LINDSAY IRENE
Lindsay Irene is a photo based artist who lives in Ottawa, Canada. Raised in Nova Scotia, she moved to Ottawa in 2007 to pursue a music career before discovering photography in 2017. Her work has appeared in VICE media, The Daily Mail, Donna Moderna magazine and her book, 'The Sex Worker' won the silver award with Prix de Paris for best documentary book. Lindsay graduated from The School of Photographic Arts: Ottawa (SPAO) in 2019 and continues to practice her craft in Ottawa.
Education
2017 - 2019
School of the Photographic Arts: Ottawa (SPAO)
Awards
2019
Third Prize, Figureworks, Ottawa
2019
2019
Alumni Award, School of the Photographic Arts: Ottawa
2018
Luna Bursary, School of the Photographic Arts: Ottawa
Exhibitions
2019
Efflorescence, Exposure Gallery. Ottawa, ON
2019
Figureworks, St. Brigid's Centre for the Arts, Ottawa
Press
2021
"Quintessential COVID-19 Photos" CBC News
2019
Donna Moderna Magazine, Issue #16
2018
2018
"What It's Really Like to be a Sex Worker", VICE Media documentary
2018
"Everything You Find in a Sex Worker's Home", VICE Media
2018
"Inside the Secret Home Lives of Sex Workers", VICE Media
2018
2018
"Photographer Captures the Home Lives of Off-Duty Sex Workers", The Daily Mail
Speaking Engagements
2019
Guest speaker, Contemporary Issues in Canada: Perspective Taking and Conflict Resolution in the development of policy respecting Indigenous and marginalized peoples. EAS4100, Institute of Canadian and Aboriginal Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Ottawa
2018
Iliac Variety Show, Guest panelist speaking on sex work, Ottawa
2018
"Eat Play Love", Guest speaker at fundraising event for Sagesse. Gave call to action speech on sex workers' rights, Calgary