| Marlene Smith | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1964 (age 60–61) Birmingham, UK |
| Education | Bradford College |
| Known for | BLK Art Group |
Marlene Smith (born 1964, Birmingham) is a British artist and curator.
Education and career
Born in Birmingham, England, in 1964, Smith studied Art & Design at Bradford College (1983–87).
She is one of the founding members of BLK Art Group. She was director of The Public in West Bromwich. 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.
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.
Exhibitions
Selected solo exhibitions
- 1983–84: The Pan-Afrikan Connection
- 1985: The Thin Black Line, Institute of Contemporary Arts
- 1986: Unrecorded Truths, The Elbow Room
- 1986: Some of Us Are Brave, The Black-Art Gallery
References
- ^ 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) - Tate. "Donald Rodney Display, interviews: Marlene Smith: Curator | Tate". Tate. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- Smith, Marlene (19 June 2008). "Opening The Public to the public". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- "Black Artists & Modernism ⇒ About". www.blackartistsmodernism.co.uk. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- "John Moores Painting Prize 2023". National Museums Liverpool. Retrieved 16 November 2023.