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Vanley Burke

December 2021

  • Njideka Akunyili Crosby Remain, Thriving 2018. Tate © Njideka Akunyili Crosby.

    Life Between Islands review – a mind-altering portrait of British Caribbean life through art

    Seventy years of tumultuous to-and-fro between grey Britain and the golden Caribbean, belonging and exile, power this crucial, enthralling show

November 2021

  • Tremors and violences are present throughout … The Spirit of the Carnival, 1982.

    Life Between Islands review: displaying the power and passion of Caribbean-British art

    Resistance and defiance and celebrations, arrivals, departures and returns: from photographs of protests to a Union Black flag, this timely show is an unmissable testament to creativity

August 2021

  • Vanley Burke poses for a portrait at the Midlands Art Centre in Birmingham.

    ‘We’re not just passing through’: how photographer Vanley Burke immortalised black Britain

    Raised in Jamaica, Burke has spent half a century documenting the lives of black people in Birmingham, from parties and weddings to funerals and anti-racist marches. And his work is far from over

July 2020

  • Boy on a tricycle

    My best shot
    Pride, power, pedals and protest: black British photographers pick a best shot

    Black Lives Matter has underlined the crucial role played by black photographers. We asked eight British leaders in their field to pick a favourite image from their archives – and explain why it’s so important to them

July 2019

  • Vanley Burke, Untitled, from the series Day Out, 1974

    Oh we do like to be beside the seaside: Britons on the beach – in pictures

    From Victorian days out to 21st-century staycations, our coastal resorts are an enduring attraction. These images are from the exhibition Seaside: Photographed, which is at Turner Contemporary, Margate, until 8 September and tours to three other venues in 2020: John Hansard gallery, Southampton, Grundy art gallery, Blackpool, and Newlyn art gallery and the Exchange. Supported by Arts Council England’s strategic touring fund

May 2017

  • Cyclists lead the Africa Liberation Day rally at Rookery Road in Handsworth in 1977

    Fightback: Vanley Burke's black Birmingham – in pictures

    The Jamaica-born ‘godfather of black British photography’ spent the 70s and 80s documenting street protests in the city. His work can be seen at Cardiff’s Diffusion festival until 31 May

September 2015

  • Winford Fagan, Birmingham, 1970.

    That's me in the picture
    Winford Fagan in Handsworth, Birmingham, 1970

    ‘I think it has become so memorable because of the flag: we were black British, and to see a black person with the flag in that way is surprising’

July 2015

  • Art imitates home life … Photographer Vanley Burke in the Ikon Gallery, Birmingham.

    Playing house: why Vanley Burke moved his entire flat into a gallery

  • Hulme, July 1965, by Shirley Baker

    This week’s new exhibitions

May 2015

  • Mark Ruwedel

    Toronto's Contact photography festival: 10 shows to see

    With over 1,500 artists in 175 venues, the world’s premier photography festival can be an overwhelming feast for the eyes. Here’s what you shouldn’t miss

June 2014

  • Vanley Burke: African Liberation Day in Handsworth Park, Birmingham, 1977

    My best shot
    Vanley Burke's best shot: African Liberation Day in Birmingham, 1977

    'It was a unique moment for black people in Britain. This was the first time there'd been such a large gathering without riot vans'

March 2005

  • For the record

    Award-winning photographer Vanley Burke set out to record the impact on the local community of the Aston 'drive-by' gangland shootings. The images that dominate the front pages of newspapers are only part of the story, he tells Steve Sampson.

September 2002

  • Changing focus

    Chris Arnot on two photographers whose pioneering visions have chronicled the black experience in an inner-city area of Birmingham.

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