Laura Noble
Laura Noble (born 1974) is an English writer, gallerist and artist. Writing. Laura Noble has written for numerous publications including "The Observer", "Next Level", "Foam", "Snoecks" and "Image" magazines. She was a regular columnist in "London Independent Photography" and Editor-at-large for "Photoicon" Magazine. She has written for a number of monographs and is the author of "The Art of Collecting Photography." Diemar/Noble Photography. In 2009, after several years at The Photographers' Gallery she established the Diemar/Noble Photography Gallery in London. The gallery stocked and exhibited photography from the medium's early masters to contemporary  work. In 2010, it was selected as the host gallery for the Prix Pictet commission by Ed Kashi. In the same year, "Time Out" called Diemar/Noble "one of the capital's top spots for photography." The gallery closed in August 2012. L A Noble Gallery. Noble founded L A Noble Gallery in September 2012. She is the sole director of the gallery which is predominantly focused on contemporary photography. She continues to consult and curate external exhibitions including Robert Clayton's "Estate" at the Library of Birmingham. FIX Photo Festival. FIX Photo launched in 2016, a free exhibition of  photography produced and curated by Noble. FIX Photo is an annual event, with curator led tours, artist talks, film screenings and a programme of workshops. The 2017 edition of FIX Photo included 23 artists, with "over 300 pieces showcased along ten rooms and four floors". It was curated in response to the consequences of the dramatic political shifts of 2016. The "British Journal of Photography" described the show as mixing 'well-established photographers with little-known or emerging artists, and is gathered into four categories – identity, community, harmony & unity, and environment'. This year also saw the first FIX Photo Festival  Awards, an open competition judged by Noble, Chris Steele-Perkins, photographer Lottie Davies and "Digital Camera Magazine" editor, Ben Brain. Lectures and appearances. Noble is a visiting lecturer at Kingston University (2014–present), University of Westminster (2010–present), Falmouth University (2011–present) and Sotheby's Institute of Art, London (2013–present). She has delivered seminars on collecting photography at The National Museum of Warsaw (2015), Foam Amsterdam (2013), Glasgow Art Fair (2008) and at "Fundacio Foto Colectania", Barcelona. From 2009 to 2013, Noble was selected for the panel of delivering portfolio reviews at Rencontres d'Arles and as a member of  the judging committee for "The Renaissance Arts Prize - Photography and Video Art Awards". Noble has also been a member of the judging committee for the Cork Street Open (2011), The AOP Awards (2013), The London Photo Festival (2014) and was selected as the sole juror for the 8th Julia Margaret Cameron Award (2015). Noble was a nominator for the "Kyoto Prize" (2017) and the sole judge for the "NYC4PA – New York Centre for Photography Dusk to Dawn Competition" (2019). She has acted as a nominator for the Prix Pictet. since 2015.