Thomas Wynne

I am a post-disciplinary artist based in the Midlands.

Through photography and moving image, installation and sculpture my work primarily seeks to address where truth sits in the boundary between science and science fiction in popular culture, the authority and veracity of the photographic image and the socio-political issues associated with dissemination of visual scientific information. 

Such topics as declassified Ministry of Defence reports concerning UFO sightings in the West-Midlands, Apollo 11 conspiracy theories, calibration of scientific documentary photography, and The New Space Race in the 21st century are themes that feature prominently within my practice.

In 2017 I was selected as an artist member for the first cycle of the Parallel Intersection programme where I exhibited at various locations across Europe, such as Lisbon, Lodz Fotofestiwal and OrganVida photo festival, and was awarded a group exhibition at Photo London 2019. 

I have been Artist in Residence at Wolverhampton University, undertaken multiples residencies at ArtCore, Derby, been awarded the NAWM micro-bursary award and have also taken part in the GRAIN/FORMAT East Meets West masterclass programme whereby participating members produced an exhibition at the Derby Photo Fringe alongside the FORMAT19 festival. 

In 2020 I was awarded the FORMAT20 John E Wright Portfolio Award, and shortlisted for the FORMAT21 festival programme.

Solo Shows

2020 - Fertile Ground - Argentea Gallery - Birmingham

2019 - D.E.F.E. - Artefact projects - Birmingham

Group Shows

2021 - Present Tense, Future Perfect?  - Artcore - Online

2020 - Full House - localhost.gallery

2020 - Riotous Assembly - ArtCore - Derby

2019 - Acts of Disappearance - Photo London 2019

2019 - Gallery Launch - T Street Gallery - Birmingham

2019 - East Meets West - Derby Photo Fringe 2019 - Derby

2019 - East Meets West - Format International Photography Festival - Derby

2019 - RBSA Photo Prize 2019 - RBSA/Argentea gallery - Birmingham

2018 - Parallel Review Lisboa - 'Parallel Award winner' Acts of Disappearance - Lisbon

2018 - Parallel Intersection - Organ Vida Fotofestival - Zagreb

2018 - One Year Revolv - Safehouse 1 - London

2018 - Collaborate by Photoworks - FreeRange - London

2018 - Acts of Disappearance - Fotofestiwal - Lodz

2017 - Emerging Artists - Parallel Intersection - Lisbon

2017 - CREAM17 - University of Brighton Gallery - Brighton

2017 - EVE (experimental video evening) - BLOC projects - Sheffield

2017 - Negative feedback - Printspace - London

2017 - Locality - Divine Locale - Derby

2017 - FREERANGE - Truman Brewery - London

2017 - Connected - Truman Brewery - London

2016 - Identity - Four Corners Gallery - London

2015 - Portraits - 320 Gallery - London

Published/Takeovers

2018 - KATALOG Journal of photography and video 29.1

2018 - Untitled Collective Annual May - LINK

2018 - BJP Editors Pick Portrait of Britain - LINK

2018 - Parallel Intersection Instagram Takeover

2018 - Photoworks - Showcase - LINK

2017 - Photograd Instagram takeover

2017 - Divine Locale Introducing - LINK

2017 - Untitled collective - LINK

2017 - Untitled collective - Issue #4

2017 - Source - Ba Graduate photography online 2017 (cover & internal)

2017 - Source - Graduate selection - Source

2017 - PYLOT Magazine - Freerange week one - PYLOT

2017 - 10 of the best submissions Intrepid Camera competition - bjp-online.com

2016 - pample-mousse instagram takeover

2016 - Royal Photographic Society IPE 159 - shortlist

Commissions

2019 - Financial Times - Emma & Louis Matthews

2019 - Telegraph Magazine - David Wilson

2018 - Financial Times - Mark Hix

2018 - Telegraph Magazine - William Edwards Royal Wedding Pottery

2018 - Financial Times - Jim Crace

2017 - Financial Times - Judith Kerr

Education

2019 - 2021 MA Film and Photography - University of Derby

2014 - 2017 Ba (hons) Photography - Middlesex University London

2013 - 2014 Foundation Degree Fine Arts - New College Nottingham