Julia Fullerton-Batten is a worldwide acclaimed and exhibited fine-art photographer. Her body of work now encompasses twelve major projects spanning a decade of engagement in the field.
The foundation of her success was ‘Teenage Stories’ (2005), an evocative narrative of the transition of a teenage girl to womanhood. This and sequel projects portray the difficult stages and life situations of an adolescent girl’s transition to womanhood as she grapples with the vulnerability of her teenage predicament – adjustments to a new body, her emotional development and changes in her social standing. Julia’s book ‘Teenage Stories’ was published in 2007*.
Julia admits to a pronounced semi-autobiographical influence in much of her earlier work, often falling back on recollections of her own early and teenage years, living in Germany, the USA and the UK, her parent’s divorce, and her own early relationships.
Her more recent projects consider social issues, frequently covering controversial subject matter. For example, in ‘Feral Children, 2015’, Julia re-enacts fifteen reported historical cases of feral children. Using child actors, her re-enactments illustrate the tragic circumstances in which children were rejected or abused by their parents, got lost or were left in the wild, and yet others were captured by wild animals.
Her most recent project, ‘The Act’, shot in 2016, is a comprehensive study of the performing and private lives of fifteen women active in the UK sex industry. Her still images are enhanced by interviews with the ladies, captured both in video and text. Julia’s use of unusual locations, highly creative settings, street-cast models, accented with cinematic lighting are hallmarks of her very distinctive style of photography. She insinuates visual tensions in her images, and imbues them with a hint of mystery, which combine to tease the viewer to re-examine the picture, each time seeing more content and finding a deeper meaning.
Julia Fullerton-Batten
United Kingdom, 1970
Biography
Selected Artist Works
Solo Exhibitions
2000The Special Photographers Company, Solo exhibition, “Different Stories”, 2000
2002
Exhibition at Warse Nasse Gallery, New York, 2002
2005
23rd Contemporary Art Fair, (Eric Franck), Brussels, Belgium, April 2005
Photo-London, Royal Academy, (Eric Franck), May 2005
2006
New, Modern and Contemporary Art Fair, Olympia, London, March 2006
Photo-London, Royal Academy, (Eric Franck), May 2006
Charing X Gallery, “Teenage Stories”, (Eric Franck), Solo exhibition, June 2006
National Portrait Gallery, “A Picture of Health”, Solo exhibition, June – October 2006
Chez Ali, Roquette, Arles, Solo exhibition, July – Sept. 2006
Richard Levy Gallery, New Mexico, Summer Group Show, July – August 2006
Art (212) New York, Randall Scott, Sept.- October 2006
Randall Scott, Washington DC, “No Fancy Titles”, Nov. – Dec. 2006
2007
Camara Oscura Gallery, ” Arrrebato”, Madrid, Spain, Jan. – Feb. 2007
Darmstadter Tage der Fotografie, Germany, April – May 2007
Galerie Les filles du Calvaire, Brussels, May – July 2007
Guangdong Museum of Art, China, Biennal of Photography, May – July 2007
PhotoEspana, Madrid, (HSBC award), May – July 2007
Les Rencontres D’Arles, July 2007
Photo-London, (special exhibition dedicated to British Photography), May – June 2007
ArteSantander, Spain, Camera Oscura, July 2007
Marlborough Gallery, New York, USA, June – August 2007
Galerie Baudoin Lebon, Paris, (HSBC award) Oct. – Sept. 2007
Caprice Horn, Berlin, “Like there is no tomorrow”, Sept. – Dec. 2007
Phillips De Pury, NY, (C-Photo Magazine), Sept. 2007
Phillips De Pury, NY, (HSBC award), Oct. 2007
Galerie Les Filles Du Calvaire, Paris, “Fantasy – What Ever Happened to Your Dreams?”, Nov. 2007 – Jan. 2008
Aqua Art Miami 07 (Aqua Wynwood Miami), Randall Scott, Dec. 2007
2008
Photo 50 , London Art Fair, January 2008
Galerie Les Filles Du Calvaire, Brussels,” TEENAGE STORIES”, Solo exhibition, Feb.- March 2008
The Museum of Contemporary Art Shanghai (MOCA Shanghai), “UNSEEN”, Jan. – March 2008
Caprice Horn, Berlin, “School Play”, Solo exhibition, March – April, 2008
Art Hong Kong, Caprice Horn, May 2008
Maco Mexico Arte Contempraneo, (Caprice Horn), Mexico City, Mexico, April 2008
Art Brussels, 26th Contemporary Art Fair, Les Filles Du Calvaire, April 2008
Summer Exhibition, Marlborough Gallery, Chelsea, NY. , June – September, 2008
Galerie Les Filles Du Calvaire, Brussels, “Fantasy – What Ever Happened to Your Dreams?”, May – July 2008
Mouvement d’Art Public/Make Art Public (MAP), Canada, 2008
Musee de L’Elysee, Lausanne, Switzerland, ‘Teen City, The Adolescent Adventure’, June – October 2008
Hunterdon Art Museum, New Jersey, May 2008
Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, “Beyond Representation”, June – July 2008.
Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco and New York,“The Figure Today”, Sept. – Oct. 2008
Festival Images 08, Vevey, Switzerland, Sept. 2008
KIAF 2008, Korea International Art Fair (Caprice Horn), Sep. 2008
Randall Scott Gallery, Washington DC, USA, Solo exhibition, Sept. -October 2008
Eric Franck, The Parking Lot, 31st Sept. – 28th Nov. 2008
Sotheby’s Auction House, London, November 2008
Lianzhou International Photo Fest, (Caprice Horn), China, Dec. 2008
Art Paris, Abu Dhabi, Emirates Palace. (Caprice Horn), Nov. 2008
Seoul International Photography Festival, SIPF08, Korea, “Humanscape”, Dec. 2008
2009
Love & Money – 50 years of Creative Britain video exhibition. (with David Hockney, Tracey Emin, Gilbert and George,..) , 2009.
Hereford Photo Festival, May – June 2009
La Filature, Scene Nationale Mulhouse, Alsace, ‘Teenage Stories’, May – July 2009
Gallery Sun, Seoul, Korea, August 2009
Jenkins Johnson Gallery, ‘Summertime’, June – August 2009
Getty Gallery, IPG (Terry O’Neill Awards), Sept. 2009
Independent Photographers Gallery, IPG (Terry O’Neill Awards), Sept. – Oct 2009
Mont Blanc Boutique, (Prix de l’Insense-Montblanc), Paris, (with Peter Lindbergh, Ingar Krauss), Nov. 2009
Paris Photo, L’Insense Photo, Montblanc, Nov. 2009
David Rohans Creative Showcase, Grove Hotel, Hertfordshire, Oct. 2009
Randall Scott Gallery, ‘Its a wonderful life’, Dec. 2009 – Jan. 2010
2010
Tenerife Espacio de las Artes, Tenerife Museum, Spain, Feb. – May 2010
Dancing on the Ceiling: Art & Zero Gravity, Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) Troy, NY, March – April 2010
Skotia Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, May 2010
Pompidou Center, “Dreamlands” Paris, Curator Didier Ottinger, Quentin Bajac, April – August 2010
Casa Dell’ Arte, Istanbul, Turkey, Solo exhibition, May 2010
10th Shanghai International Photographic Art Exhibition, Exhibition Centre, Solo exhibition, June 2010
Castello di Rivara, Centre for Contemporary Art in Turin, Mostra Trinita dei Monti, July – Sept. 2010
2011
Espace Dupon, Paris, France, Lens Culture Fotofest, Feb. 2011
Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza and Fundacion Caja, Madrid, March – June 2011
Biennal Photography Festival, Mechelen, Belgium, DE GARAGE, (with Ellen Kooi), June – August 2011
Lens Culture Int. Exposure Awards: 31 Contemporary Photographers, San Francisco, April – May 2011
Espace Dupon, Paris, June 2011
VII Gallery, New York, July – Sept. 2011
Camara Oscura Gallery, Madrid, “ALL WE DID WAS NOT ENOUGH”, April 2011
Ivorypress, “Imaginary Cities”, Madrid, June 2011
Foto8 SummerShow, London, 2011
Voies Off Screening, Arles, France, July – August 2011
2012
Caprice Horn, Berlin, Sept. 2011 – Jan. 2012
Jenkins Johnson Gallery, “Teenage Stories”, “Awkward”,”Mothers and Daughters”, Solo exhibition, May – June 2012
“Photaumnales”, La Grange, Picardy, France, “Mothers and Daughters”, Sept. – Nov. 2012
Daegu Photo Biennale, South Korea, “The Youth Code”, Sept. 2012
Norderlicht Photofestival 2012, the Netherlands, “The Enchanted Forest”, Sept. – Oct. 2012
Pingyao Photography Festival, China, “Fiction Worlds”, Sept. 2012
Chris Beetles, Fine Art, “The Photographers 2012”, London, Oct. – Nov. 2012
Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, “Julia Fullerton-Batten 2005-2012”, Solo exhibition, Nov. – Dec. 2012
2013
Tokyo Arts Gallery, Tokyo, Japan, “Mothers and Daughters”, Solo exhibition, Feb. 2013
DA2 Museum, Salamanca, Spain “From madonna to Madonna” (De)constructions of the feminine in contemporary society, Feb.- May 2013
Fotografia Europea (European Photography festival) , Reggio Emilia, Italy, May – June, 2013
PhotoEspana, Camara Oscura, Solo exhibition, June -July, 2013
Galeria Impakto, Lima, Peru, June 2013
Dong Gang Photofestival, Yeongwol Women’s Culture and Arts Centre, South Korea, Solo Exhibition, July 2013
Galerie Von&Von, 3 Positionen, Nrnberg, Germany, June – August 2013
Jenkins Johnson Gallery, NY, “Summertime”, June – August 2013
Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, “Summertime” June – August 2013
Randall Scott Gallery, Washington DC, “Unadorned”, Solo exhbition, Sept.-Oct. 2013
IMPAKTO Gallery, “Lumino City”, Peru, 26th August 2013
Galerie du lyce Joliot Curie, Hirson, France, “Mothers and Daughters”, Sept. – Oct. 2013
Portrait Salon, The Hotel Pelirocco, Brighton, UK, Oct. 2013
RMA Institute, Most Artists, Bangkok, “Mothers and Daughters”, October 2013
2014
Jenkins Johnson Gallery, “A Testament to Love”, Solo exhibition, Jan.- Feb. 2014
Fotografiska, Swedish Museum of Photography, Stockholm, Sweden, “Staged Reality”, Feb.- May 2014
Camara Oscura, “Conspiracy of Women”, March 2014
Noorderlicht, International Festival of Photography, Kristiansund, Norway, “Mothers and Daughters” and “Blind”, May 2014
The Luxury Purple Club, Madrid, Spain, May 2014
The Fence, Photoville, Brooklyn and Atlanta, USA, “School Play”, 2014
Aperture Foundation, ‘Summer Open’, “Forest, 2013”, 2014
2015
Flatland Gallery, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Feb. 2015
Triennal of La Cambre, Brussels, “Mothers and Daughters”, March – May 2015
Fotografica Bogota, FotoMuseo, National Museum of Photography, Columbia, ‘Constructed Photography’, “School Play”, May – July 2015
Mc2Gallery, Milan, Italy, “Korea”, Solo exhibition, March 2015
Randall Scott, Baltimore, USA, selected works, Solo exhibition, March – April 2015
AOP awards, Lowry Hotel, Manchester, July – August 2015
Look/15/ Liverpool International Photography Festival, “Octavia”, May2015
Auckland Festival of Photography, New Zealand, “Mothers and Daughters”, May – June 2015
Domus Artium (DA2), Salamanca, Spain, ‘Drink me, Bebeme’, July – Oct. 2015
125 Live Gallery, London, Oct. 2015
Uncertain States, Four Corners Gallery, London, Oct. 2015
Galerie Impakto, Peru, Oct. 2015
Manhattan Bridge Anchorage, ‘Forged Worlds’, Dumbo, Brooklyn, NY, 2015
2016
Photoville, ‘United Photo Industries’, “The Act”, Sept. 2016
Daegu Photo Biennale, South Korea, ‘Me in the Photography’, Sept. –Nov. 2016
Mc2 Gallery, Korean Consulate, Milan, Italy, “Korea 2013”, Solo exhibition, Dec. 2016
2017
FORMAT 17, Derby Quad, “Feral Children”, March – May 2017
2018
Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, ‘Spring Selections’, March – May 2018
212 Photography Festival, Bomontiada, Istanbul, Turkey, May 2018
The Hepetatis C Trust charity, ‘Art on a Postcard’, Photo London, “Ophelia”, “Bamboo”, 2018
Photo London, Somerset House, Lens Culture Portrait Awards, (projection), May 2018
WHITEBOX gallery, PUBLIKA art space, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sept. 2018
Galeria Impakto, Lima, Peru, “ Old Father Thames”, Sept. 2018
Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, ‘Summertime’, July – Sept. 2018
Da Uno a Dieci, Milan, Italy, ”The Act”, July – Sept. 2018
Vogue Italia, VFNO 2018, Palazzo Morando, Milan, Italy, ‘Dreamlike’, “Old Father Thames”, Sept. 2018
5th Biennial of Fine Art & Documentary Photography, Barcelona, Spain, 11th Pollux Award for “Old Father Thames”, Oct. 2018
Organ Vida 18, Women Perspectives Now, Museum of Contemporary Art in Zagreb, Croatia, “The Act” Sept. 2018
Galerie Impakto, Peru, Sept. 2018
Photo Vogue Festival, Milan, ‘Embracing Diversity’, “Unadorned”, Nov. 2018
2019
Camara Oscura, Madrid, Spain, ‘Faces’, Jan. – March 2019
Mc2gallery, Haute Photographie, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Feb. 2019
209 Women,’Portaits of women MPs shot by women photographers to celebrate 100 years of votes for women in the UK’,
Portcullis House, Westminster, London, Dec. – Feb. 2019
Mc2Gallery, Milan, Solo exhibition, Feb. – March 2019
Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool, UK, Feb. – April 2019
Aesthetica Art Prize Exhibition, York Art Gallery, screening of “Old Father Thames” May – Sept. 2019
FotoArtFestival, Bielsko-Biaa, Poland, “Old Father Thames”, Oct. 2019
Aperture Gallery, ‘Old Father Thames Project’, LensCulture Imaginative Storytelling Award Winner, NY, USA – 25th April – 2nd May 2019
Galerie Joseph, Ethereal exhibition, Paris, ‘Ophelia’. 17th – 19th May 2019
Jenkins Johnson Gallery, ‘ Summer Time’, San Francisco, 6th June – 30th August 2019
Lishui Photography Festival, Zhejiang Province, China; ‘Old Father Thames’, 8th Nov. 2019
FotoArtFestival, Poland, ‘Old Father Thames’, 11th Oct.- 27th Oct. 2019
2020
Fotografiska, Stockholm, celebrating 10 years, 21st May – 13th Sept. 2020
Hangar Art, Call for European Photography, ‘Looking Out from Within’ Project, FotoBrussels Festival 05, 20th Nov. – 23rd Jan. 2021
Photo Vogue Festival, 2020, ‘All in this Together’, LOOKING OUT FROM WITHIN project, Milan, 2020 ???
ICP Concerned, the International Center of Photography, ‘OTTO, LOCKDOWN DAY 82’, New York, 2020 ???
Fotofestival Schiedam, Netherlands, “Alice, Lockdown Day 76”, from Looking out from Within Project, (Staam up), 4th – 20th Sept. 2020
Planned 2021
Bangkok Art Biennale, ‘Escape Route’. 0th Oct.2020 – 21st Feb. 2021
Awards
2008Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery, London, July 2008
2010
Terry O’Neill Awards, Nov. 2010
AOP Assistants Awards, 2010
2011
Sony World Photography Awards, 2011
D&AD Awards, 2011
2012
AOP Student Awards, 2012
Hiii Photography Competition, China, 2012
2013
“Life Framer” Competition, London, 2013
“Renaissance” Photo Competition, London, 2013
2014
Photoshoot Awards, 2014/2015
2015
“All about Photo”, 2015
2017
D&AD Professional Awards 2017, ‘Crafts for Advertising’, April, 2017
Bedford Park Society, June, 2017
Jak&Jil’ (Muca.co) Girl Power, Dec. 2017
2018
Julia Margaret Cameron Awards for Women Photographers (12th Edition), Sept. 2018
Dodho Magazine, Nov. 2018
2019
Annual Photography Awards, 2019
Dodho Magazine, Nov. 2018, 2019
NUA Beyond the Frame Competition, Oct. 2019
Wex, Dec. 2019
2020
AOP Student awards, Falmouth, 2020
AOP Student awards, 2020
Casting Directors Association Awards, 2020 (with actress Emilia Fox)