Alberta Whittle is a Barbadian-Scottish artist born in Bridgetown, Barbados, in 1980. She lives and works in Glasgow. Her practice moves between film, sculpture, print, installation and performance, and she is known for work that deals with memory, colonial history and care. She won the Margaret Tait Award in 2018 and the Frieze Artist Award in 2020, and the same year received a Turner Prize bursary. In 2022 she represented Scotland at the 59th Venice Biennale. Her projects are often shown as large installations that combine moving image with textiles, objects and printed pieces.
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Multidisciplinary artist working in film, sculpture, print and performance
- Born
- 1 January 1980, Bridgetown, Barbados (46)
Where to see their work
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Earth Matters, Inverleith House, Edinburgh
Until 1 November
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White Ground, Black Water, Timespan, Helmsdale
Until 1 March 2027
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Small Wonders: Reimagining British Art, The Base Greenham, Newbury
Until 15 November
Further reading: Wikipedia