Lou Stoppard is a British writer and curator. 

Stoppard’s work considers the ways that art and culture relate to broader societal shifts or dynamics. She likes uniting different mediums and finding unusual or unexpected stories and connections. She works across both digital and physical spaces, and writes both fiction and non-fiction.

She has written for The Financial Times, Aperture, The New York Times and The New Yorker. Her books include a survey of the work of street photographer ‘Shirley Baker’, published by Mack in 2019, ‘Pools’, an exploration of swimming in photography, published by Rizzoli in 2020, and ‘Exteriors: Annie Ernaux and Photography’, published by MACK in 2024, to time with an exhibition of the same name, which she curated at MEP, Paris in Spring 2024.

Stoppard holds a first-class BA in History from Oxford University, and an MA in Fashion from Central Saint Martins. She began her career at Nick Knight’s moving image platform SHOWstudio, where she became known for her live interviews with figures from across the fashion and photography worlds. Stoppard continues to host talks and panels, working with institutions such as the ICA and Studio Voltaire.

Stoppard is represented by Emma Paterson at Aitken Alexander Associates

Contact:

For general enquires: 

Lou.stoppard@gmail.com or emma@aitkenalexander.co.uk

Social Media:

Instagram @LouStoppard

Twitter @LouStoppard