In Conversation with Lubaina Himid and Magda Stawarska

Lubaina Himid was born in 1954 in Zanzibar, Tanzania, and raised in the UK. She trained in Theatre Design at Wimbledon College of Art and received an MA in Cultural History from the Royal College of Art. Himid’s work spans painting, drawing, installation and printmaking, all characterised by bold patterns and vibrant colours. Working with mixed media, Himid paints on a variety of surfaces, including ceramic and wood, often producing objects and sculptures with performative elements. A member of the Black Arts Movement of the 1980s, her work is politically critical, tackling questions of race, gender and class.

Born in Poland in 1976, Magda Stawarska’s multi-disciplinary practice combines moving image, sound, silkscreen prints and painting.

For nearly two decades, UK-based artist Stawarska has explored the threshold of memory, the sanctioned shape of history, and the active experience of listening. Through sound and performance, moving image, photography, painting, and printmaking, the artist unfolds overlooked and contested narratives of the past through her practice of “inner listening”.