Audrey Albert is a

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artist with Chagossian heritage, whose work reflects the cultural heritage and identities of Chagos Islanders. Her work has been exhibited internationally, and in 2021 she was appointed to a Creative Fellowship at

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Biography

Born in Mauritius, to a family of Chagossian heritage, Albert studied Political Science and Communication at the

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from 2009 to 2013. She subsequently studied Photography at

Manchester School of Art Manchester School of Art in Manchester, England, was established in 1838 as the Manchester School of Design. It is the second oldest art school in the United Kingdom after the Royal College of Art which was founded the year before. It is now par ...

from 2015 to 2018. Albert's artistic practice draws on themes of identity and tradition and draws on Chagossian cultural heritage, primarily through cameraless, analogue and digital photography. Her work ''Matter Out of Place'' has been exhibited in

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, Mauritius,

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, and at the

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in Manchester. In 2020 she designed Christmas cards, which were sold as part of fund-raising initiatives by the UK Chagos Support Association. In 2021 she was appointed to a Creative Fellowship by

, where she worked on a project entitled ''Chagossians in Manchester.'' She has also worked as a Young Decision Maker for the theatre Contact MCR, where she was involved in its redevelopment.

References

External links

Official website

Photographer Audrey Albert on her Chagos artwork
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