Art Bytes
British artist Joy Gregory, of Jamaican parentage, has become an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society. The award recognizes her body of work in photography.
Gregory makes full use of the medium, using video, digital and analogue photography and Victorian and print processes. Her work is concerned with social and political issues with particular reference to history and cultural differences in contemporary society.
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Jamaican-born model turned actor Michael Ward, stars in the new film Lover’s Rock, an official Cannes selection for 2020. Ward and co-star Amarah-Jae St. |
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The BBC has made a film on the story of a Jamaican whose life was changed by the Windrush scandal. |
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Jamaican-born photographic print artist Paul Anthony Smith got to talk about the role of young, black artists in America’s current climate in an article in the current issue of Architecture Digest. |
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Abihail Myrie and Neko Kelly were featured in TeenVogue entertainment writer Sara Li’s 13 Best Vogue Challenge Posts article. |
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Harper’s Bazaar’s first ever black editor in chief has Caribbean parentage. |
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Brothers Akeem and Tyreik Pennicooke are working on a demo of a video game to be ready for release in the next three to six months for PC and Mac users. |