Lubaina Himid
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Born | 1954 (age 69–70) |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | Wimbledon School of Art Royal College of Art |
Occupation(s) | Artist, professor, curator |
Years active | 1983–present |
Awards | Turner Prize (2017) |
Website | lubainahimid |
Lubaina Himid
Himid was one of the first artists involved in the UK's
Early life and education
Himid was born in
Curatorial work
Himid has organized several exhibitions of work by black women artists, including
Critical reception
Himid considers that critical views changed after her work was shown by the Hollybush Gardens gallery in London 2013. Prior to this date she had exhibited in the UK but not internationally or in the largest UK institutions.[6]
Reviewing an updated version of Himid's 2004 work Naming the Money for The Daily Telegraph in February 2017, Louisa Buck noted:
"Himid's work has long been concerned with black creativity, history and identity and this animated throng represents the Africans who were brought to Europe as slave servants. There are drummers, dog trainers, dancers, potters, cobblers, gardeners and players of the viola da gamba, all decked out in vivid versions of 17th century costume. Labels on their backs identify each individual, giving both their original African names and occupations as well those imposed by their new European owners, and these poignant texts also form part of an evocative soundtrack, interspersed with snatches of Cuban, Irish, Jewish and African music."[4]
Awards and honours
Board memberships
Himid has held positions on many boards and panels. She is on the board of trustees for the Lowry Arts Centre Manchester. Additionally, she is a board member for Arts Council England Visual Arts, Creative Partnerships East Lancs and Arts Council England North West. Previous board memberships include Matt's Gallery, London (2002–05), and Tate Liverpool Council (2000, 2005). From 1985 until 1987 Himid was on the Greater London Arts Association Visual Arts Panel.
Awards
Himid was appointed
In 2017 Himid became the first black woman to win the Turner Prize.[19][18] She was the oldest person to be nominated for the prize since the rules changed to allow nominations of artists over the age of 50.[20] There were, however, older nominees in the 1980s, before the age limit was introduced in 1994.
Apollo magazine named Himid as 2017 Artist of the Year.[21]
Himid was promoted to
Himid was elected a
Notable works
- We Will Be (wood, paint, drawing pins, wool, collage, 1983)[13]
- Bone in the China: success to the Africa Trade (installation, c. 1985)
- Revenge: a masque in five tableaux (multipart installation, 1991–92)
- Zanzibar (series of paintings, 1999)
- Plan B (series of paintings, 1999–2000)
- Swallow Hard: the Lancaster Dinner Service (painted ceramics, 2007)
- Negative Positives (series of graphic works, 2007– )
- Kangas(associated works on paper etc., various dates)
- Le Rodeur (series of paintings, 2016)
- Sometimes you don't know what you're getting until it's too late (series of paintings, 2020)[24]
- Bittersweet (series of paintings, 2022)
Public collections
Himid's work is in many public collections, including
Solo exhibitions
- GA Fashionable Marriage, Pentonville Gallery, London (1986)
- ''The Ballad of the Wing'', Chisenhale Gallery, London (1989), and City Museum and Art Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent (1989)
- Lubaina Himid: Revenge, Rochdale Art Gallery, Rochdale (1992)
- Plan B and Zanzibar, Tate St. Ives(1999)
- Inside The Invisible, St. Jørgens Museum, Bergen, Norway (2001)
- Double Life, Bolton Museum (2001)
- Naming the Money, Hatton Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne (2004)
- Swallow, Judges' Lodgings, Lancaster (2006)
- Swallow Hard, Judges' Lodgings, Lancaster (2007)
- Talking On Corners Speaking In Tongues, Harris Museum, Preston, Lancashire (2007)
- Kangas and Other Stories, Peg Alston Gallery, New York City (2008)
- Jelly Mould Pavilion, Sudley House, Liverpool and National Museums Liverpool (2010)
- Tailor Striker Singer Dandy, Platt Gallery of Costume, Manchester (2011)
- Invisible Strategies, Modern Art Oxford (2016–2017)[27]
- Warp and Weft, Firstsite, Colchester (2017)[28]
- Our Kisses are Petals, Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead (2018)[29]
- Solo show at Tate Modern, London, November (2021 - 2022)[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "No. 59446". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 2010. p. 17.
- ^ Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery. Archived from the originalon 8 August 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
- ^ a b Biography; Full CV. Lubaina Himid website. Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Buck, Louisa (17 February 2017). "Lubaina Himid: a trio of UK shows shines a light on the under-appreciated hero of black British art". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Lubaina Himid", Northern Art Prize. Archived 27 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c Higgins, Charlotte (20 November 2021). "Interview | Lubaina Himid: 'The beginning of my life was a terrible tragedy'". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ [s.n.] (5 December 2017). Turner Prize 2017: Lubaina Himid's win makes history. BBC News. Accessed December 2017.
- ^ a b "No. 62310". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 June 2018. p. B9.
- ISBN 978-0714878775.
- ^ Spence, Rachel (20 January 2017). "British artist Lubaina Himid rides a wave of overdue recognition". Financial Times. London. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ^ Judah, Hettie (18 January 2017). "President with a torpedo in his crotch: how the works of Lubaina Himid speak to Trump times". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Prof. Lubaina Himid, MBE: Professor of Contemporary Art". www.uclan.ac.uk. University of Central Lancashire. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-84976-503-9.
- ^ "Lubaina Himid MBE, CBE". Diaspora-Artists.net. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ "Thin Black Line(s)", Making Histories Visible.
- OCLC 36076932.
- ISBN 9781558623729.
- ^ OCLC 1099690505.)
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- ^ "Turner Prize: Black painting pioneers break award age barrier". BBC News Online. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ Barnard, Imelda (21 September 2017), "Artist of the Year", Apollo.
- ^ Boardman, Lyndsey (12 June 2018), "CBE for Turner Prize winner and UCLan Professor", University of Central Lancashire (UCLan).
- ^ "Lubaina Himid – Artist". London: Royal Academy of Arts.
- ISBN 978-0-300-27509-4.
- ^ "Bio", Lubna Himid website.
- ^ "Work in collections", Lubaina Himid.
- ^ "Lubaina Himid: Invisible Strategies | 21 January — 30 April 2017", Modern Art Oxford.
- ^ "Lubaina Himid: Warp and Weft | What's On". Firstsite. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ Mill, Baltic. "Lubaina Himid :: BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art". baltic.art. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
External links
- Official website
- Jelly Pavilion
- National Life Stories: Artists Lives: Lubaina Himid. Interviewed by Anna Dyke, British Library Sound Archive.
- Lubaina Himid at Art UK