Huxley-Parlour Gallery are delighted to present their second exhibition of Vivian Maier's photographs. Whilst she was known as a reclusive nanny during her lifetime, Maier shot to fame after her death in 2009 when John Maloof discovered and began publicising her work. The exhibition will include a selection of Maier's astonishingly candid street photography and famous self-portraits.

The international press has shown unrelenting fascination with Maier’s story and she has become a household name. The New York Times critic Michael Kimmelman has called her one of ‘the great American mid-century street photograpers’ and she is frequently compared to giants of twentieth-century photography including Diane Arbus, Henri Cartier-Bresson and André Kertesz. Maier’s photography has gained its reputation not only because it is a fascinating history of urban America, but also because it is a triumph in psychological study.

Exhibitions of Maier’s photography have been held in museums and galleries all round the world. Numerous books have been published whilst two feature-length documentaries have been made about her life and work.