Angela Christofilou Archive
About this Archive
Administrative/biographical history
Angela Christofilou, from Lancashire, England, and Athens, Greece, and based in London, is a self-taught photographer, actor, voice-over artist, and singer. Over nearly a decade, Angela has committed herself to creating a large body of work in protest photography, being part of and supporting the communities and spaces she documents. Her work explores themes of resistance, human rights, climate justice, community, gender-based violence, family, gender identity, ageism, and sexuality.
Since 2015, Angela has documented numerous social movements, including women's rights, LGBTQIA+ rights, anti-racism, workers' rights, environmental justice, migrant justice, and animal rights. Angela's photography has been featured in exhibitions, books, magazines, newspapers, documentaries, and talks, emphasizing visual art's role in social change. Notable exhibitions include 'Photographing Protest: Resistance through a Feminist Lens' at Four Corners Gallery and 'Out and About! Archiving LGBTQ+ History' at the Barbican Centre.
In 2023, Angela received the 'Portrait of Britain' award from the British Journal of Photography. Her recent book, "Church Bingo," published by Pendle Press, celebrates Heywood's elderly community spirit and fading cultural traditions in post-pandemic, post-Brexit Britain. Through her images, Angela aims to inspire collective action and solidarity, amplifying the voices of marginalized communities and preserving historical moments.
Scope and content
Photographic archive of Angela Christofilou comprising of digital photography of contemporary protests and demonstrations in the UK, including images of:
- Protests to shut down Yarlswood Detention Centre, 2015 (75 jpeg files)
- Grenfell Tower Protest, 21 June 2017 (69 jpeg files)
- Women’s March on London, 20 January 2018 (53 jpeg files)
- Stop the War, Don’t Bomb Syria Protest, 16 April 2018 (36 jpeg files)
- Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) at the University of London (UoL) on the outsourcing of contracts, 25 April 2018 (213 jpeg files)
- Windrush Protest March, 5 May 2018 (38 jpeg files)
- Free Palestine Protest, Downing Street, 15 May 2018 (63 jpeg files)
- Free Tommy Robinson Protest, 9 June 2018 (148 jpeg files)
- Grenfell Tower Protest, 14 June 2018 (55 jpeg files)
- London Pride, 7 July 2018 (45 jpeg files)
- Anti-Trump March, 13 July 2018 (396 jpeg files)
- Sikhs for Justice, Punjab Independence, Trafalgar Square, 12 August 2018 (59 jpeg files)
- Trans Protest at Daily Mail Newspaper, 19 October 2018 (34 jpeg files)
- Brexit Betrayal March, 9 December 2018 (82 jpeg files)
- Stanstead 15 Protest, 11 December 2018 (51 jpeg files)
- Women’s March on London, 19 January 2019 (69 jpeg files)
- Justice for Cleaners, Goldsmiths, 17 September 2018 (23 jpeg files)
- Sex Workers Strike, International Women's Day, 8 March 2019 (4 jpeg files)
- The Blood of Our Children: An Act of Civil Disobedience for Climate Change, Downing Street, 9 March 2019 (23 jpg files)
- Youth Strike for Climate Change, 15 March 2019 (41 jpeg files)
- Goldsmith’s Occupation, April 2019 (86 jpeg files)
- Extinction Rebellion, London Actions, 15 April 2019 (86 jpeg files)
- Disabled People Aganist the Cuts (DPAC) Protest at Facebook HQ, 25 April 2019 (9 jpeg files)
- London Pride, 6 July 2019 (63 jpeg files)
- Trans Pride, London, 20 July 2019 (78 jpeg files)
- Goldsmiths Anti-Racist occupation, 21 July 2019 (29 jpeg files)
- Fuck Boris Protest, 24 July 2019 (204 jpeg files)
- Global Climate Strike, 20 September 2019 (70 jpeg files)
- XR March Central London , October 2019 (33 jpeg files)
- Spoonstrike, 4 October 2018 (112 jpeg files)
- Extinction Rebellion at MI5, 14 October 2019 (22 jpeg files)
- Extinction Rebellion at London City Airport, 22 October 2019 (56 jpeg files)
- Reclaim the Night, 25 November 2019 (22 jpeg files)
- Global Climate Strike, 29 November 2019 (54 jpeg files)
Quantity
743 digital images.
