Phillipa Klaiber (b.1992) is a photographic artist and educator. Her multidisciplinary practice blends documentary and conceptual image making - using photography, plant-based processes, archives, writing and collaborations. Phillipa’s work explores themes of Queerness, Ecology and Natural-cultural Histories. 

Phillipa has an MA in Photography from the University of the West of England, where she now works as a Senior Technical Instructor in Photography.

(Based in Bristol, UK) 

phillipa.klaiber@gmail.com

@phillipaklaiber

Exhibitions

2025 Metamorphosis group show with PEP at La Nature Festival (Belgium)

2024 Illumination, a group exhibition at Centre Space Gallery

2023 ‘Compost’ at FORMAT festival

2022 'Compost' work in progress exhibition at Boomsatsuma Gallery

2022 East meets West, '22' at FORMAT Festival

2017 Diffusion Festival

2016 Atkins CIWEM Environmental Photographer of the Year

Selected Awards & Recognition

2024 Bristol Photo Festival x Hapax [shortlist]

2024 CBP Realisation Grant [winner]

2022 OD Photo Prize [shortlisted]

2021 Photobook Awards EI2021 [shortlisted]

2020 Genesis Imaging Postgraduate Award [commended]

2019 Film Photo Award [finalist]

2019 GRAIN Bursary [shortlist]

Education

2020 MA Photography, University of West England 

2014 BA(Hons) Photography, University of Gloucestershire

Features and Publications

HANDS with Valentine Editions

WÜL Magazine ‘Speaking about queer theory, ecology, sexuality, and gender’ [online]

The Heavy Collective

Velvet Eyes Mag [online]

Broad Magazine [online]

Pupil Sphere Graduate Showcase

Phroom Magazine [online]

Photomeet, “The Rural” [online]

Lenscratch [online]