Scottish photographer
Polly Braden (born 1974)[1] is a Scottish documentary photographer, living in London.[2] Her work on learning disabilities and autism has been shown in exhibitions at the National Science and Media Museum in Bradford[3] and at mac, Birmingham.[4] Her work on single parent families has been shown in exhibitions at the Museum of the Home in London and Open Eye Gallery in Liverpool.[5] Braden won Photographer of the Year in the Guardian Student Media Award in 2002.[6]
Life and work
Braden was born in Perthshire, Scotland. She graduated from London College of Printing in 2003.[1] She lives in London[2] and is a single parent.[7]
Her subjects have included China[8] (where she lived for over 15 years),[1] the City of London,[9][10]single parent families,[7][5] and learning disabilities and autism.[11]
Publications
Books of work by Braden
Books with one other
- Adventures in the Lea Valley. East London Photo Stories: Book 12. Hoxton Mini, 2016. With David Campany. ISBN 978-1-910566-12-1.[13]
- Out of the Shadows: the untold story of people with autism or learning disabilities. Stockport: Dewi Lewis; West Bromwich: Multistory, 2018. With seven stories by Sally Williams and three first-hand accounts. ISBN 978-1-911306-36-8.
- A Place For Me: 50 Stories of Finding Home. Stockport: Dewi Lewis, 2022. With Sally Williams. ISBN 978-1-911306-83-2.
Books with contributions by Braden
Exhibitions
Solo exhibitions and similar
- Great Interactions: Photographs by Polly Braden, National Science and Media Museum, Bradford, 2016[3][14]
- Polly Braden & Sally Williams: Out of the Shadows: the untold story of people with autism or learning disabilities, mac, Birmingham, 2018[4]
- Holding The Baby, Museum of the Home, London, 2021; Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool, 2021. With text by Claire-Louise Bennett and Sally Williams.[5][15]
- Holding The Baby, Arnolfini, Bristol, 2022
- Leaving Ukraine, Foundling Museum, London, 2024[16]
Group exhibitions
- Real Estate: Art in a Changing City, Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, 2005 included Adventures in the Valley (Ongoing) with Campany[17]
- Made in China, Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, 2006[18]
- London Street Photography: 1860–2010,Museum of London, London, 2011[19]
Awards
Collections
Braden's work is held in the following permanent collection:
References
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