Africa is a photographer based in Bristol, and recently graduated from The University of the West of England with a BA in Photography. His personal work is centred around using photography as a therapeutic tool, exploring its ability to reshape narratives and recontextualise past events and traumas.
Awards
2024 Peckham 24 x Photo Fringe Open Call (Winner)
GRAIN Projects Graduate Award (Winner)
AOP Student Award (Finalist)
Photo London x Hahnemühle Student Award (Finalist)
2023 RPS Western Region 2023-24 Project Award (Shortlisted)
PhotoFrome ‘Decolonising Environments’ Student Competition (Shortlisted)
Press/publications
2024 Photoworks The Graduate Issue 2024
Group Exhibitions:
2024 ‘Orbit’ (BA Photography Degree Show) Arnolfini Gallery/Copeland Gallery, Bristol/London
2023 ‘Unison-135’ The Island Gallery Space, Bristol, UK
Talks
Peckham 24 x Photoworks Weekender, Artists In Conversation: Africa Barrero-Alexander and Åsa Johannesson, October 2024
Arts & Health Hub Artist Talk, July 2024
Contact
email: africabarrero.alexander@gmail.com
phone: +447982809325