Mya Wilkinson is a visual artist and freelance photographer based in Bangor, Northern Ireland.
Her practice explores memory, identity, mental health, and femininity, with a focus on how lived experiences are remembered, misremembered, and emotionally revisited over time. Rooted in personal experience, her work considers the emotional significance of images and their role in shaping and reconstructing memory.
Working across lens-based media, alongside audio and text, Wilkinson constructs layered work that reflects how memory can feel incomplete and change over time. She combines portraiture, constructed imagery, and archival material to revisit moments from the past, allowing them to be reinterpreted in the present.
Her work is rooted in the personal experience, using media to revisit and make sense of the past. Through this approach, she creates intimate work that invites viewers to reflect on their own memories, identities and emotional connections over time.
Education
BA (Hons) Photography with Video – Ulster University (2023–2026)
Level 3 Diploma in Creative Media Production & Technology – SERC (2021–2023)
Exhibitions
2026 — Somethings that may shock or discredit you, Ulster University Degree Show
2025 — Amalgamation, Ulster University Belfast Photo Fair
2022 — Visual Impact, The Curve Gallery
Recognitions
2024 — Belfast 2024, Belfast City Council (Selected contributor)
2023 — 1st Place, Photography, NICMA Inter-College Awards