Montgomery
About
Zoë Montgomery is a Canadian artist based in Brighton. As an artist with Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) working in analog photographic media, Zoë's practice leans into concepts of creating ‘careless mistakes’ in the darkroom (as disposition to inattention is medically defined under ADHD’s criteria.) Experimental irony in their process works to recontextualize how clinical language impacts neurodivergent identities; meditating on diverse, cerebral experiences with the aim of encouraging viewers to reconsider biases held in relation to medical “truth” under the broader umbrella of psychological study.
Contact
Instagram: @zlmnt
Exhibitions
'Open Doors Gallery Photo Prize Exhibition 2025', London (2025-2026)
'CREAM 2025' Crane Kalman Gallery and The University of Brighton, (2025)
'Play Back Forward', Hove Museum (2025)
'Free Range 2025' Truman Brewery, London (2025)
'Flux' the University Of Brighton's BA Photography Graduate show, Brighton (2025)
'SNIP' Edward Street Gallery, Brighton (2025)
'BAS Archive Collaboration' Dorset Place Gallery, Brighton (2025)
Underworld' Phoenix Art Space (2025)
'Change Horses Midstream' HYPHA Studios (2024)
'The River Cries With Its Mouth Full Of Mud' Photo Fringe (2024)
'Open Call' Phony Collective (2024)
'Days Of Wonder', Hove Museum (2024)
'Miro', The University of Brighton (2024)
'Writing Photography', Dreamy Place Festival (Brighton, 2023)
'One Stop Copy Shop', The University of Brighton (2023)
'One Stop Copy Shop', The University of Brighton (2022)
Education
Photography BA (Hons) at the University of Brighton (2023-2025) First Class Honours
and recipient of the award of "Continued Excellence."
Apprenticeship at Neat Film Lab, (Calgary Alberta, 2024)
Mentorship with Juliette Buss (Brighton, 2024)
Awards
POST Darkroom Bursary 2026
Open Doors Gallery Photo Prize 2025 Shortlisted Artist
OD Photo Prize Top Ten Artist in Free Range 2025
Award of Continued Excellence in the BA Photography (Hons) program
Publications
Photoworks Platform Monthly, 2026
Open Doors Gallery - Free Range Top 10 2025
Cream 2025 Promotion - Art Rabbit
Source Magazine Graduate Photography Online 2025
The Original Mag "A Portrait Of Clayton' (2025)
SPIT Magazine Vol. 1 " You'd Entertain The Universe" (2024)
Alt_ FilmMag "Salt And Bitter Flood" (2024)
Talks
"Shortlisted Artists" Artist Talk for the OD Photo Prize hosted by Tom Page (2025)
"FLUX" Panel discussions at Free Range hosted by Rachel K Gillies (2025)
"The River Cries With It's Mouthful Of Mud" hosted by Ben Osborne (2024)
Workshops
Project Assistant for "UNDERWORLD" with Annis Joslin, Jamie Wyld and Video Club for Dreamy Place Festival (Brighton, Ongoing)
Assistant for “Wonder Club” with CORRIDOR Project and Video Club (Brighton, Ongoing)
Workshop Lead for “Wonder Lab” with CORRIDOR Project and Video Club (Brighton, 2024)
Assistant for “In This Place” with CORRIDOR Project (Brighton, 2023)
Assistant for “Photoclub” with Photoworks (Brighton, 2023)
Other Projects & Experience
Curatorial Internship with Crane & Kalman Brighton (2025)
Project assistant on "Underworld" for Dreamy Place with Annis Joslin and Jamie Wyld
Shortlisted for Photoworks' "My Heritage" Project (September 2024)
Curating & Directing for "The River Cries With It's Mouth Full Of Mud" Photofringe 2024
Social Marketing Lead & Graphic Designer for "Miro" for the University Of Brighton (2024)
Curator for "One Stop Copy Shop" for the University Of Brighton (2023)