Wynne Neilly (born 1990) is a Canadian artist and photographer based in Toronto, focused on photographing queer and transgender people.
Wynne Neilly | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1990 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | Ryerson University |
| Occupation(s) | Photographer, artist |
| Website | www |
Life
editNeilly attended the Image Arts program at Ryerson University,[1] graduating in 2012.[2] He began creating works of portraiture in the early 2010s.[1] He is based in Toronto.[3]
Neilly is queer[4] and transmasculine.[5] In 2018, he described his maleness as "really only based on my physical appearance", stating that "there is a lot more to me and my gender identity."[6]
Work
editNeilly's work is largely focused on exploring gender and sexuality,[3] and specifically "the queer and trans body".[7]
In 2014, when he was 24, a photo taken by him was on the cover of Original Plumbing. The photo was part of a larger series titled Female to "Male", focused on gender transitioning[4] and specifically on Neilly's own transition.[3]
In 2015, Neilly was the winner of the "Flash Forward" photography competition hosted by the Magenta Foundation.[8]
Elliot Page requested that Neilly be the one to photograph him for the cover of Time in 2021 after Page's transition, because he wanted a photographer who was also transgender.[1] When Neilly received an email from a Time photo editor, he initially thought it was fake, having believed that the COVID-19 pandemic ended his career.[5] He photographed Page on March 5, 2021, for the March 29 – April 5 issue of Time; it was the first time a transgender man was featured on the magazine's cover. He later told Ryerson University's publication that "[it] really meant the world to me to be able to help [Page] tell his story".[2]
Neilly has cited Catherine Opie as his "number one photographic inspiration", along with other inspirations including Cassils, Michelle Groskopf, and Robert Mapplethorpe.[9]
Exhibitions
editNeilly's work has been exhibited at the International Center of Photography, The Annenberg Space for Photography, Southern Norway Art Museum,[1] and the Ryerson Image Centre.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Knegt, Peter (March 24, 2021). "When Elliot Page was ready for his closeup, he wanted photographer Wynne Neilly behind the lens". Canadian Broadcasting Center. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
- ^ a b Craig, Lindsey (April 9, 2021). "Ryerson grad photographs Elliot Page in TIME's first cover of trans man". Ryerson University. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
- ^ a b c d Cruz, Eliel (August 5, 2014). "Photographer Documents Transition from Female to Male in Intimate Portrait Project". Mic. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
- ^ a b Portwood, Jerry (December 18, 2014). "SELFIE-centric & the TRANS GAZE in issue #15 of Original Plumbing". Out. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
- ^ a b The push for trans equality on both sides of the camera (Television production). Canadian Broadcasting Center. March 30, 2021. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
- ^ "Wynne Neilly on Normalizing Queer and Trans Bodies". Queer Media Magazine. December 13, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
- ^ "Wynne Neilly's photographs celebrate LGBTQ2 identities". Xtra Magazine (Video). Recorded and edited by Riley Sparks and Corey Misquita. January 28, 2019. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Butet-Roch, Laurence (May 7, 2018). "Female to 'Male'". Flash Forward Flash Back. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
- ^ "'Something To Talk About': Photography by Wynne Neilly". Sissy Screens. December 4, 2019. Retrieved June 4, 2021.