ABOUT

Lia Kent Mackillop is a photographer currently based in London, United Kingdom. She primarily uses 35mm and medium format film to produce large-scale works that focus on journeys, landscapes, cityscapes, desolate spaces and light.

BFA (Hons), Elam School of Fine Arts, Auckland, New Zealand

Solo Exhibitions
2014 – ‘Tūrangawaewae – Sense of Place’ – Depot Artspace, Auckland
2013 – ‘I Float Alone’ – Depot Artspace, Auckland

Group Exhibitions
2013 – ‘ARTvent’ – Wynyard Quarter, Auckland
2013 – 'UNDERGROUND' – Sofitel Hotel, Auckland
2012 – ‘LAND / SCAPE’ – Papakura Art Gallery, Auckland.
2012 – ‘Your Disposable’ – In House at Number 4 Gallery Cross St, Auckland
2012 – ‘120’ – In House at Number 4 Gallery Cross St, Auckland
2012 – ‘12x12’ – In House at Number 4 Gallery Cross St, Auckland
2011 – ‘Art in the Dark’ – Western Park, Auckland
2011 – ‘Campus A Low Hum’ – Bulls, New Zealand
2010 – ‘Elam School Of Fine Arts Graduate Exhibition’ – the University of Auckland
2010 – ‘LOMOWORLD’ – projectspace B431, Auckland
2010 – ‘Do You Mind?’ a collaboration between artists and the Centre for Brain Research at the University of Auckland – Ironbank, Auckland
2009 – ‘24 Hour Art Challenge’ – Plaything Gallery, Auckland

Awards/Scholarships
2011 – Senior Prize in Fine Arts, the University of Auckland
2011 – First Class Honours in Fine Arts, the University of Auckland
2009 – Elam Award for Meritorious Work in Undergraduate Photography, the University of Auckland
2009 – Jean Hamlin Memorial Scholarship, the University of Auckland

Contact

For work enquiries or to purchase prints please email liakent@gmail.com.