Grace Gelder is a freelance photographer and participatory photography workshop leader based in London. Her work has been exhibited and published internationally and in the UK and she runs a variety of community projects.
Exhibitions
December 2009 - Group exhibition at The Goethe Institute, Riga, Latvia
August 8th 2009 – Group exhibition from International Summer School, Ludza Cinema, Latvia
July 24th – 30th 2009 – Group exhibition - “Everybody” Cole & Co Gallery, Cardiff
April – June 2009 – “Professional Mongolian Women” at The Museum of Photography, Metenkov House, Yekaterinburg, Russia
September 2008 – “Professional Mongolian Women” at Pingyao International Photography Festival, China
August 13th-29th 2008 – “New Perspectives on China and Mongolia” The Balcony Gallery, Lighthouse Art Centre, Wolverhampton
July – September 2008 – Work selected for “Open 08” Group exhibition, Wolverhampton Art Gallery
January 2008 – “Big Skies” Multimedia presentation, The Lowry Gallery, Manchester
July 2007 – “Picturing India ” Tina’s Café Gallery, Dalian, China.
Publications
January 2009 – Work published in ctrl.alt.shift magazine
May 2008 – “Professional Mongolian Women” published in Onze Wereld Magazine, Holland (8 page feature)
Community Projects
June 2010 - Ongoing - Documentary Photography and Workshop Facilitation for Theatre Resource, Essex
April - June 2010 - Documentary Film Producer for Viridian Housing
August 2009 - Ongoing – Project Manager for Photo-book making workshops at the House of St Barnabas Soho - part of the Life Skills Programme for disadvantaged /homeless people and funded by Westminster Arts.
June - August 2009 – Project Manager for Photo-book making workshops at Parkhouse Hostel for women, funded by Kensington and Chelsea Arts council
February 2009 – Documentary photography Project at The Bridge Youth Centre, Chippenham.
December 2008 – Youth Dance Photography, Wiltshire
July 2008 – Workshop Facilitator for “Hangover Square” Photography project with Look Ahead Housing and Care in Earl’s Court. www.gracegelder.com/courtoncamera
March 2006 – Photography for the national Youth Project, Orissa, India
2002 – 2004 – Photography Workshop Leader at The Peninsula Programme, South West.
Residencies
March & April 2009 – Residency with The Mediterranean Centre of Photography, Bastia, Corsica