Joss McKinley was born in Oxford 1981 and then raised in Somerset. In 2000 he moved to London to study graphic design at Central Saint Martins. There he found an interest in photography and went on to complete an MA in Fine Art Photography at the London College of Communication. Since graduating his work has been exhibited in The Foam Museum of Amsterdam and the National Portrait Gallery of London.

As well as concentrating on his personal work he is commissioned for publications such as
The New York Times, Intelligent Life, Wire, Nowness, AnOther and PORT.

He continues to live and work in London.



Solo Exhibitions

2012

31 August – 14 October

'Gathering Wool', Foam Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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2008

'Joss McKinley', Exhibit Gallery, London



Group Exhibitions

2009

'A New Romance', The Ada Street Gallery, London
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2008

'The Sovereign European Art Prize – Shortlisted Works', Embankment Galleries, Somerset House, London
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'Saatchi Online Presents', Concrete & Glass Festival, Shoreditch, London
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2007

'Terry O'Neill Award' – UK tour

'Between Today & Yesterday', Turnpike Gallery, Leigh, England


2006

‘Photography Now’ with Photodebut & Corbett Projects, City Inn Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland

‘Petites Morts’ with Photodebut & Corbett Projects, The Glass House Gallery, London



Public Collections

Foam Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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National Portrait Gallery, London
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University of the Arts Collection, London
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Teaching and Guest Lectures

Canterbury College, UK
New College Stamford, UK
Large-format workshop, London



Selected Bibliography

2013 Foam Album 12 – Gathering Wool Exhibition
2012 Russian Equire – Gathering Wool Feature
2009 Wallpaper*, April – Artist feature
2008 Creative Review, March – 'One To Watch'
2007 Dazed & Confused, January– 'Art Previews'
2006 Hot Shoe Magazine, November – A feature in collaboration with Edgar Martin’s ‘Crude Metaphors'
2006 Creative Review Photography Annual, October – 'Personal Work'