About Alison
Alison Jackson is a contemporary artist, photographer and filmmaker who works across multiple media including sculpture, film and television. She has won BAFTA awards for her BBC television work and has been nominated for further BAFTAs. Her art practice centres on portraying imagined private moments of public figures using carefully styled lookalikes, exploring themes of celebrity culture, fake news and the reliability of photographic evidence.
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Artist / DesignerSpeakerHost / MCArt And CultureCelebrity CulturePhotography And TruthYouth Mentorship In Creative FieldsFake News And MisinformationMedia CriticismCreativity
Known for
- Creating photographs of celebrities using lookalikes to explore themes of truth and celebrity culture
- BAFTA award-winning BBC television work including the series Doubletake
- Exploring questions about fake news and the seductive power of imagery
- Founding Young Local Artists photography initiative for emerging photographers from underrepresented backgrounds
- Having work collected by major museums including the National Portrait Gallery and SF MOMA
- Award Winning Artist
- Photographer
- Filmmaker
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