Good news for fans of portrait photography, as The Iris Prize
Festival announces that it has made available the highly
anticipated series of portraits of successful gay and lesbian
professionals working in the UK film industry. Including a portrait
of DIVA favourite Heather Peace, the collection is by acclaimed
photographer Donald MacLellan.
"This new collection of portraits of successful gay and lesbian
professionals working in the film industry includes Stephen Fry and
Sir Ian McKellen. The collection records and celebrates the
fantastic wealth of talent we have within the UK film industry. I
think it will also act as a catalyst to explore, highlight and
debate the on-screen representation of gay, lesbian and bisexual
people and to establish to what extent they feel reflected in film,
both in front of, and behind the camera," said Iris Patron, Matthew
Rhys.
"We are very excited that the Pink Portraits are now available to
be seen in the UK. As well as the more obvious hosts like festivals
and galleries we are also keen to hear from places of work,
universities, community spaces, shops and schools who would like to
host the collection," said Berwyn Rowlands from the Iris
Prize.
To celebrate LGBT History Month the collection will be on display
at the Office for National Statistics in Newport during February
2012.
"We're proud to be able to host the Pink Portraits as part of our
LGBT History month celebrations. For us these portraits are a way
of recognising and celebrating the achievement of members of LGBT
community, helping to promote a positive and diverse working
environment," said Tricia Dodd, Senior Staff Sponsor of the LGBTT
Diversity Network Group ONS Newport.
More information about the collection can be found here: Iris Prize
