Marge Bradshaw Artist Biography/CV/portfolio

Solo exhibitions and group shows

• HOME Manchester Open (2024)

• Bolton Museum & Art Gallery: Why We Ring (2023)

• Royal Photographic Society Gallery, Bristol: Summer Exhibition (2023)

• Historic England and Photoworks, Picturing High Streets: nationwide outdoor exhibition (2023)

• Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool (2021): Digital exhibition window (Crossing Sectors group show)

• Bolton Museum & Art Gallery (2021): Caring Bolton: the community response to Covid-19 (solo exhibition)

• Warrington Contemporary Arts Festival (Castlefield Gallery New Art Spaces) Slap-Bang (2021): group show

• Museums Northumberland (2020): Hidden Heroes Meet Northumberland’s Key Workers (solo exhibition)

• Science Museum, London (2019): Science Photographer of the Year exhibition (group show).

Socially engaged commissions and community work

• Arts Council England Project Grant (2023): ‘Whose menopause?’ An inclusive socially engaged project exploring menopause with people in Bolton

• RHS Bridgewater: Mindful photography workshops (2023)

• Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool (2022): Photographer-in-residence at The Watch Factory, Prescot. A socially engaged project working with residents in the extra care setting of the Watch Factory, using archive material to connect creatively with intergenerational community members

• The Woodland Trust (2022): Socially engaged workshops with social prescribing mental health group

• Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool (2021): Socially engaged community micro-commission ‘Howfen Spaces’

• Bolton Library & Bolton at Home (2021): Working with an inclusive group of social housing residents on a socially engaged project focused on exploring nature in Hall Lee Bank Park, using the ‘Lost Words’ book by Robert McFarlane as inspiration

• The Turnpike (2019 - 2020): Making of Us socially engaged programme, working with autistic adults from True Colours CIC.

Awards and prizes

• British Journal of Photography: Portrait of Britain Shortlist Volume 6 (2024)

• RPS International Print Exhibition 165 Shortlist (2023)

• RPS Science Photographer of the Year Shortlist (2019).

Talks and publications

• Wellcome Collection ‘Exploring Menopause through Collections and Collaboration’ talk (watch)

• Open Eye Gallery: Open Rooms #15 Common Ground talk (watch)

• Redeye Photography Network talk (watch)

• The Royal Photographic Society WE ARE magazine (read).

Private and commercial work (highlights only)

• Manchester Art Gallery (2023): event photography

• Shakespeare North (2022 and 2023): event photography

• The Portico Library (2022): marketing collateral and events photography

• Wonder Arts (2021): In the Street Festival event photography

• South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue (2021 and 2022): recruitment campaign

• South Yorkshire Safer Roads Partnership (2022): cycling campaign and stock imagery

• Wonder Arts (2019): workshop photography

• TramShed Theatre Company (2019 - 2022): workshop and campaign photography

• Various music and festivals including Highest Point Festival Lancaster (2019), Lytham Festival (2019).

Independent (self-funded) projects

• Brewsters (2023): documenting the experiences of northern women+ working in beer.

• Why We Ring (2022): documentary and portrait series with the Westhoughton Tower Bellringers

• Isolation (2016 – 2021): a long-term social documentary photography series exploring life as a 24/7 carer looking after someone living with dementia

• Front of House (2020): a social documentary photography series capturing the stories of grassroots musicians during the pandemic; featured by the BBC.

Professional development

• The Carbon Literacy Trust/Redeye Photographic Network (2022) Carbon Literate Photographer Certification

• Arts Council England (2021) Developing Your Creative Practice

• Open Eye Gallery (2020 - 2021): Crossing Sectors professional development programme.

Educational Attainment

• MA Arts & Heritage Management (Distinction) The University of Sheffield

• BA (Hons 2.1) English Language with Art History The University of Lancaster

• ‘A’ Levels English Language and Literature (B), French (B), Art (B) and 10 GSCE’s A*- B incl. Maths and English.

Other

• I have a recent basic DBS, along with public and professional indemnity insurance

• I’m certified up to British Sign Language Level 3 (Levels 1 – 3, 2007-2010)

• I am a Mental Health England Mental Health First Aider (adult 2-day course completed 2021)

• I’m a Dementia Friends Champion.

Visual examples of work below.