Exhibition: We Are Here - British BME Women

We Are Here: British BME Women is the first exhibition to take place in the newly launched art gallery, Alev Lenz Studio, located on Kingsland Road in Shoreditch. The artists and exhibition aim to provide an open platform for discussion around what it means to be British, led by BME (Black Minority Ethnic) women. The increase in anti-immigration rhetoric seen since the referendum to leave the EU last June makes this exhibition particularly poignant.

The group exhibition will display artworks by fourteen BME female artists, showcasing their responses and interpretations of what it means to be a BME woman living in Britain today. These two identities, British and BME, are often seen as mutually exclusive, and this exhibition aims to provide a platform for BME artists exploring their dual British identity. The show has been organised by a mix of twenty-something year old, London-based, BME female creatives.

Artists:
Dayo Adesina
Kariima Ali
Freya Bramble-Carter
Liv and Dom
Danika Magdelena
Joy Miessi
Jess Nash
Sofia Niazi
Aleesha Nandhra
Erin Aniker
Lillian Nejatpour
Leyla Reynolds
Nasreen Shaikh
Olivia Twist

There will be a panel of BME creatives working in the creative industries discussing their views and experiences within their fields on Saturday 8th July from 12 pm - 1.30 PM.

For panel and workshops information please view:
www.we-are-here.co.uk/p/events

Exhibition Launch: 6th July 2017 at 6.30 - 9.30 pm
Exhibition continues: 7th July - 9th July 2017 10am - 6pm

Alev Lenz Studio, 73 Kingsland Road , E2 8AG.

Accessibility:
Step free access to the first floor and courtyard.
13 steps down to the basement.

www.we-are-here.co.uk
#WeAreHereUK

Contact: wearehereuk@gmail.com