I proudly describe my work as Identity Art, the focus being the intersection of masculinity, sexuality and placement. I consider the constraints imposed upon black and brown men, but also recognise and celebrate our potential, achievement and worth.
Most of my references are drawn from memory and personal experience, but also from the systems and attitudes (both historic and present day) that play into the reductive process of othering.
The bulk of my artwork takes the form of digital collage and is created using original photography, archival and found images, typography, wallpaper, and textiles.
Statement:
George Dyer is a London based artist who uses collage as a vehicle to exploring the intersection of masculinity, sexuality and placement. His practice considers the constraints imposed upon black and brown men, but also recognises and celebrates the potential, achievement and worth of this often misrepresented ethnic group. He draws reference from memory and personal experiences, but also from the systems and attitudes (both historic and current) that play into the reductive process of othering.
exhibitions:
Black History Month Photography Retrospective
Online
October 2024
Tower Hamlets Black History Month Poster Retrospective
The Brady Arts and Community Centre
October 2024
See it. Say it. Unsorted.
Central Saint Martins
March 2024
The Space Between
TM Lighting Gallery, London
September 2023
Open at Atelier Beside The Sea
Atelier Beside The Sea, Brighton
July 2023
Wells Art Contemporary
Wells Cathedral, Wells
August 2023
Photo Frome: Intersectional Matter - Waste
Gallery at The Station, Frome
June 2023
Artbox Expo Basel
Euroairport Basel-Mulhouse, Basel
June 2023
LCC Graduate Showcase
LCC Galleries, London
May 2023
Peckham 24: Notes on a Native Son: After Baldwin
Copeland Gallery, London
May 2023
the COLLECTIVE
Upstairs At The Ritzy, London
January 2023
ING Discerning Eye 2022
The Mall Galleries, London
November 2022
Power And Glory
The Brady Arts and Community Centre, London
October 2022
BA Photography Work In Progress
Copeland Gallery, London.
March 2022
Lacuna
Burgh House, London.
June 2021
Education:
BA (Hons) Photography
University of the Arts London (UAL)
Oct 2020 – June 2023
Work:
May 2023 - Dec 2023
Historic Royal Palaces
Retoucher
Dec 2022 - Sep 2024
Natural History Museum
Visitor Experience Assistant
Mar 2022 – Mar 2022
UAL Arts Temps
Actor (Temp)
Jan 2022 – Feb 2022
UAL Arts Temps
IWM Institute Evaluator (Temp)
Aug 2016 - Present
Freelance
Photographer
Skills:
Adobe Photoshop CC
Adobe Lightroom
Printer Support
Windows OS
Apple IOS
Microsoft Office Suite
SharePoint
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