Alicia Bruce is an Edinburgh-based photographer, lecturer and freelance educator.
Bruce was born in Aberdeen in 1979. She studied Photography, Film and Imaging at Edinburgh Napier University, graduating in 2006.
Bruce's work focuses on the collaboration between artist and sitter in portrait photography. Her most recent projects have involved communities, such as âÂÂMenie: A portrait of a North East community in conflictâÂÂ. Alongside her work as a practicing photographer, Bruce is a Teaching Fellow at Edinburgh College of Art and was previously a freelance educator at the National Galleries of Scotland.
She has worked on several commissions and campaigns, including those from: Edinburgh World Heritage, NewsDirect, National Galleries of Scotland, Royal Scottish Academy, University of St Andrews, The European Parliament, NHS, V&A Dundee.
She won the Royal Scottish Academy Morton Award in 2014.
2018 âÂÂViolence Unseenâ Stills, Edinburgh, UK (Touring commission for Zero Tolerance)
2016 âÂÂMenie: TRUMPEDâ St Andrews Photography Festival, UK
2015 âÂÂThe Sim ProjectâÂÂ, The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, UK
2015 âÂÂDigging for DiamondsâÂÂ, EU Buildings, Brussels, Belgium
2013 âÂÂEncoreâ Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, Cardiff, Part of Diffusion Festival
2013 âÂÂMenieâ The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, UK
2008 âÂÂAlicia Bruce: Artist in ResidenceâÂÂ, Aberdeen Art Centre, Aberdeen, UK
Bruce's work is held at: MoCP Chicago, University of St Andrews Photography Collection, National Galleries of Scotland, Robert Mapplethorpe Photography Collection, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh Napier University Photography Collection, Ffotogallery, Dovecot Studios, Zero Tolerance, and various private collections.