Stacey Tyrell

Stacey Tyrell is a Canadian photographer who currently resides in Brooklyn. Her work predominantly deals with themes of identity, race and heritage as it pertains to post-colonial societies and the Caribbean Diaspora.[1] The influence of Tyrell's heritage is that of familial history and immigration;[2] she traces her roots to the Caribbean island of Nevis.

Stacey Tyrell
Born
Toronto, Ontario
EducationOCAD University
Known forPhotographer
Websitehttp://www.staceytyrell.com

Tyrell is recognized for the photo series Backra Bluid, which seeks to "broaden the discussion about what it means to be Black.” [3][4][5] In these self portraits, Tyrell makes changes to her skin tone and tweaks facial features to "show that if someone were to take a closer look at my face they would see that it might not be that different from their own."[6]

Tyrell is also popularly known for using arts or photos to explore racial identity.[7] Her photographic projects are a reflection of both individual and familial experiences; critically analyzing colonialism, capitalism (in the western canon) and race as social construct.[8]

Exhibitions

Tyrell's work was featured in the 2017 Art Gallery of Windsor exhibition Position As Desired, curated by Kenneth Montague of The Wedge Collection;[9] the title, Position As Desired, was borrowed from her work of the same name.[10]

References
  1. "About- Stacey Tyrell".
  2. LensCulture, Stacey Tyrell |. "Bluid and Sweat - Photographs by Stacey Tyrell | Interview by Clare Samuel". LensCulture. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  3. "Stacey Tyrell's self-portraits explore the nuances of race".
  4. "Black Canadian artist dresses up like white ancestors to explore racial identity". CBC News. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
  5. Writer, Priscilla Frank Arts; Post, The Huffington (2015-04-14). "'Black' Artist Dresses Up As Her 'White' Ancestors, Revealing The Complexity Of Multiracial Identity". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
  6. "Backra Bluid". STACEY TYRELL. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  7. "Things to Do on Long Island, Feb. 20 Through March 6". The New York Times. 2016-02-18. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
  8. LensCulture, Stacey Tyrell |. "Bluid and Sweat - Photographs by Stacey Tyrell | Interview by Clare Samuel". LensCulture. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  9. "Position As Desired/Exploring African Canadian Identity: Photographs from the Wedge Collection". Royal Ontario Museum. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  10. Art Gallery of Windsor; Montague, Kenneth (2017). Position as Desired. Windsor, Ontario: Art Gallery of Windsor.


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