Kwesi Abbensetts

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Kwesi Abbensetts
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Kwesi Abbensetts is a Guyanese photographer who lives in New York City. [1] [2]

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Early life

Abbensetts was raised in Guyana. [2] His interest in filmmaking and photography came later in life, when he attended college in the United States. [2]

Education

Abbensetts attended Montgomery College in Maryland. [2] He learned photography through experimentation with a Pentax camera. [3] In 2006, he earned a Bachelor of Arts in filmmaking from Brooklyn College. Some of his early influences include filmmaker Spike Lee. [2]

Awards

Awards that Abbensetts has received include the NYFA Artist Fellowship, Darryl Foundation Emergency Grant, Third Horizon Film Festival Artist Award and Film Africa Artwork Competition. [4]

Body of work

www.abbensetts.com

Exhibitions

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References

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