Kwesi Abbensetts Explained

Kwesi Abbensetts is a Guyanese photographer who lives in New York City.^{[1] [2]}

Early life

Abbensetts was raised in Guyana. His interest in filmmaking and photography came later in life, when he attended college in the United States.

Education

Abbensetts attended Montgomery College in Maryland. He learned photography through experimentation with a Pentax camera.^[3] In 2006, he earned a Bachelor of Arts in filmmaking from Brooklyn College. Some of his early influences include filmmaker Spike Lee.

Awards

Awards that Abbensetts has received include the NYFA Artist Fellowship, Darryl Foundation Emergency Grant, Third Horizon Film Festival Artist Award and Film Africa Artwork Competition.^[4]

Body of work

www.abbensetts.com

Exhibitions

• Surfaces, the Tropic Series, Jamaica, 2022^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Timofeyev. Ilya. June 14, 2016. Kwesi Abbensetts Dreams of Jamaica. 2021-03-04. www.format.com. en.
2. Web site: Kwesi Abbensetts's Quest For No More Boring Photos. May 4, 2016. 2021-03-04. The FADER. Keegan. Boisson-Yates. en.
3. Web site: Kwesi Abbensetts. 2021-03-04. Artspace. english.
4. Web site: Kwesi Abbensetts. saatchiart.com. Saatchi Art. February 27, 2023.
5. News: Kwesi Abbensetts pushing the artistic envelope. Paul H.. Williams. The Gleaner. Jamaica. February 21, 2022.