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Alicia Bruce is an award-winning, working-class artist and photographer known for her community collaboration and activism. Her work encompasses documentary and staged imagery, focusing on both local and global communities. Through her art, she tells humane co-authored stories about people and place, emphasizing their history and visual references. Bruce collaborates with communities on topics such as environmental issues, portraiture, human rights, equality, equity, feminism, and politics related to space, territories, and heritage. She recently published a monograph titled 'I Burn Consumed' (Daylight Books, 2023) which details the impact of Donald Trump on the coastal Scottish community of Menie over a span of sixteen years. Her photographs are part of several public collections, including the National Galleries Scotland and the Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago. Additionally, her work has been exhibited internationally, and she has contributed to various editorial commissions and charitable campaigns. She has been involved in teaching and guest lecturing at institutions such as the Royal Photographic Society and Yale University, and has been an active member of multiple arts organizations.
Includes departments such as Fine Art, Sculpture, and Art (Intermedia/Painting/Photography). Entry usually requires a digital portfolio.