Artist: Claudia Alonso
Title: Jackie Kay
Year: 2015
Medium: Photograph
Dimensions: H: 85.5cm W: 99cm
Accession Number: US2015-14
Acquisition info:
This portrait was commissioned by the University of Salford at the installation of Jackie Kay as the new Chancellor. Alonso, then a first year BA Visual Arts student, was selected by a panel for the commission, alongside Rory Mullen (MA Visual Arts). Alonso chose to undertake the photoshoot at the John Rylands Library in Manchester, reflecting on Kay’s background in poetry and literature.
Alonso was born in Spain and studied Graphic Design and Advertising before undertaking Visual Arts at the University of Salford. Photography is at the core of her creative practice, with recent projects also branching out into textiles and printmaking.