Quarr Abbey is a catholic benedictine monastery, just off the south coast of England, on the Isle of Wight.
Vincent Dupont-Blackshaw is a French artist working with photography, based on the Isle of Wight. His work begins with close observation: quiet moments, ordinary gestures, fragments of place, colour, light and surface. Drawing on photographs made in different countries, cities and landscapes, he is interested in how images can connect across places and time.
His practice moves between documentary photography and constructed photographic assemblage. This approach takes different forms, from Intervals, where images from different places and moments are brought together, to JOUR, an intimate obs
Awards 2025
-’Re-collections’ exhibition by The Ryde Art Collective, Department (Isle of Wight)
2024
-ING Discerning Eye exhibition, Mall Gallery (London, UK)
-From Above, Solo exhibition at the Appley Tower (Ryde, Isle of Wight)
-’Via Vitae’ exhibition by The Ryde Art Collective, Quay Arts and Quarr Abbey (Isle of Wight)
-British Photography Award - Shortlisted in Street Photography Category
-1839 Awards - Honorable mentions in Aerial and Street Photography
2023
-The Royal Photographic Society (Bristol UK), shortlisted for the International Photography Exhibition
-Style of Wight Magazine, Issue 85 November/December 2023
2022
-British Photography Award – Peoples Choice Awards in Architecture Category
-Minimalist Photography Awards 2022 – Honorable Mention for the Series ‘If it’s not ok, it’s not the end’
-ING Discerning Eye exhibition, Mall Gallery (London, UK)
Treat Gallery (New York, US), Summer Lovin’ exhibition
-The Royal Photographic Society (Bristol UK), shortlisted for the International Photography Exhibition
-New York Center for Photographic Art (NYC4PA) - ‘Urban, Suburban, Rural’ exhibition
2021
-International Photography Awards (IPA)2021 - 3rd place for 'Yellow Cardigan'. Honorable Mentions for 'Aqua Marine', 'On the Bench' and 'Ray of Light'
-Style of Wight Magazine, Issue 71 July/Aug 2021
-Prix de la Photographie de Paris 2021 – Bronze Award for Aqua Marine and Quarr Abbey
-ND Awards - Honorable Mentions for Feeling Small, Frozen and The Party is Over
-Print Swap Project by Feature Shoot
-7th Fine Art Photography Awards - Two photos awarded: 'Ray of Light' and 'Frozen'
-London Creative Awards (LICC) - Two series in the Official Selection: 'Glimpses: New York' and 'From the Windows'
-Tokyo International Foto Awards - Gold Winner in Architecture, Honorable Mentions in Fine Art and Nature
-Budapest International Foto Awards (BIFA) 2021 - Honorable Mentions in Architecture, Interiors and Fine Artcategories