Dr Vicky Hodgson, a British photographer, is known for her partly autobiographical work that investigates the relationship between patriarchy, sexism, and ageism, and the stereotypical representation of the older female body. Her focus on subverting femininity and the beauty industry is supported by a strong theoretical background, including theories of ageing, power, and humour. Her practice, which draws on Jo Spence's photo theatre and theatrical methodologies, is a powerful tool for challenging discrimination and social invisibility faced by older women like herself. Her practice-based PhD, 'Personal Performance of Ageing: Using Photography to Challenge the Social Construction of the Older Woman's Body,' underscores her scholarly engagement with these issues and enhances her artistic focus.
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Education
University for the Creative Arts - PhD Fine Art Patrice
University of Westminster - MA Photographic Studies
University of Gloucestershire - BA (Hons) 1st Class Fine Art Photography
Exhibitions
​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
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
The Artist's Sitting Room - Worcester Arts Collective November 2025
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