Pam Isherwood
Pam Isherwood (born 1949)[1] is a British documentary photographer. She was a member of the Format photographic agency. Her work is held in the collections of Bishopsgate Institute and Southwark Council, London.
Life and work
In 1983, Isherwood was a founding member of Format, the UK's first women's photographic agency.[2][3] She remained in the collective until 2002.[4]
Group exhibitions
- Format Photography Agency 1983 – 2003, National Portrait Gallery, London, January—August 2010[2]
- Photographing Protest, Four Corners Gallery, London, 2022[5]
- Women in Revolt!, Tate Britain, London, November 2023 – April 2024, and toured to National Galleries of Scotland, 2024, and The Whitworth, Manchester, 2025[6]
- Resistance, Turner Contemporary, Margate, February–June 2024[7][8][9] and toured to National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh, 2025/2026.[10][11] Curated by Steve McQueen.
- The 80s: Photographing Britain, Tate Britain, London, November 2024 – May 2025[12]
Collections
Isherwood's work is held in the following permanent collections:
- Bishopsgate Institute, London[13]
- Southwark Council, London[14]
References
- ^ "Pam Isherwood". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
- ^ a b "Format Photography Agency 1983 – 2003". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
- ^ "Format Photographers Agency". Bishopsgate Institute. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
- ^ "Pam Isherwood c0ntact". www.pamisherwood.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
- ^ Gilbert, Sarah (2022-03-08). "Photographing protest: resistance through a feminist lens – in pictures". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
- ^ "Inside the Tate's major new survey of British feminist art". Dazed. 2023-11-06. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
- ^ "Sir Steve McQueen protest exhibition comes to Turner Contemporary". BBC News. 2024-11-28. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
- ^ Searle, Adrian (2025-02-21). "Resistance review – a captivating century of protest and photography". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
- ^ Schwarz, Gabrielle (2025-02-21). "Resistance: Steve McQueen's show is too beautiful for such a dangerous subject". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
- ^ "Resistance". National Galleries of Scotland. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
- ^ Al-Dujaili, Dalia. "Steve McQueen casts his eye on the act of resistance at Turner Contemporary". British Journal of Photography. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
- ^ "The 80s: Photographing Britain" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-01-08.
- ^ "Pride at 50: Rare photos of early marches". BBC News. 2022-07-01. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
- ^ "Pride Exhibition by Pam Isherwood". Southwark Council. Retrieved 2025-08-23.