Windrush: Portraits of a Pioneering Generation

Dr Ryan Bramley talks about a new exhibition which challenges previous cultural representations of the Windrush Generation using a collaborative approach to reveal the people behind the paintings.

Art gallery with portraits of Windrush people

In a new article for The Conversation, Ryan discusses the importance of this approach in depicting individuals from a community often presented as victims, a theme he has argued previously in research that culminated in his doctoral thesis. He outlines the significance of the exhibition within the current political context.

Read the article: Windrush: Portraits of a Pioneering Generation – collaborative approach reveals the people behind the paintings

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