Hannah Starkey Explained

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. . 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. .
• Hannah Starkey: Twenty Nine Pictures. Coventry: Mead Gallery, 2011. Hannah Starkey; Diarmuid Costello; Sarah Shalgosky; Margaret Iverson. .
• Photographs 1997–2017. London: Mack, 2018. . 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]

External links

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

Notes and References

1. News: Interview by Leo. Benedictus. 2020-08-17. Hannah Starkey's best shot. The Guardian. 15 February 2007. 0261-3077.
2. News: Sean. O'Hagan. Sean O'Hagan. 2020-08-17. Photographer Hannah Starkey: 'I want to create a space for women without judgment'. The Observer. 8 December 2018. 0029-7712.
3. Web site: 9 November 2018. 2020-08-17. Photographer Hannah Starkey on her everyday heroes. www.ft.com.
4. Web site: 2020-08-17. Strong Women. 20 December 2018. Aperture Foundation.
5. Web site: 2022-12-11. Hannah Starkey: In Real Life review – women from all angles. 21 October 2022. The Guardian.
6. http://www.politik-der-umverteilung.net/en/artists/hannah-starkey/hannah-starkey-biography/ "Hannah Starkey"
7. http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/hannah-starkey-2683 "Hannah Starkey born 1971"
8. https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/features/hannah-starkey-twentynine-pictures-2187389.html?action=Gallery Matilda Battersea, "Hannah Starkey: Twenty-Nine Pictures"
9. Web site: 2020-08-17. Hannah Starkey : "En tant que femmes, notre image est notre monnaie d'échange". 18 December 2018. Libération.fr.
10. News: Jordan G.. Teicher. 2020-08-17. Images That Counter Traditional Depictions of Women. The New York Times. 17 December 2018. 0362-4331. NYTimes.com.
11. Web site: 2020-08-17. Hannah Starkey. HOME.
12. Web site: 2020-08-17. Hannah Starkey: Photographs. IMMA.
13. Web site: Hannah Starkey. Un progetto per il castello. 2023-03-23. it.
14. News: Hannah Starkey: In Conversation. 26 January 2011 . 6 January 2018 . . London .
15. Web site: 2020-08-17. Aesthetica Magazine - Visual Puzzles: Hannah Starkey, Ormeau Baths Gallery, Belfast.. Aesthetica Magazine.
16. Web site: 2019-12-17. Royal Photographic Society announces its 2019 award winners. 9 September 2019. British Journal of Photography.
17. Web site: 2020-08-17. Hannah Starkey born 1971. Tate.
18. Web site: 2020-08-17. Search the Collections. Victoria and Albert Museum.
19. Web site: 2020-08-17. Hannah Starkey. IMMA.
20. Web site: 2020-08-17. Hannah Starkey. Castle of Rivoli.