In Conversation: Black Artists in Britain Now

Rianna Jade Parker

Rianna Jade Parker is a critic, historian and curator. She is a founding member of interdisciplinary collective Thick/er Black Lines, whose work was exhibited in the landmark exhibition Get Up, Stand Up Now: Generations of Black Creative Pioneers at Somerset House, London. She is a Contributing Editor of Frieze magazine and co-curated War Inna Babylon: The Community’s Struggle for Truths and Rights at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London.

Vanley Burke

Vanley Burke is an artist whose work is regarded as the greatest photographic record of African Caribbean people in post-war Britain. It remains a feature in Birmingham with the Vanley Burke Archive, a community resource that provides insight into the daily lives of the Black community in Birmingham and in Britain.

Eugene Palmer

Eugene Palmer immigrated to England from Jamaica in 1966. The challenge of integrating these disparate cultures continues to shape his practice as he investigates personal history and identity, as impacted by the British post-colonial legacy. Most recently, his work has been acquired by The Wolverhampton Museum and Art Gallery and exhibited at Ed Cross Contemporary Fine Art.

Jennie Baptiste

Jennie Baptiste is a photographer whose work is inspired by music and youth culture. Her portfolio includes portraits of musicians like Jay Z, Mary J Blige, Roots Manuva and P Diddy. Her work has been exhibited widely and held in the collections of both the National Portrait Gallery and the V&A, as well as the Black Cultural Archives.

Pogus Caesar

Pogus Caesar began his career as a pointillist painter, later photographing diverse communities worldwide. A conceptual artist utilising multiple media, he reworks archival 35mm negatives into new forms, challenging the notion of religion, sex, history and identity from a Black British perspective. He has exhibited both nationally and internationally.

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