Marlene Smith (artist)

Marlene Smith
Born1964 (age 60–61)
Birmingham, UK
EducationBradford College
OccupationsArtist and curator
Known forBLK Art Group

Marlene Smith (born 1964) is a British artist and curator, who was a founding members of BLK Art Group in the 1980s.

Education and career

Born in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, in 1964, Marlene Smith studied Art & Design at Bradford College (1983–87).[1]

She is one of the founding members of the BLK Art Group in 1982.[2][3] She was director of The Public in West Bromwich.[4] 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.[5]

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.[6]

Exhibitions

Selected solo exhibitions

References

  1. ^ a b c d e The image employed: the use of narrative in Black art. Piper, Keith, 1960–, Smith, Marlene. Cornerhouse (Manchester). 1987. ISBN 0948797053. OCLC 502159101.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. ^ "The BLK Art Group". The Reunion. BBC Radio 4. 10 September 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  3. ^ Tate. "Donald Rodney Display, interviews: Marlene Smith: Curator | Tate". Tate. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  4. ^ Smith, Marlene (19 June 2008). "Opening The Public to the public". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Black Artists & Modernism ⇒ About". www.blackartistsmodernism.co.uk. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  6. ^ "John Moores Painting Prize 2023". National Museums Liverpool. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
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