BIOGRAPHY

Georgina Cook is a multidisciplinary artist, photographer and facilitator whose work is rooted in community, culture, environment and identity. She is renowned for documenting and collaborating with London's music scenes, particularly through her project Drumz of the South which explores the rise of dubstep in her native South London. 

Georgina's more recent practice explores her personal experiences as a woman and new mother.

As a sought-after speaker and facilitator, Georgina frequently collaborates with esteemed institutions such as the Tate Modern, V&A and Museum of Youth Culture, as well as colleges across the UK. She produces and leads workshops, lectures and talks on photography and culture with organisations like Turf Projects.

In 2021, Georgina co-founded Picnic, a photobook library and community space in St Leonards on Sea, where she played an instrumental role in developing the education programme. She is also the producer of Vision of Sound, a podcast that highlights creatives whose work is inspired by music. Additionally, she is a new member of the Babes in Arms art collective and a longstanding collaborator with the record label GD4YA.

Georgina's photography has been featured in publications such as Vice, Dazed, XLR8R, RA, DJ Mag and The Guardian.

The 2nd edition of her Drumz Of The South book is due to be published by Velocity Press.

EDUCATION

2024 - Photojournalism & Documentary Photography (MA with Distinction) London College of Communication, UAL

2009 - Fine Art with Combined Media B.A (First Class Hons) Croydon School of Art.

2002- NCTJ Press Photography The Sheffield College.

SELECTED CLIENTS + COLLABORATORS

Museum of Youth Culture, Converse, Shelter, FACT, The Vinyl Factory, Boiler Room, Outlook Uk, GD4YA, Resident Advisor, Hyperdub (Burial), XLR8R, Souljazz Recordings, Qvest, BBC, The Society for Curious Thought, UCL Urban Laboratory, Caught By The River, TURF Projects,

FEATURES

The Independent, Dazed & Confused, Crack, Huck, Tsugi, Taz, Vice, RBMA, DJ Mag, Mixmag, SWU.FM, West Norwood Cassette Library, London Scenery (by Clare Considine).

BOOKS

Drumz Of The South The Dubstep Years: 2004-2007, by Georgina Cook. Foreword by Emma Warren

Japanese Disc Guide

LECTURES / TALKS / WORKSHOPS

V&A Museum

UAL London College of Communication

University of Sussex

Museum of Youth Culture for London College of Fashion

Selfridges

British and Irish Modern Music Institute (BIMM)

The 3024 Mentoring Program

TURF Projects

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

This Way Up, LCC MA Grad Show, Free Range, Truman Breweries, London, UK, 2024

Eye Level, TURF Projects, Croydon, UK May 2024-current

Rewind: This is Croydon Music, Museum of Croydon, UK, Feb 2024 - current

XIII, Gallery & Project Space, St Leonard’s on Sea, UK, 2022

Life On The Borders, The Cake Room for Coastal Currents, Hastings, UK, 2019

“Who Wants A Rewind?” Tate Modern, London, UK. Curated by Stance podcast, 2018

SubCulture: Visions of Sound, Halycon Records, NYC, US, 2012

SubCulture: Visions of Sound, The Morgan NYC, US, 2012

Conversations with my Conscience: The London Riots, C.A.M.P, London, UK, 2012

The Sketchbook Project, U.S Tour, 2010

Eyes Open / Remains Of The Day, Photo Night Of The Year, Bristol, UK, 2010

Sonic Life Cycles: The Psycho-Geography of Genre, UCL Urban Lab, London, UK, 2009

Transcending The Photographic Surface, Parfitt Gallery, Croydon, UK, 2009

Presenting the Top 100, Jealous Gallery, London, UK, 2009

Manorisms, Backåcra, Sweden, 2009

Drumz Of The South presents Manorisms, Plan B, London, UK, 2007

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

Shit Show - New Works by Georgina Cook, Electro Studio Project Space, Hastings, UK, April 2024

Drumz Of The South, The Dubstep Years, Museum of Youth Culture, London, UK, 2022

City of Light - Crystal Palace Art Trail, Antenna Studios, London, UK, 2014

Drumz Of The South - Snapshots, The Vinyl Library, London, UK, 2013

LAVA Presents Georgina Cook, LAVA Gallery, London, UK, 2012

Architecture, Antenna Studios, London, UK, 2009