Joanna Kane

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Portrait of a Woman: Unknown Woman, 2007 - 2008

Portrait of a Woman: Unknown Woman, 2007 - 2008

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Joanna Kane is based in Edinburgh, Scotland


Joanna Kane is a visual artist based in Scotland working with photography, video and new media. Her work uses portraiture as a starting point for investigating historical, scientific, medical or technological archives, and how these shape who we are. Recent work has included 'The Somnambulists' at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, 2008, and 'Cloud People' for New Media Scotland, 2010.

Qualifications and training

  • 1997 BA Hons Photography, Film and TV, First Class Honours, Napier University, Edinburgh

Solo exhibitions

  • 2010 Alt-W Award, Cloud People, Inspace, University of Edinburgh, New Media Scotland, Edinburgh
  • 2008 The Somnambulists, Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh

Group exhibitions

  • 2012 Romantic Camera: Photography, Identity and Romanticism, Scottish National Galleries, Edinburgh
  • 2011 Monanism, MONA, Museum of Old and New Art, Hobart, Australia
  • 2010 Photo-ID, Wellcome Trust Identity Season, Sainsbury Centre for the Visual Arts, Newcastle Centre for Life, Wellcome Trust touring exhibition
  • 2009 Mark Wallinger Curates; The Russian Linesman, Hayward Gallery Southbank, Leeds Art Gallery, Swansea Glynn Vivian, Hayward Touring

Artist's website


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