Marlene Smith (artist) explained

Marlene Smith
Birth Date:	1964
Birth Place:	Birmingham, UK
Known For:	BLK Art Group
Education:	Bradford College

Marlene Smith (born 1964, Birmingham) is a British artist and curator.

Education and career

Smith studied Art & Design at Bradford College (1983–87).

She is one of the founding members of BLK Art Group.^[1] She was director of The Public in West Bromwich.^[2] She is UK Research Manager for Black Artists and Modernism, a collaborative research project run by the University of the Arts London and Middlesex University.^[3]

In 2023, she was part of the jury for the John Moores Painting Prize along with Alexis Harding, Chila Kumari Singh Burman, The White Pube and Yu Hong.^[4]

Exhibitions

Selected solo exhibitions

• 1983–84: The Pan-Afrikan Connection^[5]
• 1985: The Thin Black Line, Institute of Contemporary Arts
• 1986: Unrecorded Truths, The Elbow Room
• 1986: Some of Us Are Brave, The Black-Art Gallery

References

1. News: Donald Rodney Display, interviews: Marlene Smith: Curator Tate. Tate. Tate. 2018-11-24. en-GB.
2. Web site: Opening The Public to the public. Smith. Marlene. 2008-06-19. The Guardian. en. 2018-11-24.
3. Web site: Black Artists & Modernism ⇒ About. www.blackartistsmodernism.co.uk. en-GB. 2018-11-24.
4. Web site: John Moores Painting Prize 2023 . 2023-11-16 . National Museums Liverpool.
5. Book: The image employed: the use of narrative in Black art.. 1987. Piper, Keith, 1960–, Smith, Marlene. Cornerhouse (Manchester). 0948797053. 502159101.