Richard Ansett (born 20 February 1966) is a photographer known for his provocative images. His images are in permanent collections of the

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. His images have been part of major collaborative exhibitions. He won the overall prize for photography at the

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12/13, 1st prize for fine art documentary at Grand Prix de la Decouverte 2013 and received the gold award at Prix de la Photographie'11.Winners
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Early work

Ansett's solo exhibition in 2002, Ron & Roger, consisted of a series of portraits of the first same sex couples to participate in the London Partnership Register in their home environments. The images were exhibited at The Candid Arts Trust and at the

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turbine hall to celebrate GLA Londoner's Day in 2002; the series is now part of the

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. Image 'Chris & David' from the series was selected for the

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Award exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, London in 2002. Inspired by the Arnolfini Marriage, which at the time was considered as a record of a clandestine betrothal; the images represented a union that was not yet recognised by law and society.

Awards

*Gold award at Prix de la Photographie'11, Px3 *Overall prize for photography at the

12/13 *1st prize for fine art documentary at Grand Prix de la Decouverte 2013

Collections

Ansett's work is held in the following permanent collections: *

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References

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