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)
Solo Exhibitions
2025 This Body Was Carved From Stone, Creative Health Camden gallery space. London, UK
Group Exhibitions:
2024 ‘Orbit’ (BA Photography Degree Show) Arnolfini Gallery/Copeland Gallery. Bristol & London, UK
2023 ‘Unison-135’ The Island Gallery Space. Bristol, UK
Talks
2025 (be)longing Conference, Panel Discussion hosted by Daniel Regan. London, UK
2024 Peckham 24 x Photoworks Weekender, Artists In Conversation: Africa Barrero-Alexander & Åsa Johannesson. Brighton, UK
Arts & Health Hub Artist Talk. Virtual
Press
Untitled self-portrait, graphite on paper, 2021