Art on a Postcard for War Child UK

About 

Selena Scott is an emerging artist based in Cambridge, UK. She uses her work to navigate the Black identity through the lens of trauma, racism, and colonialism. Exploring themes such as afro-pessimism and prejudice, she references their direct connection to colonisation, utilising narrative to shed light on the Black experience. She allows the viewer to search for meaning, through symbols and loaded imagery, enabling interrogation and connection with the work. Empathy and sensitivity are at the core of her practice, using colour and light to convey emotional turmoil. 

Education 

BFA Fine Art  

Slade School of Fine Art, University College London, 2019 - 2022 

Select Exhibitions/Awards 

Dolbey Travel Scholarship | 2022 

Celebrating Black History Internship at Fitzwilliam Museum | 2023-current 

2022, Blackness, Cambridge Artworks, Cambridge 

2022, Live in Colour: Black History Month, 1B Gallery and Genesis Cinema, London 

2022, Slade Degree Show, Slade School of Fine Art, London  

2022, Era, Crypt Gallery, London  

2022, Meraki, Black Shades Enterprise, London  

2022, #ThisisBlack TikTok's Black History Month, Truman Brewery, London 

Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork   

Investigating memory and grief in relationship to identity, these postcards are reflections of my Caribbean heritage. The figures depicted are Bajans, ghosts of colonial history. They reference the lasting legacy of injustice and inequality on the island. 

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