Othello De'Souza-Hartley is a visual artist represented by Sulger-Buel Lovell Gallery working in the medium of photography and film. He received an MA in Fine Art from Camberwell College of Art and previously studied photography at Central St Martins.
Jan 2011 De'Souza-Hartley received an Arts Award from the University of Arts London.
De'Souza-Hartley is the recipient of a variety of commissions including the Museum of Liverpool, National Portrait Gallery, The Photographers' Gallery, Victoria Albert Museum, Camden Arts Centre and Platform for Art. De'Souza-Hartley has had solo shows at The Camden Arts Centre and The Underground Gallery, in addition to appearing in group shows at the Gasworks Gallery and the APT gallery London.
EXHIBITIONS
Solo Exhibitions
2018 Campo XXV Aprile, 'Own Narrative', Rome curated by Alessandra Migani;
2018 Outiside the zone gallery, 'Before the last moment', Shoreditch, London;
2018 Sulger-Buel Lovell gallery, 'I am', London curated by Rodrigo Orrantia;
2015 The Museum Liverpool 'L8 Unseen';
2011 The Underground Gallery London ‘Masculinity';
2006 Platform for Art ‘Westminster Station London ‘Connected’;
2006 National Trust, Sutton House `Many Connections’;
2005 The Camden Arts Centre London `Black in North West'.
Group Exhibitions
2016 Sulger-Buel Lovell Gallery London 'Rites of Passage: Between Light and Shadow'
2015 TAP Temporary Arts Project Southend ‘ The Greyness I Harness’
2012 Rich Mix, Photomonth East London ' Confessions'
2012 Centrefold 8: The Circle of Manias, Zabludowicz Collection
2011 The Villain Bar, London ‘Confessions’
2011 The Small Gallery, London ‘Showcase 11’
2011 Gas Works Gallery, London ‘MA Fine Art’
2010 APT Gallery London ‘Bedizened ‘
2009 Orleans House Gallery London ‘ The Sport and Art’
2008 The Camden Arts Centre London ‘Transitions’
2008 Orleans House Gallery London ‘Moving Lives’
2007 National Portrait Gallery London ‘Four Corners
Commissions
2015 The South Bank Centre 'Africa Utopia'
2014 Orleans House Galley 'In Their Footsteps'
2011 The Photographers’ Gallery London ‘The World in London’
2008 The Photographers’ Gallery London ‘Stylees’
2003 The Victoria and Albert Museum London ‘Goths’
2001 The Victoria and Albert Museum London ‘Hair Weaves and Nails’
2000 The Victoria and Albert Museum London ‘Tattoos’
Festivals
2009 Duration: London ‘Box’
2007 Portobello Film Festival ‘Many Connections’
Artist in Residence
2017 32 Degrees Ugandan Arts Trust, Uganda
2006 Art Depot London
2006 St Peter's School London
2005 Camden Arts Centre
2005 The Unicorn Theatre
Lectures/Talks
2018 Representation of Issues of Diversity in Photography, London Art Fair chaired by Brett Rogers
2016 'Decoding Masculinity' Ravensbourne University London
2016 'Elephants in the Room' The Photographers' Gallery London
2016 'Black Arts Conference' Dillard University New Orleans
2016 'Black Masculinity' Photographers' Gallery London chaired by Ekow Eshun
2008 Urban Encounters Conference Goldsmiths
2006 Emerge London
2006 Cultural Diversity Arts Conference London
2005 Camden Arts Centre London
Publications
Wax by Anne-Marie Bouttiaux Published by Edition Hoebeke Paris ISBN 9782- 84230-593-2
2012 Centrefold 8: The Circle of Manias, Zabludowicz Collection
Color Fashion. Published by PageOne ISBN 978-981-245-714-1
New Londoners. PhotoVoice Published by Trolley ISBN 978-1-904 563-87-7
Platform for Art. Art on the Underground Edited by Tasmin Dillian Published by Black Dog Publishing ISBN 978-1906 155 063
Events at Rome Art Week
2018
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