ABOUT
Amber Pinkerton (b.1997) is a London-based, photographic and moving image artist born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica.
Pinkerton’s works, which range from art to fashion photography, are inspired by Caribbean culture, social commentary and socio-political context. Her intimate and intuitive snap shots of everyday life, with a focus on Jamaica, capture the beauty and humanity of her subjects with a rich definition of colour. These personal portrayals are underwritten by a powerful commitment to spotlighting themes of racial equality, the judicial system and basic human rights in her native country. “I am concerned with colorism and classism”, Pinkerton says. In her more recent works, Pinkerton begins to explore the 'Photograph as Object' in its physical realm, with focus on its tactility and materiality.
In 2022 Pinkerton features in her first two museum shows, 'Female View: Female Fashion Photographers from Modernity to the Digital Age' at Kunsthalle St. Annen, Lübeck, Germany and 'Black Venus' at Fotografiska, New York. Pinkerton has previously been featured in Forbes 30 Under 30 (2022), The New York Times Style Magazine's list of '15 Creative Women for Our Time' (2020) and in the 2020 British Fashion Council's New Wave: Creatives List. She was listed in the Dazed 100 rankings (2020) as well as i-D's ‘Photographers to follow in 2020’ and ‘My Year in Photos’.
CONTACT
ig: @ambercashmere
Contact for print inquiries.
COMMERCIAL
Represented by Lalaland Artists Worldwide
Leigh Hurst
GALLERY
Alice Black
PUBLICATIONS
LOVE, Re-Edition, Dazed, Another, T Magazine, Perfect, FT Weekend, Dazed Beauty, i-D, Document Journal, The Cut, Vanity Fair, Black Fashion Fair
CLIENTS
Gucci, Miu Miu, Moncler, Shrimps, Maison Margiela x Farfetch, Nike, Alexis Bittar, Yuhan Wang SS21, Brogger, Puma x i-D, Harvey Nichols, Netflix x British Fashion Council, Yuhan Wang SS21, Brogger, LOVE x Valentino, Ahluwalia Studio x Browns Fashion, Fenty x Westminster Fashion
PRESS
New York Times Style Magazine: The Rising Photographer Inspired by Her Home Country
Models.com: Amber Pinkerton on Using Photography to Convey Socio-Political Nuances
Its Nice That: Amber Pinkerton on photographing Jamaica from a Jamaican gaze
BOF: BFC Announces Its Annual New Wave Creatives List (2020)
i-D: Meet the young talents at the front of fashion's new wave
FROM KINGSTON, WITH LOVE: AMBER PINKERTON MERGES HER EXPERIENCES OF LIFE IN ENGLAND AND JAMAICA
Initiated Dialogues, Self Service Issue 54, Curated by Katie Grand
Lara Monro: Words with Amber Pinkerton
i-D: Amber Pinkerton's year in photos
i-D: 20 rising photographers to follow on Instagram in 2020
TALKS
2022
Perfect Magazine Talk: Amber Pinkerton, Edward Buchanan, Rasharn Nyameng & Honey Dijon with Bryan Boy
2020
NOWNESS Live: Dennis Morris & Amber Pinkerton, The Power of Photography As a Tool of Expression
EXHIBITIONS
2022
Black Venus, Fotografiska Museum, Aindrea Emelife, NYC
12 May 2022
Sadie Barnette, Widline Cadet, Shawanda Corbett, Renee Cox, Ayana V Jackson, Deana Lawson, Zanele Muholi, Jenn Nkiru, Deux Femmes Noires, Amber Pinkerton, Tabita Rezaire, Coreen Simpson, Ming Smith, The Estate of Maud Sulter, Mickalene Thomas, Kara Walker, Carrie Mae Weems, Alberta Whittle, Carla Williams
SEVEN, Alice Black Gallery, London
17 March - 15 May 2022
Rachael Bailey (b. 1975), Ivan Black (b. 1972), Dante Elsner (1920-1997), Matthew Harris (b. 1966), Tristan Pigott (b. 1990), Amber Pinkerton (b. 1997), Atalanta Xanthe (b. 1996)
Female View: Female Fashion Photographers from Modernity to the Digital Age, Kunsthalle St. Annen, Lübeck, Germany
18 March-3 May 2022
Lillian Bassman, Sibylle Bergemann, Louise Dahl-Wolfe, Corinne Day, Madame d’Ora, Ingeborg Hoppe, Nadine Ijewere, Ute Mahler, Charlotte March, Sarah Moon, Amber Pinkerton, Elizaveta Porodina, Regina Relang, Bettina Rheims, Alice Springs (June Newton), Deborah Turbeville, Ellen von Unwerth, Yva.
2021
Bold Black British, Aindrea Emelife, Christies, London
Photo London , Alice Black Gallery, London
The New Black Vanguard, Aperture, Antwaun Sargent
Rencontres d’Arles, Arles, France: July 4 -September 26, 2021
Musee de beaux-arts, Le Locle, Switzerland: February 11 – May 1, 2022
Fotografiska, Stockholm, Sweden: May 20 – October 2, 2022
Saatchi Gallery, London: October 28, 2022 – January 22, 2023
2020
Photo Vogue Festival, Milan, Italy
RECOGNITION & NOMINATIONS
-Forbes 30 Under 30, Europe, 2022
Arts & Culture
https://www.forbes.com/profile/amber-pinkerton/?list=30under30-europe-art-culture&sh=5d399d835130
-Nikon Emerging Photographer Award Shortlist, 2021
-The Agents Club Awards 2021:
- Fashion Editorial- Women
- Celebrity Campaign- Women
-2020 British Fashion Council's New Wave: Creatives List
CV available on request.