The lone figure in all of Juno Calypso's images is her: she photographs herself in couples-only motels, abandoned underground bunkers and heart-shaped hot tubs. Across film, photography and installation, Calypso builds a soft pink universe of femininity, solitude, desire and despair, all with an ultra-critical edge. In the process, she's become one of the most recognisable photographers working today, forging a totally unique aesthetic that has seen her move seamlessly from immersive, intimate gallery exhibitions to leading major fashion campaigns. Calypso's art is deeply sinister, hyper-feminine and filled with humour. This is cinematic, introspective art for the age of the self and the selfie.
-Eddy Frankel, Time Out
b. 1989, London
EDUCATION
2012 • BA (Hons) Photography, London College of Communication
2008 • Art Foundation Diploma. Chelsea School of Art
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
The Women’s Art Collection, University of Cambridge
AWARDS
2018 • Royal Photographic Society, Vic Odden Award Winner
2018 • Creative Review, Best in Book (for the series, What To Do With A Million Years)
2017 • Creative Review, Best in Book (for the series, A Girl’s Guide To Egg Freezing)
2015 • The BJP International Photography Award
2013 • The Catlin Art Prize: Visitor Vote
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2018 • Juno Calypso, Studio Giangaleazzo Visconti, Milan
2018 • What To Do With A Million Years, TJ Boulting, London
2017 • The Honeymoon, Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast
2016 • The BJP IPA Winners' Show, TJ Boulting, London
2015 • Artist of the Day, Flowers Gallery, London
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026 • The Cult of Beauty, Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona
2025 • Best Self: Curated by Polly Morgan, Brooke Bennington, London
2025 • Chromatherapia, Villa Medici, Rome
2023 • The Cult of Beauty, Wellcome Collection, London
2023 • The Horror Show, Somerset House, London
2022 • Role Play, Prada Foundation, Tokyo
2021 • Role Play, Prada Foundation, Milan
2021 • Youthquake! Kunsthal Museum, Rotterdam
2020 • MONSTER/BEAUTY, Lychee One, London
2019 • Nude, Villa Schöningen, Berlin
2019 • Home Sweet Home, Les Rencontres de la Photographie d’Arles
2018 • Routinised Absurdity, KINDL Centre for Contemporary Art, Berlin
2017 • Isolation Chamber Vacation, Worthing Museum, UK
2016 • Vogue Italia: Photo Vogue, 'The Female Gaze', Base Milano
2016 • Lianzhou Foto Festival, 'As Entertaining as Possible', Lianzhou, China
2016 • The Real Thing, Flowers Gallery, New York
2015 • reGeneration3, Museo Amparo, Puebla, Mexico
2015 • Artist of the Day, Flowers Gallery, London
2015 • reGeneration3, Musée de Elysée, Lausanne, Switzerland
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
2025 • Pissing Women, Sophy Ricketts (Cheerio)
2024 • MirrorMirror, Michael Petry (Thames & Hudson)
2022 • The Story of Art Without Men, Katy Hessel (Penguin)
2021 • Photography Now, Charlotte Jansen (Tate/Octopus)
2019 • Great Women Artists, Rebecca Morrill (Phaidon)
2017 • Firecrackers, Fiona Rogers & Max Houghton (Thames & Hudson)
2017 • Girl on Girl by Charlotte Jansen (Lawrence King)
SELECTED PRESS
2023 • Financial Times Magazine: Juno Calypso’s Cult of Beauty
2021 • The Guardian: The Big Picture: Juno Calypso’s Honeymoon for One
2019 • The Guardian: Juno Calypso's Best Photograph: Voyeurism in a Pink Cold-War Bunker
2019 • Creative Review: Juno Calypso Explores The Calming Power of Pink
2018 • British Vogue: Juno Calypso's Five Favourite Objects
2018 • Wallpaper*: Juno Calypso’s 3D Renderings Take Form at Galeria Melissa in London
2018 • Time Out: Juno Calypso: What to do with a Million Years Review ★★★★★
2017 • TIME: This Photographer Turns The Feminine Ideal on its Head
2016 • [COVER] Port Magazine
2016 • [COVER] Foam Magazine #45: Talent
2016 • [COVER] The Financial Times Magazine: Photography Special
2015 • The British Journal of Photography, October Issue
2015 • i-D / VICE: Juno Calypso’s Staged Self-Portraits Reveal The Hidden Labour of Women Behind Bathroom Doors
2015 • Dazed & Confused, This Photographer Went on a One-Woman Honeymoon
2015 • The Guardian: Juno Calypso’s One Woman World Tour of Honeymoon Hotels
2013 • Wall Street International
2013 • BBC News: Catlin Art Prize Shortlist
2013 • Dazed & Confused: New Photographer Juno Calypso Visits Valley Of The Dolls with Alter-ego Joyce
2013 • The Sunday Times Magazine, 14th April, UK
2013 • The Independent 'One To Watch', 9th March, UK