Venetia Dearden Explained

Venetia Dearden (born 1975) is a British photographer^[1] and filmmaker. Her books include Somerset Stories, Fivepenny Dreams (2008), Glastonbury, Another Stage (2010), Mulberry 40 Years (2011) and Eight Days (2012).

Dearden had a solo exhibition of her Glastonbury photographs at the National Portrait Gallery in London in 2010 and was awarded the Vic Odden Award from the Royal Photographic Society in 2011. Her work is held in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery.

Biography

Dearden was born in Brecon, Wales.^[2] She grew up in Somerset, England.^[3]

She has an MA in Anthropology, Comparative Religion and History of Art from the University of Edinburgh (1998) and undertook postgraduate studies in Photojournalism at the London College of Printing (1999–2000).

Her photographs of local families living close to the land first brought her work to international attention in 2008, on publication of her book Somerset Stories, Fivepenny Dreams, which took six years to make.^[4]

In 2011 Dearden undertook a two-year commission from Mulberry to shoot a book celebrating the company's 40th anniversary.^[5]

Publications

Publications by Dearden

• Somerset Stories, Fivepenny Dreams. Berlin: Kehrer, 2008. .
• Glastonbury, Another Stage. Berlin: Kehrer, 2010. .
• Mulberry 40 Years. Chilcompton, UK: Mulberry, 2011. Edited by Georgia Fendley. .
• Eight Days. Berlin: Kehrer, 2011. .

Publications paired with others

• Tangier: Notes from Late Summer. Khbar Bladna, 2015. With Elena Prentice.

Publications with contributions by Dearden

• Rise: Images of Life Change. Dubai: Legatum; London: Foto8, 2010. Edited by Jon Levy. . With text by Max Houghton and photographs by Dearden and others.

Awards

• Vic Odden Award from the Royal Photographic Society, 2011^[6]

Exhibitions

• Glastonbury: Another Stage, solo exhibition, National Portrait Gallery, London, 2010^[7]

Collections

Dearden's work is held in the following public collection:

• National Portrait Gallery, London: 11 prints (as of May 2018)^[8]

External links

• • "Glastonbury: Another Stage by Venetia Dearden" – gallery of photographs at The Guardian
• "Mulberry at 40 - in pictures" – gallery of photographs at The Guardian

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2018-05-11. Dame Shirley at the National Portrait Gallery. 9 April 2010. BBC.
2. Web site: 2018-05-11. Webber. Webber.
3. News: 2018-05-11. Documenting alternative ways of life in the British countryside. Huck Magazine. 15 May 2017.
4. News: 2018-05-11. Photographers and their eureka moments – in pictures. The Guardian. 26 February 2016. 0261-3077. www.theguardian.com.
5. News: Dazed. 2018-05-11. Venetia Dearden at Mulberry. Dazed. 19 May 2010.
6. Web site: Vic Odden Award. Royal Photographic Society. 8 September 2014.
7. Web site: 2018-05-11. Glastonbury: Photographs by Venetia Dearden - National Portrait Gallery. www.npg.org.uk.
8. Web site: 2018-05-11. Venetia Dearden - Person - National Portrait Gallery. www.npg.org.uk.