The Descendants

I often pop along to Victoria Gallery and Museum which is part of the Liverpool University complex of buildings here in Liverpool. A lovely building and well worth a visit even if it doesn’t have an exhibitions on, plus it has a great cafe too.

I popped along during my lunch hour to check out the Descendants exhibition, as I knew it featured many friends and acquaintances who I have met from around Liverpool over the year’s.

There are about 50 images, photos of mounted around the walls and on columns throughout the space, each image has a certain painted quality about it and is either at their place of creativity or at the gallery itself. I wasn’t surprised to see a couple of clients featured within the exhibtion, Tayo and Khan. 

The Exhibition explanation
People from Africa and the Caribbean have shaped Liverpool since the early 1700s, forming the UK’s longest established Black communities. This exhibition pays tribute to outstanding creatives, artists and activists of African and Caribbean heritage in the city.

2023 marks the 75^th anniversary of HMT Empire Windrush’s arrival in Britain from Jamaica. It began the migration of workers invited from across the Commonwealth to help rebuild post-war Britain, yet these communities still experience discrimination and racial abuse. These contemporary portraits, and the conversations that took place during the sittings, offer a new perspective on those seen as part of the Windrush Generation and their descendants. They document how the subjects have influenced and evolved their artforms, as well as their lived experiences of working in and around Liverpool.

You can find out more about the exhibtion and opening times by clicking the link below.