Celine Marchbank
Lecturer, Photography BA (Hons) On-campus & Online
Celine Marchbank is a British photographic artist whose practice explores the beauty and complexity of everyday life. Her work is grounded in autobiographical narratives, with a particular focus on themes of death, loss and grief. Through quiet, intimate observations of domestic spaces and details, she creates images that are warm, familiar and emotionally resonant, offering accessible reflections on complex human experiences.
Her first book, Tulip (Dewi Lewis Publishing, 2016), which documents the final year of her mother’s life, received widespread critical acclaim. It was named Photo Book of the Month by Sean O’Hagan in The Observer and Photo Book of the Week by Photo-Eye, and was featured in publications including The British Journal of Photography, BBC News, The Guardian, The Times Literary Supplement, The Independent, The Telegraph Magazine, Vanity Fair, and Photomonitor.
Her second book, A Stranger in My Mother’s Kitchen (Dewi Lewis Publishing, 2022), designed by Loose Joints, continues this exploration of grief through the act of cooking her mother’s recipes after her death. The publication was shortlisted for the Kraszna-Krausz Photography Book Awards 2023, and has been exhibited at Photo London (2023), the Victoria and Albert Museum (2024), the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (2026), and FotoFest Biennial, Houston, Texas (2026).
Her work is held in major public and institutional collections internationally, including the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Martin Parr Collection at Tate Britain, the Kraszna-Krausz Foundation, the Wellcome Collection, UK Parliament, NHS Art Collection, University of the Arts London, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
She has taught at Falmouth University since 2020 on the BA (Hons) Photography course at the Penryn campus, and since September 2023 also on the BA Photography (Online) course. She is a regular visiting lecturer at universities across the UK, and frequently delivers artist talks, workshops and conference presentations both nationally and internationally.
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Qualifications
Qualifications
| Year | Qualification | Awarding body |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | PGCERT Teaching & Learning for Creative Courses | UAL |
| 2010 | MA Documentary Photography & Photojournalism | UAL |
