Lua Ribeira (born 1986) is a Galician photographer, based in Bristol in the UK. She is interested in "using the photographic medium as a means to create encounters that establish relationships and question structural separations between people." She is a Nominee member of

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and was joint winner of the Jerwood/Photoworks Award in 2017. Her series ''Noises'' is about femininity and British

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culture.

Life and work

Ribeira, originally from Galicia Spain, currently lives and works in the UK. She initially studied media and graphic design, earning a degree from the BAU School of Design in Barcelona, before deciding to become a photographer. In 2016, she graduated from the

University of South Wales The University of South Wales ( cy, Prifysgol De Cymru) is a public university in Wales, with campuses in Cardiff, Newport and Pontypridd. It was formed on 11 April 2013 from the merger of the University of Glamorgan and the University of Wal ...

with a first-class honors BA in Documentary Photography. Since graduating, she has been a guest lecturer at the

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University of the West of England The University of the West of England (also known as UWE Bristol) is a public research university, located in and around Bristol, England. The institution was know as the Bristol Polytechnic in 1970; it received university status in 1992 and ...

, and

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. In 2015, she was awarded the Firecracker Photographic Grant for her project ''Noises in the Blood'' (also known as ''Noises'')''.'' Produced between 2015 and 2019, it is inspired by Jamaican

culture in the UK. The title is a reference to the book ''Noises in the Blood: Orality, Gender, and the”Vulgar” Body of Jamaican Popular Culture'' by author and literary scholar Dr. Carolyn Cooper. She joined

as a Nominee in 2018.

Publications

Publications by Ribeira

* ''Noises in the Blood.'' London: Fishbar, 2017. Edition of 500 copies.

Publications with contributions by Ribeira

* ''Raw View Magazine, “Women looking at Women”'' curated by Susan Meiselas, 2016. * ''Firecrackers: Female Photographers Now.'' London:

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, 2017. By Fiona Rogers and Max Houghton. .

Awards

* 2015: Firecracker Photographic Grant for Women in Photography * 2015: Reginald Salisbury Fund (USW) * 2017: Magnum Graduate Photographers Award, Magnum Photos * 2018: Joint winner, Jerwood/

Photoworks Photoworks is a UK development agency dedicated to photography, based in Brighton, England and founded in 1995.

Awards, with Sam Laughlin and Alejandra Carles-Tolra

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

* ''Noises in the Blood,'' Kickplate Gallery, Abertillery, Wales, 2016; Fotoraum Gallery, Art Cologne, Germany, 2016; Fishbar Gallery, London, May 2017; Grain Photography Hub, Argentea Gallery, Birmingham, March–May 2018; ''Noises,''

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, Cardiff, Wales, January–February 2019

Group exhibitions

* Jerwood/Photoworks Award winners,

Jerwood Space Jerwood Space is an arts venue at Bankside on Union Street, Southwark, London. The facilities include rehearsal studios, gallery/exhibition space, meeting rooms, a café, etc. Exhibits include contemporary art and photography throughout the bui ...

, London, January–March 2018;

Impressions Gallery Impressions Gallery is an independent contemporary photography gallery in Bradford, England. It was established in 1972 and located in York until moving to Bradford in 2007. Impressions Gallery also runs a photography bookshop, publishes its own ...

, Bradford, April–June 2018. ''Subida al Cielo (Ascent into Heaven)'' by Ribeira, ''Where We Belong'' by Alejandra Carles-Tolra, and ''A Certain Movement'' by Sam Laughlin. * Close Enough: New Perspectives from 12 Contemporary Women of Magnum,

International Center of Photography The International Center of Photography (ICP), at 79 Essex Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York City, consists of a museum for photography and visual culture and a school offering an array of educational courses and programming. ...

, September 2022 - January 2023.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ribeira, Lua 1986 births Living people People from Galicia (Spain) Spanish women photographers Magnum photographers Alumni of the University of Wales, Newport Women photojournalists