Biography
Oliver Eglin is a British visual artist working primarily with photography. His work explores the intersection between natural and urban spaces and speaks to the environmental issues of our time.
He graduated with an MA in Photography from the Royal College of Art in 2016 and has received support from the British Council and Arts Council of Wales. His work has been exhibited at institutions including the Royal Academy of Arts, Tate Liverpool, the Institute of Contemporary Arts and Fondazione Giorgio Cini (Venice). He has undertaken residencies with the National Trust at Sutton House, London; Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris; and Guyan Huaxiang Art Center, Zhejiang, China.
Awards & residencies
The Football Art Prize (shortlisted) – 2026
Artist-in-residence at Guyan Huaxiang Art Center, Zhejiang, China – 2025
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 (shortlisted) – 2019
Alpine Fellowship Visual Art Prize at Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venice, Italy – 2017
MACK First Book Award (nominated) – 2017
National Trust residency at Sutton House, London, UK – 2016
Cité Internationale des Arts residency, Paris, France – 2016
Magnum Photographers Award 2016 (nominated) –2015
Creative Review 'Best In Book' award – 2015
Magenta Flash Forward Prize – 2015
European Photography Prize (shortlisted) – 2015
Life Framer Award – 2015
Daniel Blau Young Photographers Award – 2014
Renaissance Photography Prize (shortlisted) – 2014
Brighton Photo Fringe OPEN14 Award (shortlisted) – 2014
Group exhibitions
The Cove, Upsilon Gallery, London, UK (17th Oct. 2026 – 18th January 2027)
Kominek Editions I: Golden Hour / Blue Hour, Kominek Gallery, Berlin, Germany (10th Sept. – 9th Oct. 2026)
The Football Art Prize, National Football Museum, Manchester, UK (21st Nov. 2026 – 21st Feb. 2027)
The Football Art Prize, Millennium Gallery, Sheffield, UK (11th June. – 13th Sept. 2026)
Unearthed, Filet Gallery, London, UK (2025)
Contrary To, Lot Projects, London, UK (2023)
ING Discerning Eye Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London, UK (2020)
LOOK Photo Biennial 2019, Liverpool, UK (2019)
Ingram Collection Young Contemporary Talent 2017 Purchase Prize - The Cello Factory, London, UK (2017)
Alpine Fellowship Visual Art Prize - Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venice, Italy (2017)
London Short Film Festival – The Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, UK (2017)
RA Summer Exhibition - Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK (2016)
Royal College of Art degree show – Sackler Building, London, UK (2016)
Magenta Flash Forward exhibition – Division Gallery, Toronto, Canada (2015)
Censored, Copenhagen Photo Festival, Photo City, Copenhagen, Denmark (2015)
The Open West, The Wilson, Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum, Cheltenham, UK (2015)
Brighton Photo Fringe OPEN14, Brighton, UK (2014)
Renaissance Photography Prize, Getty Images Gallery, London, UK (2014)
5 Under 30, Daniel Blau Gallery, London, UK (2014)
Der Greif "A Process", Neue Galerie im Höhmannhaus, Augsburg, Germany (2014)
Night Contact Festival, Gillett Square, London, UK (2013)
FORMAT International Photography Festival, QUAD, Derby, UK (2013)
A Sense of Perspective, Tate, Liverpool, UK (2013)
Education
2016
MA Photography, Royal College of Art
2010
BA Photography, Middlesex University
Selected Press
British Journal of Photography, Creative Review, Dazed & Confused, DER GREIF, Document Journal, HERO, Hotshoe Magazine, ItsNiceThat, Rakes Progress, South China Morning Post, Vogue Italia
Clients
Artsy, The British Museum, Issey Miyake, The Landmark Trust, Maserati, Monocle, Norlha, PORT, Pylot, 1Hotel, The Serpentine Galleries, The Wall Street Journal
Talks
In conversation with curator Federica Chiocchetti at Daniel Blau Gallery, London, UK - 15th July 2014