The present cannot be fully appreciated without some understanding of the past. This continuity applies to every aspect of people’s lives, including the environments in which we live.  As a photographic artist, Maxine Beuret explores different cultural environments in the context of time passing - in particular looking at fading aspects of life and human activity. This is expressed through a focus on the design and aesthetics of interiors.

Education

MA in Photography
De Montfort University, Leicester, 2007

Post Graduate Certificate in Professional Photography
Central St Martins College of Art and Design, London, 2003

B.A. Applied Arts (1st Class Honors)
Middlesex University, London, 2001

Selected Exhibitions

• 2008 Leicester City New Walk Museum, "Familiar Interiors of Leicester"
• 2008 Federation of Small Business AGM, "Nation of shopkeepers"
• 2007 Lennox Contemporary Gallery, (Toronto, Canada) "Flash Forward"
• 2007 BBC Radio Leicester Foyer "Semper Eadem (always the same)"
• 2006 Public Exhibition (Leicester) "Semper Eadem (always the same)"
• 2006 Family Tree Gallery (London) "Death in the Peak District"
• 2005 Terrace Gallery, (London) "Curtains Group Show"
• 2005 Touring Exhibit, (Ldn, Brighton, Portsmth) "Departure of the Slam-door Train"
• 2005 Pheonix Arts Centre, (Leicester) "Semper Eadem (Always the Same)"
• 2004 The Well Gallery (London) Photodebut "It Went Dark and I Saw"
• 2004 Four Corners Gallery (London) Photodebut "Home".
• 2004 Pacific Switchboard (Portland, OR, USA) "Small Businesses of Bermondsey"
• 2003 Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design (London) "Emerging"

Collections

• National Rail Museum Permanent Collection, Departure of the Slam-door Trains, hand-printed photographs, Book & Video DVD, 2005

Grants & Competitions

• Magenta 'Flash Forward' Winner, 2007
• Photo District News Magazine, 30 Emerging Photographers to Watch, 2007.
• Arts Council East Midlands in Partnership with Leicester City Council, Semper Eadem (Always the same), 2006
• Arts Council London in Partnership with Southeastern, Southern & Southwestern Train Company, Departure of the Slam-door Train, 2004

Selected Publications

• Flash Forward 2007 Book, 2007
• Leicestershire and Rutland Life, Profile article, 2007
• Eye Design Magazine, Departure of the Slam-door Train, Dec 2005
• ASLEF Train Union Magazine, Departure of the Slam-door Train, Oct 2005
• Creative Review, Departure of the Slam-door Train, Nov 2004
• Hotshoe Photography Magazine, Ross Hollywood Funeral Parlor, June 2004