Marlene Smith (artist)

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Marlene Smith
Born1964 (age 5960)
Education Bradford College
Known for BLK Art Group

Marlene Smith (born 1964, Birmingham) is a British artist and curator.

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Education and career

Born in Birmingham, England, in 1964, Smith studied Art & Design at Bradford College (1983–87). [1]

She is one of the founding members of BLK Art Group. [2] She was director of The Public in West Bromwich. [3] She is UK Research Manager for Black Artists and Modernism, a collaborative research project run by the University of the Arts London and Middlesex University. [4]

In 2023, she was part of the jury for the John Moores Painting Prize along with Alexis Harding, Chila Kumari Singh Burman, The White Pube and Yu Hong. [5]

Exhibitions

Selected solo exhibitions

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 The image employed: the use of narrative in Black art. Piper, Keith, 1960–, Smith, Marlene. Cornerhouse (Manchester). 1987. ISBN   0948797053. OCLC   502159101.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. Tate. "Donald Rodney Display, interviews: Marlene Smith: Curator | Tate". Tate. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  3. Smith, Marlene (19 June 2008). "Opening The Public to the public". The Guardian . Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  4. "Black Artists & Modernism ⇒ About". www.blackartistsmodernism.co.uk. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  5. "John Moores Painting Prize 2023". National Museums Liverpool. Retrieved 16 November 2023.