Venetia Dearden (born 1975) is a British photographer and filmmaker. Her books include ''Somerset Stories, Fivepenny Dreams'' (2008), ''Glastonbury, Another Stage'' (2010), ''Mulberry 40 Years'' (2011) and ''Eight Days'' (2012). Dearden had a solo exhibition of her Glastonbury photographs at the National Portrait Gallery in London in 2010 and was awarded the Vic Odden Award from the

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in 2011. Her work is held in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery.

Biography

Dearden was born in Brecon, Wales. She grew up in Somerset, England. She has an MA in

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and

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from the

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(1998) and undertook postgraduate studies in

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at the

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(1999–2000). Her photographs of local families living close to the land first brought her work to international attention in 2008, on publication of her book ''Somerset Stories, Fivepenny Dreams,'' which took six years to make. In 2011 Dearden undertook a two-year commission from

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to shoot a book celebrating the company's 40th anniversary.

Publications

Publications by Dearden

*''Somerset Stories, Fivepenny Dreams''. Berlin: Kehrer, 2008. . *''Glastonbury, Another Stage''. Berlin: Kehrer, 2010. . *''Mulberry 40 Years''. Chilcompton, UK:

, 2011. Edited by Georgia Fendley. . *''Eight Days''. Berlin: Kehrer, 2011. .

Publications paired with others

*''Tangier: Notes from Late Summer.'' Khbar Bladna, 2015. With Elena Prentice.

Publications with contributions by Dearden

*''Rise: Images of Life Change.'' Dubai: Legatum; London: Foto8, 2010. Edited by Jon Levy. . With text by Max Houghton and photographs by Dearden and others.

Awards

*Vic Odden Award from the

, 2011

Exhibitions

*''Glastonbury: Another Stage'', solo exhibition,

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, 2010

Collections

Dearden's work is held in the following public collection: *National Portrait Gallery, London: 11 prints (as of May 2018)

References

External links

*
"Glastonbury: Another Stage by Venetia Dearden"
– gallery of photographs at ''The Guardian''
"Mulberry at 40 - in pictures"
– gallery of photographs at ''The Guardian'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Dearden, Venetia Living people 1975 births People from Brecon Welsh women photographers 21st-century British photographers 21st-century Welsh artists Photographers from Somerset 21st-century women photographers