas from climate and social justice to extractive mining practices and questions of gender through the work of a diverse and international list of photographic voices working across the conceptual and documentary mode.’ – Alona Pardo, Curator, Barbican Art Gallery, London⁣

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England Your England – Outdoor exhibition curated by Riposte Magazine
Sep
8
to Nov 14

England Your England – Outdoor exhibition curated by Riposte Magazine

Borrowing the title from George Orwell’s 1941 essay where he attempted to define English culture at the height of the Second World War, Riposte Magazine invited a collection of photographers to submit an image that reflected what English culture meant to them at this pivotal moment in time.

From Hackney to the Yorkshire Dales and back the images are wide-ranging in content and geographic spread. They explore personal reflections and the wider political questions around what it means to be English in a post-Brexit era.

The featured photographers include Adama Jalloh, Annie Lai, Jameela Elfaki, Juliet Klottrup, Kerry J Dean, Nina Mandanhar, Rhiannon Adam, Sophie Stafford and Wendy Huynh.

The images will be on show at the Outside Gallery, Coal Drops Yard from 8 September to 14 November and have also been made into a limited-edition zine featuring INGLAN, a specially commissioned poem by Rene Matic.

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Die Gegenwart at Studio Beta, Berlin
Aug
20
to Sep 5

Die Gegenwart at Studio Beta, Berlin

Studio Beta is pleased to present Die Gegenwart, the gallery’s first photography exhibition, in collaboration with Safelight. Die Gegenwart showcases contemporary photography through a collection of works which serve as a snapshot of the current times. Taking advantage of the multifaceted nature of the medium, the exhibition focuses on current topics that influence the global public discourse and celebrates the artists’ deeply personal experiences with them.

The present exists in our subjective experiences of the events of the here and now. Die Gegenwart is an investigation of a mutually shared reality whose narrative we construct by posing questions about the meaning of identity, belonging, power, freedom, and hope in the present day. This international group of photographers is united in its exploration, and celebration, of the modes of existence of an entire generation.

With this exhibition, we embrace this plurality of views as a way of nurturing a collective understanding of the present times. In this heterogeneousness we see a rich palette of possibilities. Juxtaposing artistic positions to create a dialogue about the state of society, this show takes the pulse of the zeitgeist to investigate what is, and not what has been or what will be. Die Gegenwart is focused on covering different ways of being in the world, hearing different opinions, and looking from a different perspective.

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Rhiannon Adam and Jon Tonks - Artist Talks and Book Signing
Feb
5
7:00 PM19:00

Rhiannon Adam and Jon Tonks - Artist Talks and Book Signing

I’m delighted to be presenting Big Fence / Pitcairn Island at the Martin Parr Foundation alongside my friend Jon Tonks, who spent much time in the British Overseas Territories of the South Atlantic. Together we have covered all of the most far-flung of the British Overseas Territories and can regale you with stories of our adventures. FREE - booking essential.

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Big Fence / Pitcairn Island - Recontres d'Arles / Night of the Year
Jul
5
to Sep 22

Big Fence / Pitcairn Island - Recontres d'Arles / Night of the Year

Big Fence / Pitcairn Island will be shown as a screen projection mixing archive footage, audio, and my images in a new project “summary” created for Arles. It will first show during opening week, and will then be screened until September at Crosiere. “Opening week’s unmissable festive event offers a photographic stroll to see some 40 proposals projected in loops on three big screens and two installations: the festival’s favorite artists and photographers, carte blanche to institutions.”

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TPG New Talent Exhibition and Mentoring Programme
Jun
14
to Oct 7

TPG New Talent Exhibition and Mentoring Programme

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I’m super excited to announce that I have been selected as one of The Photographers’ Gallery’s inaugural New Talent awardees. The prize awards 8 UK based photographers, selected from an open submission process, initially by TPG’s curatorial team, and finally by the esteemed US artist Jim Goldberg.

I will be showing work at The Photographers’ Gallery between the 14 June - 6 October 2019.alongside the other selected artists, Chiara Avagliano, Alberto Feijóo, Adama Jalloh, Seungwon Jung, Alice Myers, Giovanna Petrocchi and Miguel Procença.

We will each also be mentored by an industry professional for the next year, with our mentors TBC.

Read more about it here.

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Beyond Boundaries Exhibition - Aperture Gallery NYC
Apr
25
to May 2

Beyond Boundaries Exhibition - Aperture Gallery NYC

I’m delighted to announce that one of my portraits from my The Rift / Fractured Stories project documenting the anti fracking movement in the UK has been awarded a Juror’s Pick distinction at the annual Lensculture Portrait Awards, as selected by Lensculture editor Jim Casper. It will be exhibited as part of the Beyond Boundaries Lensculture show at the Aperture Foundation, NYC (see detail below),

Opening Reception: Thursday, April 25th 6:00pm - 8:30pm

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Visual Art Group Spring Weekend with AGM
Apr
6
to Apr 7

Visual Art Group Spring Weekend with AGM

I’m delighted to be leading two workshops over two days for the RPS Visual Arts Group’s AGM in Windsor this April. I’ll be leading a photo walk on each of the two days, discussing approaches to portrait photography and street interactions, as well as strategies for planning long-term projects, with a talk about my practice and approach on the Saturday evening.

To book you must go through the RPS:
BOOK HERE

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Experimental Polaroid Photography with Rhiannon Adam
Mar
30
10:00 AM10:00

Experimental Polaroid Photography with Rhiannon Adam

Join me for this hands-on day course by the seaside to explore the variety of ways in which the unique chemistry of the Polaroid photograph can be manipulated to become a unique piece of art. The space is within very easy reach of London by train, from Fenchurch St to Chalkwell (in fact, that’s where I’m coming from).

BOOK HERE

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Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize at University of Hull
Feb
8
to Jun 2

Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize at University of Hull

Following a successful run at the National Portrait Gallery, the University of Hull is delighted to be the first gallery to show the annual Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize exhibition, one of the most prestigious photography awards in the world. The exhibition showcases new work that has been submitted by some of the most exciting contemporary photographers and will be on display at the Brynmor Jones Library from Friday 8 February until Saturday 2 June and is open daily 10am to 5pm (and until 7pm on Tuesdays). “

If you didn’t catch the show in London, enjoy the free entry in Hull. You might even find one of my portraits in it.

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