Until 9 March 2025
Walker Art Gallery, William Brown Street, Liverpool, L3 8EL
Open Tuesday – Sunday, 10 am – 5 pm
Free
ActionSpace artist Nnena Kalu exhibits in Conversations at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool. This ambitious exhibition brings together work by around forty leading Black women and non-binary artists who are transforming contemporary British art today.
The exhibition asks poignant questions about the present and aims to provide a moment of celebration and joy centred around artists working in the UK. Conversations includes paintings, sculpture and video from the last ten years, with many works selected for display by the artists themselves.
The exhibiting artists include Alberta Whittle, Amber Akaunu & Elliss Eyo-Thompson, Anthea Hamilton, Anya Paintsil, Bokani, Danielle Braithwaite-Shirley, Emma Prempeh, Evan Ifekoya, Hannah Black, Helen Cammock, Ivy Kalungi, Jade de Montserrat, Jioni Warner, Joy Labinjo, Joy Yamusangie, Kemi Onabulé, Khadija Saye, Lubaina Himid, Maud Sulter, Michaela Yearwood-Dan, Miranda Forrester, Nnena Kalu, Olivia Sterling, Onyeka Igwe, Phoebe Collings James, Quilla Constance, Rachel Jones, Rene Matić, Rhea Dillon, Rudy Loewe, Sahara Longe, Sharon Walters, Simone Brewster, Sola Olulode, Sumuyya Khader, Zinzi Minott.
With thanks to Arcadia Missa.
Conversations is supported by Art Fund and the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art.
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Curator, researcher and writer Dr Jareh Das was invited to have a walk-through of the exhibition, share her thoughts on the selected artists and explain more about some of their careers.
Press
‘This just hasn’t been done before’: art by 40 Black women hits Liverpool. Lanre Bakare reviews the exhibition for The Guardian. Read the review
Patrick Kirk-Smith reviews the exhibition for Art in Liverpool.com. Read the review
Images: Nnena Kalu, Conversations, Walker Art Gallery, Installation view. Courtesy of the artist and Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. Photo credit: Pete Carr
