Rankin is a visual artist, writer and teacher, whose artwork focuses on the places and people that feel like home. Rankin’s practice is research-based; using art and creative spaces to explore community and belonging. Rankin works predominantly with analogue film and photography; enjoying the therapeutic nature of the darkroom process and community.

Rankin grew to adulthood sandwiched between the rural New Forest and the city of Southampton. After spending her twenties in London, she now lives in Barnsley, Yorkshire. Each place, and each home, can be traced through Rankin’s work as she explores
heritage, identity and belonging, through womenhood.

Rankin is currently working on a collaborative body of work with Emily Ryalls – focusing on therapeutic photo practices and women’s health. Rankin is also researching British coastal towns and her own heritage, through an exploration of archival imagery and memory.