David A. Bailey
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David A. Bailey is a British
Afro-Caribbean
curator, photographer, writer and cultural facilitator, living and working in London
and Nassau
, The Bahamas
.
One of his main concerns are the notions of diaspora and black representation in art. He co-curated the seminal exhibitions 'Back to Black - Art, Cinema and the Racial Imaginary' with Petrine Archer-Straw
and Richard J. Powell at Whitechapel Art Gallery in London (1995) and 'Rhapsodies in Black: Art of the Harlem Renaissance' with Richard J. Powell at The Hayward Gallery in London (1997) and the Corcoran Gallery of Art
in Washington, D.C.
. Bailey has extensively written about photography and film.
From 1996 to 2002, he was Co-Director of the African and Asian Visual Artists Archive (AAVAA) at the University of East London
. Until the end of 2009, he was Senior Curator of Autograph ABP, and Curator of the organisation PLATFORM's Remember Saro-Wiwa
Living Memorial. He is founder and director of the International Curators Forum ICF and currently is Acting Director of the National Art Gallery of The Bahamas
in Nassau
.
David A. Bailey was awarded an MBE
in the Queen's Birthday Honours List 2007, for services to art.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
Afro-Caribbean
British African-Caribbean community
The British African Caribbean communities are residents of the United Kingdom who are of West Indian background and whose ancestors were primarily indigenous to Africa...
curator, photographer, writer and cultural facilitator, living and working in London
London
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and Nassau
Nassau, Bahamas
Nassau is the capital, largest city, and commercial centre of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. The city has a population of 248,948 , 70 percent of the entire population of The Bahamas...
, The Bahamas
The Bahamas
The Bahamas , officially the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, is a nation consisting of 29 islands, 661 cays, and 2,387 islets . It is located in the Atlantic Ocean north of Cuba and Hispaniola , northwest of the Turks and Caicos Islands, and southeast of the United States...
.
One of his main concerns are the notions of diaspora and black representation in art. He co-curated the seminal exhibitions 'Back to Black - Art, Cinema and the Racial Imaginary' with Petrine Archer-Straw
Petrine Archer-Straw
Dr. Petrine Archer-Straw is an Art Historian & Curator who currently resides in Kingston, Jamaica and she teaches at Cornell University.- Early life :...
and Richard J. Powell at Whitechapel Art Gallery in London (1995) and 'Rhapsodies in Black: Art of the Harlem Renaissance' with Richard J. Powell at The Hayward Gallery in London (1997) and the Corcoran Gallery of Art
Corcoran Gallery of Art
The Corcoran Gallery of Art is the largest privately supported cultural institution in Washington, DC. The museum's main focus is American art. The permanent collection includes works by Rembrandt, Eugène Delacroix, Edgar Degas, Thomas Gainsborough, John Singer Sargent, Claude Monet, Pablo...
in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
. Bailey has extensively written about photography and film.
From 1996 to 2002, he was Co-Director of the African and Asian Visual Artists Archive (AAVAA) at the University of East London
University of East London
The University of East London is a university located in the London Borough of Newham, East London, England, based at two campuses in Stratford and Docklands areas...
. Until the end of 2009, he was Senior Curator of Autograph ABP, and Curator of the organisation PLATFORM's Remember Saro-Wiwa
Ken Saro-Wiwa
Kenule "Ken" Beeson Saro Wiwa was a Nigerian author, television producer, environmental activist, and winner of the Right Livelihood Award and the Goldman Environmental Prize...
Living Memorial. He is founder and director of the International Curators Forum ICF and currently is Acting Director of the National Art Gallery of The Bahamas
National Art Gallery of The Bahamas
The National Art Gallery of The Bahamas is an art gallery in Nassau, The Bahamas.The gallery is housed in the restored 1860s Villa Doyle. It concentrates on Bahamian artists, but there are other artworks, including Winslow Homer landscapes. The collection includes ceramics, paintings, photography,...
in Nassau
Nassau, Bahamas
Nassau is the capital, largest city, and commercial centre of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. The city has a population of 248,948 , 70 percent of the entire population of The Bahamas...
.
David A. Bailey was awarded an MBE
MBE
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in the Queen's Birthday Honours List 2007, for services to art.