Dr Vicky Hodgson, a British photographer, is known for her work that investigates the relationship between patriarchy, sexism, and ageism, and the stereotypical representation of the older female body. Her practice, which draws inspiration from Jo Spence's photo theatre and other theatrical methodologies, is a powerful tool for challenging the discrimination and social invisibility faced by older women. Her recent practice-based PhD, 'Personal Performance of Ageing: Using Photography to Challenge the Social Construction of the Older Woman's Body', is underpinned by a rich theoretical context, incorporating theories of ageing, sexism, power, and humour, all of which are evident in her practice.
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Alma Mater
University for the Creative Arts
University of Westminster
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Exhibitions
​Vienna International Photo Award 2025
Lens Culture Critics' Choice 2025
Budapest International Foto Awards 2024 and 2025
James Hockey Gallery, Farnham: Look at Me; 73 and Beautiful Solo Exhibition 2024
PH 21 Gallery Budapest: Portraits Without Faces Exhibition 2024
RBSA Gallery Birmingham: Portrait Exhibition 2024
Lens Culture Portrait Awards 2024 - Competition Gallery
Tokyo International Foto Awards 2023: Honourable Mention
​​Gender and Gesture: International Photography Competition winner, Woxsen, India 2023
Headstrong: Women and Empowerment: The Centre for British Photography, London 2023
Open West Midlands: New Art Gallery Walsall 2022
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Publications
All About Photo: The Skin Care Photo Gallery: article and photographs, February 2025
​Float Photo Magazine Online Whispering Shadows, January 2025
​Aperture: A New Approach to Preserving Britain's Photographic History and Future, 28.02.2023
​The Guardian Review of Headstrong: Women and Empowerment at the Centre for British Photography, London 27.01.23
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Conferences and Artist's Talk
UWE Ageing and Gender Symposium: Interrogating Ageing and Gender on Screen. Watershed Bristol May 2025
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