My practice explores the universal relationships we have with the things that sustain us: nature, spirituality, human connection and family by closely examining specific experiences. A combination of portraiture, staged scenarios and still life, alongside candid and landscape imagery weave narratives that question the uncanny reality we live in today.
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Dulcie Wagstaff (1993) is a British photographer, based in Bristol, UK. She graduated with a bachelors degree in Photography from the University of Brighton in 2016, and is currently studing MA Photography at UWE, Bristol.
Dulcie is also a founding member of Make Hay While The Sun Shines, an artist network, running monthly Creative Storm events which facilitate peer to peer feedback about the work of emerging photographers, as well as presenting our network at book fairs and in exhibitions.
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Exhibitions & Publications
2023 October - Release of self-published photo book, Feel The Grass With Bare Feet, launched at BOP, Bristol.
2023 June - Der Greif 15th Anniversary Interactive Exhibition, Pavillion 333, Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, Germany.
2023 February - Together We Make, Centrespace Gallery, Bristol, UK.
2021 August - Wellcome Photography Prize, Billboards accross the UK
2020 January - Release of self-published photo book Familiar Gardens.
2018 November - Photograd Open, East London Photomonth, The Cass Gallery, London, UK
2018 October - Curate With Us, Brighton Photo Fringe, Phoenix Gallery, Brighton, UK
2018 January - Journey Upstairs Gallery, Berkhamstead, UK
2017 October - Exploration and Investigation by PHOTOGRAD, Subterranean Arts Gallery, Ipswich, UK
2016 October - Beyond The Camera, Pingyao International Photography Festival, Shanxi Province, China.
2016 October - The Green House, Brighton Photo Fringe, Cafe Plenty, Brighton, UK
2016 July - Brighton Free Range Show, The Old Truman Brewery, London, UK
2016 June - BA Photography 2016, Dorset Place, Brighton, UK
2016 Jan - Relative Values, Hertford Theatre, Hertford, UK
2015 March - Re:Cognition, The Martha Gunn Basement, Brighton, UK
2015 Feb - Shift, University of Brighton Gallery, UK
2012 May - Heads, Courtyard Arts, Hertford, UK
Work
Freelance photography for clients including The Telegraph Magazine, Eleni Malami and Imogen Heath Design
Visiting Lecturer at the University of Brighton
Arts facilitator
Co-founder of Make Hay While The Sun Shines / Creative Storm events
Awards
Shortlisted for the Wellcome Photography Prize, 2020.
Winner of The Tom Buckeridge Award, 2016.
Nominee for consideration of Platform Award, 2016.
Interviews & Features
Miniclick - https://miniclick.co.uk/2017/08/28/interview-dulcie-wagstaff/
Photograd - https://www.photograd.co.uk/dulcie-wagstaff/
The Pupil Sphere - https://pupilsphere.com/home/an-interview-with-dulcie-wagstaff
Booooooom - https://www.booooooom.com/2020/02/18/familiar-gardens-by-photographer-dulcie-wagstaff/
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contact: dulcie@hotmail.co.uk
@dulciewagstaff
For information of Make Hay While The Sun Shines events, visit our instagram or contact: hello.makehay@gmail.com