Claudette Johnson: Pioneering Black British Portraiture
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- Jan 20
- 1 min read
Claudette Johnson is one of the founding members of the Black British Arts Movement formed in the 1980’s, and is best known for her large scale portraits of Black people. Claudette’s work challenges traditional ideas of Black masculinity and femininity, and as she puts it ‘to tell a different story about the Black British presence’.
After an almost two decade-long hiatus from the art world - she’s making her big comeback at the Courtauld - where she is now the first Black woman to have a solo exhibition in the gallery’s ninety-one year history.
I really enjoyed how this article shares Claudette Johnson’s life and how she helped change British portrait art by showing real people in powerful ways. When I was once stuck on a big project, I turned to Last minute assignment help UK to sort my ideas and it felt like finding the right way to show my own thoughts clearly. It made me think how learning about artists can inspire how we tell our own stories.