Biography
Annabel Clark was born in Topanga Canyon, California in 1981. She received
her B.F.A. in Photography from Parsons School of Design in 2003. During
her final term at Parsons, she photographed her mother, actress Lynn
Redgrave, during treatment and recovery from breast cancer. In 2004,
the project was published as a six-page spread in the New York Times
Magazine and then as the award-winning book Journal: A Mother and
Daughter's Recovery from Breast Cancer, by Umbrage Editions. Her
work has been exhibited at the Minnesota Center for Photography, Peer
Gallery, The National Arts Club and the Southeast Museum of Photography
as well as hospitals and medical schools across the U.S. Her editorial
work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The Observer,
Marie Claire, Glamour, Redbook and Proto Magazine.
Clark was the 2008 recipient of the Albina Taddeo Humanitarian Award
from the Sass Foundation for her contribution to breast cancer awareness.
She also teaches photography workshops at the Creative Center, a nonprofit
organization that provides free art classes to people living with cancer.
Statement
"My camera gives me courage. It allows me to look at things that
scare me, to speak to strangers who don't share my language, to connect
with people whose daily experiences are the opposite of my own. It guides
me through difficult times in my own life and reveals the challenges
that face others each day. My camera opens the door to people's homes
and it speaks on my behalf: I am here to tell your story."