About
Hester Jones is a British Artist b.1973 based in London & Bournemouth, UK. She spent several years living in Italy, where she had her first training in photography. Followed by PgCert Photography at Central St Martins School of Art, and MA Photography at London College of Communication. She also has a BA (hons) in English & Italian from the Universities of Westminster and Bologna.
Hester's multi-disciplinary practice incorporates photography, video, installation, storytelling, sound, found images, text, and objects to probe gender roles and hierarchical structures in patriarchal society. Her work is inspired by eco-feminism and animal studies, to explore human and animal consciousness, and analogous behaviours and emotions: such as empathy, fear, joy, and anxiety. She is also committed to working in the area of Arts and Health.
Exhibitions include Brighton Photo Fringe, Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institute, Barbican Arts Trust, Krakow Photomonth and Photomonth East London. She has led participatory photography projects commissioned by Arts Council England and at The Photographer's Gallery London.
In January 2018 her work was presented at the Minding Animals Conference in Mexico City. In 2017 she showed work at the Animal Museum, Los Angeles, USA, with 14 international artists, to commemorate Carol J Adam's 25th Anniversary of The Sexual Politics of Meat. Her writing and photographs are published in the accompanying book The Art of the Animal.
From 2015-2017 she travelled with her husband through 16 countries in Russia and Asia teaching film-making & photography to kids from underserved communities. Also, making films to help marine conservation, human-trafficking, women's and animal welfare organisations.
Hester's multi-disciplinary practice incorporates photography, video, installation, storytelling, sound, found images, text, and objects to probe gender roles and hierarchical structures in patriarchal society. Her work is inspired by eco-feminism and animal studies, to explore human and animal consciousness, and analogous behaviours and emotions: such as empathy, fear, joy, and anxiety. She is also committed to working in the area of Arts and Health.
Exhibitions include Brighton Photo Fringe, Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institute, Barbican Arts Trust, Krakow Photomonth and Photomonth East London. She has led participatory photography projects commissioned by Arts Council England and at The Photographer's Gallery London.
In January 2018 her work was presented at the Minding Animals Conference in Mexico City. In 2017 she showed work at the Animal Museum, Los Angeles, USA, with 14 international artists, to commemorate Carol J Adam's 25th Anniversary of The Sexual Politics of Meat. Her writing and photographs are published in the accompanying book The Art of the Animal.
From 2015-2017 she travelled with her husband through 16 countries in Russia and Asia teaching film-making & photography to kids from underserved communities. Also, making films to help marine conservation, human-trafficking, women's and animal welfare organisations.
Hester is also a yoga teacher specialising in sound healing. As well as a tutor on Skillshare please click here to see her latest tutorial on Collage and Photomontage with a mindful approach! She will be publishing tutorials on Photography and Film-Making soon. Followers and new students are welcome!
