Echoes of lives, past - Private View.

You are warmly invited to the private view of Echoes of lives, past - bringing together members of the UAL Alumni of Colour Association and selected artists from the UAL Showcase.

Join us for a glass or two of fizz / soft drinks and canapes to celebrate the opening of this collaborative exhibition.

Curated by Samar F Zia, the exhibition brings together a group of artists of Iranian, Palestinian, African, Lebanese, Sri Lankan, Pakistani, Jamaican, and Indian heritage, who have developed new work through a mentoring programme with alumni volunteers. The result is a thoughtful and layered presentation that moves between personal histories and shared realities.

The presentation explores the notion of cultural memory as it intersects with personal experience driven by markers such as resistance, ecologies, medical bias, media bias, racial imbalance, memory, patriarchy, and punk.

The artists represented in this show have chosen themes that reflect a wide archetype of emotions that fuel challenge, reclamation and reimagination of social and cultural inconsistencies, paving way for new knowledge-systems.

Artists

Celine Asmar

Farwa Tahir

Finley Gilzene

Mahshid Salehnezhad

Omalola Mau

Calvin Chinthaka

Skai Campbell

Malak Mattar

Freda Igiogbe

Anisha Sarah Arun

The UAL Alumni of Colour Network is a collaborative community that aims to support people of colour in the creative industries. Run by alumni volunteers, the association organises supportive events throughout the year. These feature inspirational speakers and are a great chance to meet like-minded creatives.

ArtWorks East is a creative hub located in the heart of Leyton. Designed to foster collaboration and spark inspiration, our space brings together artists, designers, filmmakers, editors, and creatives of all kinds under one roof.

Questions? Email aoca@arts.ac.uk

Image - Hey Martin Tell Them About Your Dream, Nina Grazette