Hilary Stock

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Hilary Stock
Born (1964-11-08) 8 November 1964 (age 59)
England
OccupationPhotographer
SpouseJon Stock
Children3

Hilary Stock (born 8 November 1964) is a British fine art photographer.

Early life[edit]

Stock was educated at Bedales School, Hampshire and at University College London where she read anthropology. She is married to the author Jon Stock and lives in Wiltshire and they have three children.[1] Before becoming a photographer, she was a documentary features producer for BBC Radio 4.[2]

Art exhibitions[edit]

Stock's work is exhibited at the Harbour Gallery in Portscatho, Cornwall[3] and also at the Watergate Bay Hotel in Cornwall, where she held an exhibition in 2012 called "When the Boat Comes in".[4] She has also exhibited at the White Horse Gallery in Marlborough, Wiltshire, where she held a solo show, ‘From Wiltshire Woods to the Cornish Coast’, in December 2018.[5][6] In 2015, she took part in a local Wiltshire art trail, Marlborough Open Studios, in which she exhibited her Cornish work.[2]

In a review of her 2018 solo show in Marlborough with Tower and Town,[7] Gabriella Venus described Stock's collection as "glorious". She added:

"The mix of realism and storytelling is magical. There is always more to see on each viewing".

— Gabriella Venus, "Arts Review" page 11, Tower and Town December 2018

Lifestyle and travel photography[edit]

Between 2013 and 2105, Stock's lifestyle photos of the annual WOMAD music festival in Wiltshire were featured on the Telegraph's online culture pages.[8][9][10]

Stock's photos have been used to illustrate a number of travel features in The Telegraph, including trips to Chettinad,[11] Ladakh,[12] and Dublin.[13] Her photos have also appeared in Condé Nast Traveller.[14]

The Gambia[edit]

In August 2018, Stock accompanied a group of British teenagers to Gunjur in The Gambia, where she helped to develop their confidence through photography. The trip was organised by the UK charity Thriving Through Venture.[15][16] On her return, Stock organised a touring exhibition of the teenagers' work.[15]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Jon Stock". Arcadia Books. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
  2. ^ a b Artist opening up quirky 'bike shed' as part of Marlborough art trail Gazette & Herald 8 July 2015
  3. ^ Hilary Stock The Harbour Gallery 5-3-2021
  4. ^ A new exhibition for photographer Hilary Stock at Watergate Bay Hotel Great British Life 8 November 2012
  5. ^ Artists launches scenic exhibition Gazette & Herald 16 November 2018
  6. ^ Photographs ‘From Wiltshire woods to the Cornish coast’: a White Horse Gallery exhibition Marlborough News 18 October 2018
  7. ^ Marlborough St Mary’s Window on the World Tower and Town December 2018/January 2019
  8. ^ WOMAD 2013: a Wiltshire weekend in pictures The Telegraph 29 July 2013
  9. ^ Womad 2014: A family festival in pictures The Telegraph 29 July 2014
  10. ^ Womad 2015: in pictures The Telegraph 28 July 2015
  11. ^ India: The remote grandeur of Chettinad The Telegraph 4 March 2009
  12. ^ India family holiday: Ladakh in pictures The Telegraph 24 March 2014
  13. ^ Kehoe's, Dublin, pub review The Telegraph 12 March 2015
  14. ^ Amritsar, Kodaikanal and 4 other places to visit this month Condé Nast Traveller 2 April 2019
  15. ^ a b Marlborough meets Gunjur The Ocelot 3 December 2018
  16. ^ Return from The Gambia TT Venture 12 September 2018