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Sonia Boyce

British Afro-Caribbean visual artist · United Kingdom · On the map · Artists · Born 1961 · age 65

Dame Sonia Dawn Boyce is a British Afro-Caribbean artist and educator who lives and works in London. She is a Professor of Black Art and Design at University of the Arts London. Boyce's research interests explore art as a social practice and the critical and contextual debates that arise from this area of study.

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2024Dame Commander of the Order of the British EmpireAwardHonorary Fellow of the British AcademyAward2023Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesAward2022Golden LionAward1961Born

Awards

Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire2024
Honorary Fellow of the British Academy2024
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences2023
Golden Lion2022
Member of the Order of the British Empire
Officer of the Order of the British Empire

About this person

Boyce has been closely collaborating with other artists since 1990 with a focus on collaborative work, frequently involving improvisation and unplanned performative actions on the part of her collaborators. Boyce's work involves a variety of media, such as drawing, print, photography, video, and sound. Her art explores "the relationship between sound and memory, the dynamics of space, and incorporating the spectator". Boyce has taught Fine Art studio practice in several art colleges across the UK.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1961 · age 65