OLIVIA HEMINGWAY

Exhibitions:

*indicates solo show

2025

York Minster: Exhibition launch in June 2025. More details coming soon

2024

Five Four Studios, Salford: Shot Up North Award Exhibition and Catalogue. December 2024

Tolson Museum, Huddersfield: Half Cat image on display. December 2024

Buckingham Palace, London: Royal Collection Trust photography project working with young people from the Renaissance Foundation, alongside photographic artist Ana Escobar and curator Alessandro Nasini. August 2024 (creative photography group exhibition, with additional documentary images within exhibition display)

The Civic, Holmfirth (main exhibition) and The Carlile Institute, Meltham (fringe venue): Holmfirth Artweek 2024 for Macmillan Cancer Support and The Kirkwood. July 2024 (mixed media group exhibition)

Millennium Images: Feeling Blue. Jan 2024 (a curated selection of photographs in a virtual gallery inspired by Blue Monday)

2023

The Civic, Holmfirth: Holmfirth Artweek 2023 for Macmillan Cancer Support and The Kirkwood, main exhibition. July 2023 (mixed media group exhibition)

Unit 18, The Piazza, Huddersfield: In Deep, Community Art Exhibition. June 2023 (mixed media group exhibition)

Millennium Images: Dogs. March 2023 (a curated selection of photographs in a virtual gallery inspired by the exhibition ‘Faithful and Fearless: Portraits of Dogs’ at the Wallace Collection)

2022

The Royal Photographic Society, Bristol: World Food Photography Awards 2022. Nov - Dec 2022 (Finalist + Highly Commended in group exhibition)

York Art Gallery, York: Aesthetica Art Prize 2022. June - Sept 2022 (SMALL WORLDS, Lockdown in Meltham series longlisted, group exhibition)

The Civic, Holmfirth (main exhibition) and The Fourth Fiend, Meltham (fringe venue): Holmfirth Artweek 2022 for Macmillan Cancer Support and The Kirkwood. July - Nov 2022 (duo exhibition with Alison Edmonds)

Boiler House, Truman Brewery, London: Art Aid Ukraine. Apr 2022 (a group exhibition fundraiser for Medicine for Ukraine)

The Association of Photographers: WOMAN, an AOP Spotlight exhibition by F22. 1 – 31 March 2022 (a curated selection of photographs in a virtual gallery from 27 female AOP accredited members in recognition of International Women’s Day 2022)

2020 - 2022

Muxima Arts & Music Space, London and *The Carlile Institute, Holmfirth (and various venues and community locations, enabling social distancing): SMALL WORLDS, Lockdown in Meltham: photographic art poster series. May 2022

2020

A.I.R Gallery, New York: Fe Mail Art, 2020 Postcard Exhibition (HRI mixed media postcard in group show)

2019 - 2020

Huddersfield Art Gallery, Huddersfield: She Took to Flight (photographic work in main gallery collection)

2019

Beningbrough Hall Gallery and Gardens, National Trust, York: Yorkshire! Achievement, Grit and Controversy (several photographic portraits in group show, including works from The National Portrait Gallery, The Arts Council Collection and York Art Gallery)

Globe Arts, Slaithwaite: Holmfirth Artweek for Macmillan Cancer, fringe venue

Batley Hope Gallery: Olivia Hemingway

2018 - 2019

*Northern Tea House, Huddersfield: Olivia Hemingway, A Collection of Works

2018

*Huddersfield Art Gallery, Huddersfield: HOME, Photographs by Olivia Hemingway (solo exhibition)

*Leeds City Museum, Leeds: 40 Faces of St Gemma's Hospice: and poster series: exhibited in various locations around Leeds (solo exhibition and project)

The Gallery, Slaithwaite: Slaithwaite Arts Festival fringe venue

2017

*The Corner, Huddersfield: HRI Series, An Exhibition of Photographic Portraits and Stories (photography solo exhibition, words + postcard project)

*Northern Tea House, Magic Rock and Huddersfield Train Station (plus exhibited in over 800 locations around West Yorkshire): HRI Love Stories, poster campaign, a collaboration with the SHARP Agency

2016 - 2017

*Great Ormond Street Hospital, London: Portraits (artist in residence, photography in hospital exhibition space)

2014 - 2015

*Great Ormond Street Hospital, London: Go Create, Self Portraits (artist in residence, photography displays within wards)

2013 - 2015

Kenwood House, London: Kenwood Stories, Family Portraits (on display / within a book about the project)

2012

*Great and Small, London: Animal Portraits

2011

Orange Dot Gallery, London: 2 to the Power 10, Postcard Art Project (postcard collage in group show, curated by Geoffrey Harrison)

2007 - 2010

*The Barbican, London: The London Symphony Orchestra Series (backstage photography solo exhibition)

2009

LSO St Lukes Music Venue, London: Performers at LSO St Lukes (BBC Sessions and The London Symphony Orchestra)

Cafe Central, London: Performers at LSO St Lukes (BBC Sessions and The London Symphony Orchestra)

2008

Fishing Quarter Gallery, Brighton: Holy Mackerel! (photography / mixed media in group show, curated by Hannah Carding)

*Sh! London: Rubbers (photography solo display)

2007

*Searcy’s, the Barbican, London: Rubbers (photography solo exhibition)

Imperial War Museum, London: Silent Witness (mixed media informal learning project and exhibition)

2006

*Searcy’s, the Barbican, London: Backstage with the London Symphony Orchestra (photography solo exhibition)

Imperial War Museum, London: 1000 Paper Cranes (mixed media informal learning project and exhibition)

2005

Spitz Gallery, London: Have you Got a Rubber? (group mixed media show curated by Olivia Hemingway and including work by Anthony Minghella and Jessie Simmons)

Rapideye, London: Why do you still print the old way? (group exhibition at the AOP and venues along Leonard St)

2002

*VOX bar, Huddersfield: Oasis Coffee Bar Series (solo display)

2001

Interbrand, Newell and Sorrell, London: Telling Stories (group exhibition with Jessie Simmons, Caroline Reeves and Anthony Kikkides)

*Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield: Oasis Coffee Bar Series (solo display)

2000

Business Design Centre, London: New Designers Exhibition (group exhibition)

Nottingham Playhouse, Nottingham: Telling Stories (BA (Hons) Photography degree show, exhibition with Jessie Simmons, Caroline Reeves and Anthony Kikkides) sponsored by Absolut Vodka

Performance | Writing:

Olivia Hemingway has performed some of her written work as a guest of John Hegley at the Betsey Trotwood, Toynbee Hall, Cafe Lux, the Poetry Cafe, Scootercaffè and the Words in Motion tent at the Big Chill Festival. Her written work has contributed to projects with Fuse Art Space and the Barbican. She interviewed notable people in connection to the threat to the Huddersfield Royal Infirmary for the HRI series, then worked with copyrighter Jo Richards / the SHARP Agency to create a poster campaign. Hemingway’s photography series SMALL WORLDS, Lockdown in Meltham involved interviewing people about their experiences of Lockdown, collaborating with Heat Design to create an art poster series with poem-like text to accompany the images. She was then commissioned to write an article for Mental Fight Club: Seeing Small Worlds.