Angela Christofilou, from Lancashire, England, and Athens, Greece, and based in London, works as a photographer, actor, voice-over artist, and singer. She is a self-taught photographer with a focus on protest, human rights, activism, and the documentation and sharing of both personal narratives and community stories. Over nearly a decade, Angela has also created a large body of work in protest photography, being part of and supporting the communities and spaces she documents, including women's rights, lgbtqia+ rights, anti-racism, workers' rights, environmental justice, migrant justice, and more. The majority of this work is archived at the Bishopsgate Institute. She has collaborated with various campaign organisations, frequently working with Greenpeace and photographing for many grassroots groups. Her photography appears in exhibitions, books, magazines, newspapers, documentaries, and talks, engaging communities and youth, advocating photography's role in social change. Her recent book, "Church Bingo," published by Pendle Press, celebrates Heywood's elderly community spirit and fading cultural traditions in post-pandemic Britain.
Extended bio below.
Exhibitions
2025, Heywood, Lancashire's first outdoor photography exhibition, Heywood, Lancashire, UK
Images by Angela Christofilou, organised by the Culture Co-op, the residents, and Your Trust with support from Arts Council England.
2024/2025, The land isn’t binary and neither am I, MOMA Machynlleth, UK
Kaan K & Angela Christofilou
2024, We Are Everywhere Exhibition, Pride in London, Outernet, UK
Featuring The Independent’s LGBTQ+ Photo Archive. On rotation at Outernet London.
2023, Portrait of Britain, British Journal of Photography, UK
Award & annual photography exhibition on screens and billboards across the UK, in partnership with JCDecaux
2022/2023, PWER POBL (PEOPLE POWER), The Workers Gallery, UK
Exhibition & Tour, Porth, Wales
2022, Out and About! Archiving LGBTQ+ history, Barbican Centre, UK
Bishopsgate Institute exhibition
2022, Photographing Protest: Resistance through a Feminist Lens, Four Corners Gallery, UK
London
2022, The Resistance Exhibition, UK (touring)
A multimedia exhibition covering 40+ years of protest and social change movements. Touring Glastonbury Festival, Green Gathering, and Boomtown Fair Festival
2022, Stop Watching Us!, Rabbits Road Press, UK
Immigration Reporting and protest exhibition + panel by Migrants Organise
2021, Kaan’s (Yas Necati) transformation into Tarkan, Queer Arts Projects (online)
Work in Progress
2019, Humans of Regent’s Park, Camden People’s Theatre, UK
2018, Through The Lens, Festival of Photography, Hastings, UK
Books and Publications
2023, Church Bingo, a photography book by Angela Christofilou, published by Pendle Press
Featured Contributions
2025, Liberation Stories: Building Narrative Power for 21st-Century Social Movements, New Press
2023, Portrait of Britain Vol. 5, British Journal of Photography, Hoxton Mini Press
2023, Portrait of Humanity Vol 5, British Journal of Photography, Hoxton Mini Press
2023, Fight for Rights in Modern Britain Student Book (KS3 History Depth Study), Oxford University Press
2022, Road Less Travelled Vol 1, Road Less Travelled Press / Tamara Stoll
Printed and Online Magazine, Media, and News Features
Regular features of photography-related articles in The Independent, along with additional features in British Journal of Photography, Northern Life, Left Cultures (3rd issue), The Guardian, Big Issue Australia, It’s Nice That, Creative Boom, Bricks, Aesthetica, Flux, Buzz Magazine (Wales), Dazed, Screen_Time Zine, Exit Magazine, Antivirus, iNews, Vice UK, and Freedom News/Press.
Events and Book Fairs
2024, Photo London: ‘Church Bingo’ Book Signing, Angela Christofilou - Pendle Press / New Dimension, Somerset House
2024, Off Print London Book Fair: ‘Church Bingo’ Book Signing, Angela Christofilou - Pendle Press / New Dimension Publishers, Tate Modern
Documentaries
Images featured in:
2023, ‘The Potential to Reimagine Incarceration’, The Open University, produced by Hamlett Films
2021, ‘Unseen Skies’, Documentary Film directed by Yarra Bou Melham with artist Trevor Paglen, produced by In Films & Participant
Talks + Workshops + Presentations
2023, SE(e)-ing Spaces: A project exploring young photographers' perspectives on South East London's rapid changes and housing issues through photography
2022, ‘On Being an Activist/Photographer: Discussing Challenges and Opportunities Facing Activists Today’, The Workers Gallery, Wales
2021, Photographing Protest: Maggie Murray and Angela Christofilou in Conversation for Women’s History Month, Four Corners Gallery, London
2020, Street Photography and Protest, Queen's Park Camera Club, Glasgow
2019, Activism and Photojournalism Today, Photojournalism Hub - Imperial College Invention Rooms, London
Funding / Grants
2024/2025, Developing Your Creative Practice Grant, Arts Council England
Recognitions / Highlights
2023, Portrait of Britain Award, British Journal of Photography
Archive
Angela Christofilou Archive at the Bishopsgate Institute
Artist Residencies
2022, In Residency at Four Corners Gallery: FATHOM Residency
Contact
Email angelachristofilou@gmail.com
