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 the relationship between humanity and the land, the nature of the human condition, and the beauty of the mundane.

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

The Guardian

Aesthetica Magazine

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