Michelle Sank CV
Representation
ClampArt, Artists’ List,
New York www.clampart.com
Tel: + 1 646.230.0020
Elliott Gallery, Amsterdam
info@elliott.gallery
+31 (0)6 85724797
Collections
Allan Servais, Brussells
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas
Open Eye Gallery Archive, Liverpool, UK
Woodstock Centre for Photography, Woodstock, New York
Thomas Kellner, Germany
Societe Jersiase, Jersey, Channel Islands
Guernsey Museum, Guernsey, Channel Islands
Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter, UK
Museum of Youth Culture, UK
Awards/Achievements
2002
Arts Council England Visual Arts Award
European Award for Women Photographers : Shortlisted
2004
Arts Council England Visual Arts Award
European Award for Women Photographers : Shortlisted
2006
Arts Council England Visual Arts Award
European Award for Women Photographers : Shortlisted 2007
Winner, Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery,UK
2008
Discoveries, Fotofest, USA
2009
IPA New York, Shortlisted
Honorable Mention, Lucie Awards
Honorable Mention, Lens Culture Photo Competition
2010
Nominee: Black & White Spider Awards
Arts Council England Visual Arts Award
Single Image Winner, International Photographic Award, British Journal of Photography
2012
Honorable Mention, Unicef
Prize Winner Single Image, Lens Culture International Exposure Awards
2013
Gold Award, San Francisco International Photographic Exhibition
2015
Arts Council England Visual Arts award
2016
Winner, Kuala Lumpur International Photo Awards
2018
Honorable Mention, IPA Awards
2020
Winner, Portrait of Britain, British Journal of Photography
Honorable Mention, 14th Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers
Honorable Mention, IPA Awards
Prize Winner, PhotoReview Competition
2021
Winner, Portrait of Humanity, British Journal of Photography
2022
Honorable Mention, IPA Photo Awards
Winner, Centre for Photographic Arts photographic competition, Carmel, USA
2023
Finalist,Taylor Wessing Prize
Winner, Head on Photo Festival, Australia
Winner, Re Focus Awards
Honorable Mention, IPA Photo Awards
Winner, 20th Julia Margaret Cameron Awards for Women
2024
Winner Portraiture Open Category, Sony World Photography Awards
Residencies/Commissions
2004
Ffotogallery, Cardiff, Wales
2005
Belfast Exposed Gallery, Northern Ireland
2006
Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool, UK
2007
Sirius Arts Centre, Cork, Ireland
Mannheim Photography Festival, Germany
2008
Wolverhampton City Art Gallery, UK
2009
Rakyo Photo Centre, San Francisco
Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Wales
2010
The Photographers Gallery, London
2013
Archisle, Jersey, Channel Islands
2014
Guernsey Photography Festival, Guernsey, Channel Islands
2015
Rugby World Cup, Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter, UK
2016/17
Multistory, UK
2018/19
Sixteen Project, UK
209 Women, UK
2020
Wellcome Foundation, Grief Project and “Breathe” Covid Project
2023
School of Life, Alain de Botton
Commercial Commissions
The Guardian, The Observer, The Telegraph, Columbia Law Magazine, Lurve fashion magazine, Dust Magazine, New York Times : T- Magazine
Education
Tutor, MA Photography Online, Falmouth University
Publications
2001
Katalog Photographic and Video Magazine, Denmark - Autumn/Winter Issue
The British Journal of Photography - November Issue
2002
The Big Issue, London - May Issue
Frankfurter Rundschau, Frankfurt, Germany - August Issue
2003
The British Journal of Photography - April Issue
The Artist's Newsletter Magazine, England - May Issue
FotoMagazin, Munich, Germany - May Issue
PhotoReview U.S.A - September Issue
50 Easy Magazine, Barcelona, Spain - September Issue
Next Level UK - October Issue
2004
Hot Shoe Magazine, England
Devon Today
AK47 Online
2005
British Journal of Photography
PhotoReview U.S.A
TES, UK
Source Magazine
2006
Gomma Magazine, UK
Fotofile, New York
Photonews, Germany
PhotoServe, PDN Online, New York
GREAT, The Photographers Gallery, London
Modernica, Berlin, Germany
Next Level UK - October Issue
2007
British Journal of Photography
Camera Austria
Portfolio Magazine
European Photography
2008
Portfolio Magazine
Photo Review, U.S.A
Arts Council England Magazine
2009
The Guardian
Incorporating Writing
Esquire - Russia
Portfolio Magazine
2010
Sante Fe "Family" catalogue
Photo Center NW, Members Annual Publication
Juliet Cameron Photographic Award Publication
2011
The Guardian Magazine
2012
Hungry Eye Magazine
Landscape Stories
Masters of Photography
2013
Huffington Post
Guardian Online
Hunger TV
2015
Wall Street International Magazine
2016
PhotoVoice
2017
Dodho Magazine
Photomonitor
2018
My.Self, British Journal of Photography
Portrait of Britain, British Journal of Photography
2019
My Best Shot, The Guardian
Fotoroom online
Uncertain States
2020
FotoNostrum Catalogue
Portrait of Britain, British Journal of Photography
2021
Talking Pictures, Alasdair Foster
Dodho, Magazine
Nicotine Magazine, New York
ED.EM.03 Henry Mullins/Michelle Sank - On the Social Matrix, Jersey, Channel Islands
2022
It’s Nice That
Books
2006
Becoming : Monograph
2007
The Water’s Edge : Monograph
2011
The Submerged (Schilt Publishing) : Monograph
2012
Identities Now: Contemporary Portrait Photography
Adolescence, Landscape Stories
2014
‘Suture’, Gomma
2016
Oltre L’Immagine
2018
North, Fashion and Identity
My.Self (Multistory)
2019
209 Women
2020
Portrait of Britain, British Journal of Photography
2021
Portrait of Humanity, British Journal of Photography
2024
School of Life, Alain de Botton
Burnt House Lane, Dewi Lewis Publishing
Solo Exhibitions
2001
Image Gallery, Bedford, UK
2002
Phoenix Gallery, Exeter, Devon, UK
2003
The Guildhall, Gloucester, UK
Lauderdale House, London, UK
Trace gallery, Dorset, UK
2004
Kakenhallen Gallery, Mariehamn, Finland
Photogallery Peri, Turku, Helsinki
Houston Centre of Photography, Houston, Texas
2005
Belfast Exposed Gallery, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Azcapotzalko Centro Museum, Mexico
2006
SSRobin Gallery, London
Centro de la Imagen, Mexico City
2007
Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool, UK
Reality Crossings, Mannheim, Germany
2008
Sirius Arts Centre, Cobh, Ireland
Harbourfront Centre, Toronto
O-Born Contemporary, Toronto
2009
Offenes House, Darmstad
Light House, Wolverhampton, UK
Wolverhampton Art Gallery, UK
Rayko Photo Centre, San Francisco
2011
HotShoe Gallery, London
2013
Liberty Wharf, Jersey, Channel Islands
2014
Guernsey Photography Festival, Guernsey, Channel Islands
2015
Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter, UK
2016
Elliot Halls Gallery, Amsterdam
2019
The Exchange Gallery, Penzance, Cornwall, UK
2021
Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter, UK
2022
Head on Photo Festival, Australia
2023
Tulipe Mobile, Regnéville-sur-Mer, France
Koop Projects, Brighton
Group Exhibitions
2001
National Portrait Gallery, London. John Kobal Portrait
The Workstation, Sheffield, England. '5'
The Site Gallery, Sheffield, England. Immediate 2
2002
National Portrait Gallery, London, John Kobal Portrait Competition
The Castle Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa. Month of Photography
Orleans House Gallery, Twickenham, London. Art, Age + Gender.
Gloucester City Galleries. Eyepoppers
Lauderdale House, Highgate London Winner Annual Photographic exhibition
Bury Museum & Art Gallery, Bury, Manchester, UK. A Wealth in Common
Stroud House Gallery, Stroud, UK. Blood Will Out
The Stilwerk, Berlin, Germany. Fotobild Berlin,
L.A. Gallery, Frankfurt, Germany. 'Two of Us'
2003
Photoespana, Madrid, Spain
Northwest Centre for Photography, Seattle, U.S.A
Center for Contemporary Art, USA
The Gables Gallery, Norwich, UK. Michelle Sank & Gina Glover
Usher Gallery, Lincoln, UK. Art, Age & Gender
2004
Benham Gallery, Seattle, U.S.A
Hirschl Gallery, London. Trace Edition
The Corn Exchange, Newbury, UK. Art, Age & Gender
Tom Blau Gallery, London
Mercer Art Gallery, Harrogate, UK
Monks Withycombe Gallery, Devon,UK
Volkswagen Fotogallery, Fringe Club, Hong Kong
Lee-Ka Sing Gallery, Toronto
Northwest Centre for Photography, Seattle, U.S.A
On the Wall, London
Australian Centre for Photography, Sydney, Australia
2005
Huis Marseilles, Amsterdam, Made in Britain: Contemporary British Photographers
Centre of Photography, Woodstock, New York
Gallery 401, Philadelphia University of the Arts, U.S.A
2006
ART-Galerie, Siegen, Germany
Hobart City Carnegie Gallery, Hobart, Australia
Latrobe Regional Gallery, Morwell, Australia
2007
Galerie Les Filles du Calvaire, Brussells
Ronmandos Gallery, Amsterdam
FIAC, Paris
Paris Photo, Paris
2008
National Portrait Gallery, London
Ffotogallery, Turner House Penarth, Wales
Discoveries Show, Fotofest, Houston, U.S.A
Photo Review, Philadelphia University of the Arts, U.S.A
2009
Museum of Photography, Bradford, UK
Cultural Centre Marchin, Belgium
Centro de la Imagen, Mexico City
Salon 09, London
PhotoPlace Gallery, USA
Piclet online
Centro de la Imagen, Mexico City
2010
Kunsthal Charlottenburg, Denmark
Altonaer Museum fuer Kunst und Kulturgeschichte, Hamburg
Fotofest Auction, USA
Schneider Gallery, Chicago
International Gala Awards, USA
Photo Centre NW, Seattle
AOP Gallery, London
Worldwide Photography Gala Awards
2011
Aberystywth Arts Centre,Wales
Turner Contemporary, Margate, UK – Nothing in the world but Youth
2012
Rhubarb-Rhubarb, Diemar Noble Gallery, London
Lenscratch Online
United Photo Industries HQ, New York
International Photo Festival, Liege, Brussell
World in London, Olympic Portaits, Photographers Gallery, London
Elliot Halls Gallery, Unseen Photographic Fair, Amsterdam
2013
Ronmandos Gallery in collaboration with Elliot Halls Gallery, Amsterdam
2014
‘A Fine Beginning, Cardiff’, Wales
NIU Art Gallery, Illinois, USA
2015
‘Dear Sylvia’, Australian Centre of Photography, Sydney, Australia
2016/17
Dolhuys, Haarlem, Netherlands
2017/18
North, Fashioning Identity, Somerset House, London
2019
Women on the Waterfront, Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool
North, Fashioning Identity, The Civic, Barnsley
‘Sixteen’, Format Festival, Derby, Home, Manchester, Salford University,
Grain, Birmingham, UK
2020
‘Sixteen’, Photofusion, RK Burt Gallery, London City Bridge, UK
FotoNostrum, Barcelona
2021
‘PhotoReview’, Philadelphia Photo Arts Center, USA
Facing Britain’, Kunsthalle Darmstadt, Germany
Generations: Portraits of Holocaust Survivors, Imperial War Museum, London
PhotoReview, Philadelphia Photo Arts Center, USA
'Facing Britain', Kunsthalle Darmstadt, Germany
2022
Centre for Photographic Arts, Carmel, USA
2023
Koop Projects, Photo London
Kalk Bay Modern, Cape Town
RPS International Portrait Awards, Bristol
2023/24
Taylor Wessing Prize, National Portrait Gallery, London
2024
'UK Women, British Photography between Social Criticism and Identity', Ludwiggalerie Schloss Oberhausen, Germany