Loren McCarthy

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Lecturer
Faculty:
Faculty of Arts, Humanities, Education and Social Sciences
School:
Cambridge School of Art
Location:
Cambridge
Areas of Expertise:
Photography
Courses taught:

Loren McCarthy’s main field of practice is within documentary photography focusing on British tourism, consumerism and deprivation in seaside towns. Loren has exhibited in the UK and internationally.

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Background

Loren has taught on the BA (Hons) Photography degree course for ten years. She is Module Leader for Photographic Portfolio Practice (Level 5). Her teaching covers: developing a professional social media, web presence and marketing communication for artists and photographic practitioners.

She is the founder and editor of the BA (Hons) Photography social media pages, and also teaches creative self-publishing in books, zines or multimedia pieces.

Loren is a driven lecturer, passionate about education in photography, and has led several modules and collaborated widely with other courses at Cambridge School of Art. In addition, she has organised external student photography exhibitions and study trips.

She has been awarded a Student Union Made a Difference Award for creating an inclusive and supportive student community.

Research interests
  • Documentary Photography
  • Experimental Photographic Processes
  • Photographic Narrative and Sequencing
  • Visual Research Methods
  • Zine & Book Binding
  • Social Media & Marketing Communication
Teaching

Loren currently teaches on the following modules:

  • Photographic Practice and Context (Level 4)
  • Photographic Portfolio Practice (Level 5)
Qualifications
  • PG Cert in Higher Education, Anglia Ruskin University
  • MA Photography, Anglia Ruskin University
  • BA (Hons) Photography, Anglia Ruskin University

Teaching Awards and Fellowships

  • Made a Difference Award ‘Learning Community’, Anglia Ruskin University 2017
  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, 2017
Memberships, editorial boards
  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Solo and Group Exhibitions

The Volume of Consumerism: Castle Point Libraries, July 2021 - Feb 2023.

Postcards from Great Britain: 20 Exhibitions Across Europe,1 January 2020 - 30 March 2022.

OPEN 20/21 the Gallery Café at St. Margaret’s House in Bethnal Green, 1 September - 10 October 2021.

Postcards from Great Britain: Grand Hôtel du Liond'Or, Haarlem, The Netherlands, 5 March - 2 April 2020.

The Volume of Consumerism: Castle Point Libraries, South Benfleet, November 2019 - June 2020.

HOME: exhibition at Gallery at Home in Monmouthshire, Wales, 5-19 October 2019.

TIME TO THINK: exhibition at Festival PIL’OURS, France, 1 July - 31 August 2019.

PHOTOMASTERS, (organiser/exhibitor) London, 2016.

BRIGHT, exhibition, Leeds, 2016.

PHOTOMASTERS, (organiser/exhibitor) London, 2015.

PERCEPTIONS, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge School of Art, 2015.

CHANGING SPACES, The Grafton Centre, Cambridge, 2015.

MAPHIA:ONE, Changing Spaces Gallery, Cambridge, 2014.

REGRET STREET ARTIST RESIDENCY, (organiser/exhibitor) Cambridge, 2014.

CHANGING SPACES, The Grafton Centre, Cambridge, 2014.

VIVID young creatives, Access Art, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge School of Art, 2014.

INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES, Masters Photography Symposium, Breda, 2014.

TRASH Gallery, (post-grad conference), Brighton, 2012.

STOPFIX, (organiser/exhibitor) Blackall Studios, London, 2012.

NEWDYNAMICS, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge School of Art, 2012.