Hannah Bartos is a multidisciplinary artist based in London and Qatar.

 

Working across photography, text, video, sculpture and textiles, her work focuses upon the themes of belonging, gender and migration.

 

Hannah is fascinated with how society is organised and patterns of human interaction. Her creative process is research-led, being grounded in data and shaped by sociological theories on how we create meaning and differentiate social groups. 

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Through her artistic practice, she interrogates the role of arbitrary boundaries, authority and social structures. A discourse that centres around who fits into society and who makes accommodations. Her artwork emerges from consideration of ‘othered’ groups, revealing the unseen or overlooked, alongside the interplay between private and public spheres of life.

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Trained in documentary photography at Central Saint Martins and the London College of Communication, she has attracted critical recognition for her work at a national and international level; notably, short-listing for several prizes and nomination for awards.

 

A fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society, Hannah has a Ph.D. in Sociology and Religion (SOAS) and received a 'Distinction' at Masters level for Photojournalism and Documentary Photography at the University of the Arts London (LCC).

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Artistic CV​

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A British and Irish national, Hannah is a resident of the UK and Qatar.

 

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SELECTED ARTISTIC ATTAINMENTS

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• STAR Photobook Dummy Award 2026; Nominated by Emma Bowkett (Director of Photography, FT Weekend).

• Selected for Residency at Reminders Stronghold, Tokyo, May/June 2026. Mentored by Yumi Goto & Jan Rosseel.

• International Photography Exhibition 167 (Shortlist). Royal Photography Society, 2026.

• Athens Photography Festival (Shortlisted), 2026.

• British Journal of Photography, Issue 7923 (Sept-Nov.), 2025. 4-page article on the project 'Foreign Matter' by Diane Smyth.

• Ruth Borchard Prize, Selected by jury for exhibition, 2025.

• Artist Residency, Cove Park, Scotland, 2025.

• World Press Photo Award – Nominated for the Joop Swart Masterclass, 2024-2025.

• Shortlisted (4 images) for the IPE166, the Royal Photographic Society’s IPE 2024.

• Nominated for the STAR Photobook Dummy Award 2024 by Louise Fedotov-Clements (Director, Photoworks).

• Shortlisted – Athens Photography Festival, 2024.

• Collaborative project with Japanese artist, Maki Hayashida, producing several artworks as part of a series in conjunction with the Centre for Investigative Journalism (based at Goldsmiths, University of London), 2023

• Shortlisted (4 images) for the IPE164, the Royal Photographic Society’s International Photography Exhibition, 2022.

• Curator of the exhibition 'City Voices' (UAL artists); Flat 70 Gallery, Elephant and Castle, 2022.

• Several artistic collaborations with national and international charities, including Detention Action on immigration, Orleans House on slavery in 18th century London and Twins Trust on mental health.

 

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SELECTED ART EXHIBITIONS

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• The Remedy Photo Festival, Barbican Creative Hub, Lincoln (UK), June 2026.

• Ruth Borchard Prize, Selected by jury for exhibition, 2025.

• Brink, Atrium Gallery, London College of Communication, UAL. November 2023.

• Within Bounds, Copeland Gallery, Peckham. March 2023.

• Rethink (Work-in-Progress), Well Gallery, LCC, London. February 2023.

• Variations, Safe House 1 and 2. London SE15. June 2022.

• Conflicting Identities, Central Saint Martin’s, Kings Cross, London. March 2020.

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EDUCATION

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• MA. Photojournalism & Documentary Photography (Distinction), 2024, London College of Communication, University of the Arts London.

• Photography Professional Practice & Academic Portfolio Course, 2020, Central Saint Martin’s College,

       University of the Arts London.

• Ph.D. Department of Histories, Religions and Philosophies, 2019, SOAS, University of London.

• MSc. Development Economics (Distinction), SOAS, University of London.

• BTEC Photography, Kingsway College, London (Distinction).                         

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Hannah is a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society (elected by peers, 2013) and a Member of the British Art Network as an artist-researcher. Her peer-reviewed monograph was published by Routledge (2021) as part of the Royal Asiatic Society Series and is held by over 100 institutions (including MIT, Harvard, Oxford & Cambridge) across 20+ countries. She is a trustee of Auto Italia - a cutting-edge visual arts charity in London dedicated to researching, producing and exhibiting work on the intersections of queer studies and social change.

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