BIOGRAPHY
Oliver Eglin is a Welsh visual artist working with analogue film and photography. His work is characterised by an interest in the intersection between natural and urban spaces. Exploring human presence within an evolving landscape, Eglin considers the imprint of culture on the surrounding environment and the opposing forces of conservation and urban development. In 2016 he graduated from the MA Photography programme at the Royal College of Art. His work has been exhibited internationally at a number of major institutions including: Tate, Liverpool, The Royal Academy of Arts, London, The Institute of Contemporary Arts, London and Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venice, Italy.
Oliver lives and works between London and Powys, UK.
AWARDS & RESIDENCIES
British Council Scoping Grant 2023
Arts Council of Wales - Stabilisation Fund for Individuals 2020
Arts Council of Wales – Urgent Response Fund for Individuals 2020
Creative Wales - British School at Rome Fellowship 2019 (shortlisted)
Alpine Fellowship Visual Art Prize at Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venice, Italy
MACK First Book Award 2017 (nominated)
National Trust residency at Sutton House, London, UK
Cité Internationale des Arts residency, Paris, France
Magnum Photographers Award 2016 (nominated)
Creative Review 'Best In Book' award 2015
Magenta Flash Forward Prize 2015
European Photography Prize 2015 (shortlisted)
Life Framer Award 2015
Daniel Blau Young Photographers Award 2014
Renaissance Photography Prize 2014 (shortlisted)
Brighton Photo Fringe OPEN14 Award (shortlisted)
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024
Group show - Four Corners Gallery, London, UK
2020
ING Discerning Eye Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London, UK
2019
LOOK Photo Biennial 2019, Liverpool, UK
2018
Open Studio – The Bomb Factory, London, UK
2017
Ingram Collection Young Contemporary Talent 2017 Purchase Prize - The Cello Factory, London, UK
Alpine Fellowship Visual Art Prize - Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venice, Italy
London Short Film Festival - The Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, UK
2016
RA Summer Exhibition - Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK
Royal College of Art degree show - Sackler Building, London, UK
2015
Magenta Flash Forward - Division Gallery, Toronto, Canada
"Censored Exhibition" at Copenhagen Photo Festival - Photo City, Copenhagen, Denmark
The Open West - The Wilson, Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum, Cheltenham, UK
Work In Progress show - Royal College of Art, London, UK
2014
Brighton Photo Fringe OPEN14 - Brighton, UK
Renaissance Photography Prize - Getty Images Gallery, London, UK
5 Under 30 - Daniel Blau Gallery, London, UK
Der Greif "A Process" - Neue Galerie im Höhmannhaus, Augsburg, Germany
2013
Night Contact Festival – Gillett Square, London, UK
FORMAT International Photography Festival – QUAD, Derby, UK
A Sense of Perspective – Tate, Liverpool, UK
EDUCATION
2016
MA Photography, Royal College of Art
2010
BA Photography, Middlesex University
SELECTED PRESS / PUBLICATIONS
British Journal of Photography
Creative Review
Dazed & Confused
Document Journal
Hero
Hotshoe Magazine
ItsNiceThat
PORT
Pylot
South China Morning Post
Then There Was Us
Vogue Italia
TALKS
In conversation with curator Federica Chiocchetti at Daniel Blau Gallery, London, UK - 15th July 2014