Kirsty Mitchell

The British photographer Kirsty Mitchell (1976, UK) specialized in “Costume for Performance” at The London College of Fashion, gaining a Higher National Diploma with Distinction. Kirsty completed her training at Ravensbourne College of Art, achieving a First Class Bachelor of Arts Degree with Honours in ‘Fashion Design and Textiles’ in 2001. She interned at the studios of Alexander McQueen and Hussein Chalayan. After graduating Kirsty spent the next decade as a senior designer for a global fashion label specializing in surface decoration and fabric manipulation. In 2008 Kirsty returned to photography and began a new and deeply emotional connection with the medium during the treatment of her mother’s cancer. Following the tragic loss of her mother, Kirsty turned to photography to help deal with her grief and embarked on her now revered 3 year series entitled ‘Wonderland’ created in her mothers memory. The international acclaim for her work led Kirsty to leave her fashion career in 2011 and pursue her future as a fine art photographer. Kirsty currently lives and works in the Surrey countryside in the UK.

EXHIBITIONS
– ART 2013 Utrecht – Netherlands
– Morren Galleries, Amsterdam – Netherlands
– KunstRai 2013 (with MORPHO) Amsterdam – Netherlands
– Ulsan International Photography Festival – Republic of Korea.
– PhotoVogue, group exhibition, Milan – Italy
– Award-winning public installation on London’s Regent Street in ‘Celebration of British Talent’ for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee – UK
– SW1 Gallery, Westminster, London – UK
– London Art Fair – UK

AWARDS
Award for Best Conceptual Photographer 2012, [Framed] Awards USA