@joannecoates_
Visual Artist & photographer Social change, rural, class consciousness.
Contact - Lets have a brew.
Contact - Lets have a brew.
Contact Joanne Coates for art commissions, assignments, talks or collaboration opportunities. Reach out via email or phone.
Exhibitions
Red Herring March 29th - September 20th @Timespan
Red Herring March 29th - September 20th @Timespan
We are excited to present a new exhibition by visual artist Joanne Coates. Red Herring explores the overlooked histories of women’s labour and class solidarity through the legacy of the Herring Girls—an itinerant all-female workforce central to the fishing industry between the 18th and 20th centuries. Developed during a six-month residency at Timespan in Helmsdale, […]
Daughters of the Soil - Farleys House and Gallery
Daughters of the Soil - Farleys House and Gallery
Daughters of the Soil, a photography exhibition by Joanne Coates, whose evocative images capture the untold stories of women working in agriculture across the North of England. Despite forming nearly 28% of the UK farming workforce, women in agriculture often remain unseen, their contributions overlooked in a field marked by generational traditions and systemic barriers. Only 7% are recorded as the owner or principle farmer. Coates’ work shines a spotlight on these challenges, from limited access to land, to the demands of motherhood and the scarcity of women in leadership roles. Through intimate portraits and documentary imagery, Daughters of the Soil offers a powerful counter-narrative, challenging perceptions of women’s roles in agriculture and celebrating the resilience, skill, and tenacity of these female farmers.
Photo Frome - Outdoor Installation April 2025
Photo Frome - Outdoor Installation April 2025
Joanne Coates: Middle of Somewhere - Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art
Joanne Coates: Middle of Somewhere - Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art
Press
Joanne Coates – Election Artist for 2024 - Heritage Collections UK Parliament
Joanne Coates – Election Artist for 2024 - Heritage Collections UK Parliament
2024 Election Artist Joanne Coates announced by House of Commons following appointment by Speaker’s Advisory Committee on Works of Art.
Guardian Joanne Coates review – studies of women and class show how little things have changed
Guardian Joanne Coates review – studies of women and class show how little things have changed
Two exhibitions – one by a Marxist, lesbian, feminist active in the 80s and the other by a modern working-class artist – reveal the intersectionality of the female experience across space and time
Artwork from Scotland and the North East to be showcased in buildings around the world
Artwork from Scotland and the North East to be showcased in buildings around the world
Vice // class photography the lie of the land
Vice // class photography the lie of the land
Service 95 Arts Without A Trust Fund
Service 95 Arts Without A Trust Fund
Featured on Simon Schama's The Story of Us - Our Contested Land - BBC Iplayer
Featured on Simon Schama's The Story of Us - Our Contested Land - BBC Iplayer
Nine working-class creatives on class in the arts – and how they made it
Nine working-class creatives on class in the arts – and how they made it
Neither Rural Idyll or Eerie Backwater
Neither Rural Idyll or Eerie Backwater
Art questions... with Joanne Coates - Government Art Collection
Art questions... with Joanne Coates - Government Art Collection
Joanne Coates on her quiet rebellion against inequality
Joanne Coates on her quiet rebellion against inequality
BJP Joanne Coates addresses class and age inequality in the northern countryside - 1854 Photography
BJP Joanne Coates addresses class and age inequality in the northern countryside - 1854 Photography
Towards New Worlds: Disabled Artists Lead the Way at MIMA
Towards New Worlds: Disabled Artists Lead the Way at MIMA
Daughters of the Soil - Photomonitor
Daughters of the Soil - Photomonitor
A Touch of Class - Stills Edinburgh - Group show review
A Touch of Class - Stills Edinburgh - Group show review
State of the Arts Interview
State of the Arts Interview
Events
Salt & Silver - Timespan
Salt & Silver - Timespan
Salt & Silver brought together artists, historians, and activists to examine the intersections of gender, class, and labour that shaped the lives of the Herring Girls — and to highlight the ongoing relevance of working-class women’s experiences in shaping the world we live in today. Salt & Silver is part of the public programme for […]
Joanne Coates presents Rural Realities (Film Screening) - Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art
Joanne Coates presents Rural Realities (Film Screening) - Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art
Shop
POSTCARD PACK | MIDDLE OF SOMEWHRE — Joanne Coates
POSTCARD PACK | MIDDLE OF SOMEWHRE — Joanne Coates
Baltic Bites Feat Joanne Coates on Middle of Somewhere
Vimeo
Baltic Bites Feat Joanne Coates on Middle of Somewhere
Watch / Listen
A small voice podcast episode
A small voice podcast episode
BBC Radio 4 - Snapshots, Series 1, Joanne Coates aboard the Happy Hooker
BBC Radio 4 - Snapshots, Series 1, Joanne Coates aboard the Happy Hooker
Kinda Farming
Rural photographer focuses on women in farming who are 'overlooked'
Rural photographer focuses on women in farming who are 'overlooked'
NFFN Farmer Stories
NFFN Farmer Stories
Website, photo essays & contact
Website, photo essays & contact
Photo essay - How bird flu is turning Britain’s coastlines into killing fields
Photo essay - How bird flu is turning Britain’s coastlines into killing fields
@joannecoates_ Instagram
@joannecoates_ Instagram
@joannecoates_ Website
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@joannecoates_ Email
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