Creator of the Subversive and the Absurd
Who is Vicky Hodgson ?
Vicky Hodgson is a UK-based photographer and researcher recognised for her autobiographical and feminist work that critically examines societal norms shaped by patriarchy and sexism. Her artistic practice centres on playful, absurd self-portraits that confront the cosmetics industry's consumerist promotion of beauty and challenge traditional notions of femininity. Her work directly engages with themes of identity, gender, and societal expectations that resonate in contemporary feminist discourse. She completed her practice-based PhD, supervised by Anna Fox, in 2025.
EDUCATION
University for the Creative Arts - PhD Fine Art Practice
University of Westminster - MA Photographic Studies
University of Gloucestershire - BA (Hons) 1st Class Fine Art Photography
EXHIBITIONS
RBSA Gallery, Birmingham: Prize Exhibition 2026
Centrala Art Gallery, Birmingham: Care and Defiance Exhibition 2026
Budapest Photo Festival: Women's Eyes 2026
Vienna International Photo: Silver 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
The Centre for British Photography: Headstrong: Women and Empowerment 2023
Open West Midlands: New Art Gallery Walsall 2022
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