Africa is a visual artist based in London/Bristol, and graduated from The University of the West of England in 2024 with a BA in Photography. His practice is centred around using photography as a therapeutic tool, exploring its ability to reshape narratives and re-contextualise past events.

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:

2026 ‘Late at Tate Britain - Lee Miller’ Girls in Film x Tate Collective. Tate Britain. London, UK

2024 ‘Orbit’ (UWE BA Photography Degree Show) Arnolfini Gallery/Copeland Gallery. Bristol & London, 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

2024 Photoworks The Graduate Issue 2024

‍ ‍The Guardian

‍ ‍Aesthetica Magazine