About
Mitchell Bright is a photographer living in Canterbury, New Zealand. Born in 1994, gaining a Masters in Photography at the Ilam School of Fine Arts in 2018. Growing up he spent his time in Selwyn and the West Coast of the South Island. He addresses these areas in his work, frequently exploring them and documenting his findings, with a particular interest in the ways in which individuals and society view and interact with the landscape.
Bright’s practice delves into areas of fine art and documentary photography. Exhibiting in print form, which can be found in private collections around New Zealand, and also in engaging with photo-books as a medium of display and as a record.
Group Exhibitions
Ilam Masters 2018 Ilam Campus Gallery February 2018
Select 17 Ilam Campus Gallery November 2017
Swimming Through Small Rivers, Old Leaves Stuck To My Back Ōtautahi Kōrerotia November 2017
Where the River Bends Ilam Campus Gallery August 2017
Elsewhere In Situ Photo Project November 2016
Select 16 Ilam Campus Gallery November 2016
On Site In Situ Photo Project April 2016
Living Within the Land 464 Gallery December 2015
Select 15 Ilam Campus Gallery November 2015
Pulled Together XCHC October 2015
Solo Exhibitions
IBID Ilam Campus Gallery September 2021
Cultivated CoCA Christchurch January 2019
Transitional Landscapes City Art Depot September 2017
Traces City Art Depot June 2016
Awards
Ethel Susan Jones Travelling Scholarship 2019
Bickerton-Widdowson Trust Memorial Scholarship 2017
Ethel Rose Overton Scholarship 2017
College of Arts Honours Scholarship 2016
Bickerton-Widdowson Trust Memorial Scholarship 2016
Ethel Rose Overton Scholarship 2016
Seager Prize in Fine Arts 2015
Education
Masters of Fine Arts, Ilam School of Fine Arts 2018
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Photography), Ilam School of Fine Arts 2015
Contact
the.bright.mitchell@gmail.com