Introduction
Juliet Klottrup is an award-winning British visual artist based in the North of England, working across photography, filmmaking, and painting.
Her socially engaged practice explores the relationships between communities, cultural heritage, landscapes, and the natural world, forming a modern archive of Northern life marked by projects such as ‘Youth of the Rural North’, ‘Travelling Home’, and ‘Skate Like a Lass’.
Juliet’s work
Known for her immersive, collaborative approach, Juliet creates intimate portraits and works that reflect identity and belonging. Juliet was appointed as an Honorary Photography Teaching Fellow at the University of Cumbria and in 2025, she won the Sony Future Filmmaker Award in Los Angeles for her short documentary ‘Travelling Home’.
In October 2025, Juliet held a solo photographic and painting exhibition at the Windermere Jetty Museum in the Lake District National Park and in November the same year she exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery, having been nominated for the Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize with a portrait from her series ‘Skate Like a Lass’.
What makes Juliet a SITBI champion
What makes Juliet a SITBI champion is her attitude to working in the North, in Cumbria and her resilience too. She says time, patience, persistence and commitment are the values and attributes which have brought her success and satisfaction in her work.
You can see more of Juliet’s work here or follow her on Instagram.
Image credits: JulietKlottrup.com
