Anna Sellen
anna@annanas.org.uk | 07989854787 | www.annanas.co.uk | IG: annasellenphotography
Selected exhibitions (2021-2023)
2023 OpenWalls Arles Vol.4, Galerie Huit Arles
2023 Earth Photo, The Royal Geographical Society, London
2023 ‘Hidden Worlds,’ FORMAT 2023 International Photography Festival, Derby, UK
2023 ‘A Multifaceted View,’ Women in Photography, The Royal Photographic Society, Bristol, UK
2023 Photography Prize exhibition, The Royal Birmingham Society of Artists gallery, Birmingham, UK
2023 International Photographic Exhibition 164, The Royal Photographic Society, Bristol, UK
2022 ‘Bees (and Other Species)’ with INK Collective, Photo Fringe, Brighton
2022 Peer toPeer: UK/ Hong Kong 2022 artist exchange showcase, Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool, UK
2022 ‘Bees (and Other Species)’ with INK Collective, Open Eye Gallery, Look Photo Biennial 2022, Liverpool
2022 ‘Drip by drip, we are fed with concrete’ digital/ VR exhibition, CULTVR Lab, Cardiff, UK
2021 ‘Bees (and Other Species)’ with INK Collective, Diffusion 2021 International Photography Festival, Cardiff, UK
2021 SALON21, Photofusion London, UK
Selected awards and shortlists
2023 Earth Photo, Sidney Nolan Trust Prize
2023 OpenWalls Arles, Single Image Award
2023 New Blood Art Emerging Art Prize 2023 (nominated)
2023 The Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, 3rd Photography Prize
2023 FORMAT 2023 International Photography Festival (longlisted)
2022 Photoworks UK, Graduate Showcase Artist 2022
2022 The Pupil Sphere, Graduate Showcase Artist 2022
2022 Daylight Photo Awards, jurors’ selection
2022 Athens Photo Festival, shortlisted
2021 ShutterHub Portfolio Award, FORMAT21 International Photography Festival, UK
2021 Scholarship award, StrudelMediaLive and Reflektor, Germany
Selected publicity and publications (2021- 2023)
2023 FORMAT 2023 International Photography Festival, exhibition catalogue
2023 The Royal Photographic Society, International Photography Exhibition 164, exhibition catalogue
2022 Photoworks UK, Photography+ magazine, October 2022
2022 The Pupil Sphere, 2022 Graduate Showcase publication
2022 The Royal Photographic Society, Women in Photography ‘We Are’ Magazine
2022 Source Magazine, Graduate Photography online
2022/21 Shutter Hub 2022 Yearbook and 2021 Yearbook, printed editions
Residencies, artist exchange and professional development programmes
2023 Experimental Photography, Alternative analogue techniques, AGORA Festival, Spain
2022/23 East Meets West, masterclass by FORMAT, Derby Quad and GRAIN projects
2022/23 TRACE mentorship programme, UK
2022 Politics in Collage online residency, Kolaj Institute, USA
2022 Power of Place, UK/ Hong Kong artist exchange programme
2020 /23 Artist in residence, the Kelvedon Hatch nuclear bunker, Brentwood, UK
2021 /22 Lightbox professional development programme, Redeye Photography Network, UK
Collections
2020 Cold War Museum, the Kelvedon Hatch nuclear bunker, UK
Education
University for the Creative Arts /Open College of the Arts, First Class BA (Photography), 2023
London Academy of Media, Filmmaking (Diploma), 2014
Background education history: BA in Law and MA in International Development