b.1980, Luanda, Angola
Alice Marcelino is a Portuguese-Angolan artist who works between London, Lisbon, and Luanda. Her practice explores the intersections of culture, tradition, migration, and identity in contemporary global society. Drawing from her multicultural background, she creates work that examines how individuals navigate and maintain their identity across different cultural contexts.
Through photography, Marcelino investigates how cultural traditions evolve and adapt in contemporary settings. Her work creates a nuanced dialogue about identity in our ever-changing global landscape, exploring the delicate balance between preservation and transformation.
With her MA in Digital Media at Goldsmiths University in London, Marcelino continues to evolve her practice by examining how technology and globalisation influence our understanding of cultural identity and belonging. Working across three distinct cultural spaces, she creates art that serves as a bridge between different cultural realities, offering viewers a unique perspective on the complexities of contemporary existence.
Art Fairs
1:54 Fair, Somerset House, London (2023)
Akaa Art & Design Fair, Paris (2022)
Solo Exhibitions
Invisibles, No longer, Movart Gallery, Portugal (2022)
Love to Remember, Canterbury Christ Church University, U.K ( 2022)
Kitoko - Stories from the Black Diaspora, Galeria Arte de Almada, Portugal (2021)
Love to Remember, Terra Drip, Macau ( 2018)
Selected groups Exhibitions
Polyrhythm, WAAU, Lisbon (2024)
Albuns de Familia: Fotografias da diáspora Africana em Portugal. Padrão dos Descobrimentos, Portugal (2024)
Confronting the Gaze, Movart Gallery, Portugal (2024)
As Mascaras do Corpo, Portugal (2022)
Nāo há cura, Portugal (2022)
Nucleo Linguistico, Museu do Falso, Portugal (2022)
Nāo há cura, Instituto Camoes, Angola (2021)
Departure, JeanClaudeMaier Gallery, Portugal (2020)
Discursos de Decolonialidade, This is Not a White Cube at This is not a Museum, Portugal (2020)
Spaces in Between, This is Not a White Cube, Portugal (2019)
Kindumba, Redbridge Central Library, U.K (2018)
We do Black hair, Open Source Festival curated by Christine Eyene, U.K (2016)
Photofusion Salon/16, U.K (2016)
Ghouls, Gateways and Gatekeepers, The Pad, U.K (2016)
Belong, Believe, Achieve, University of East London, U.K (2015)
Free Range Show, Truman Brewery, U.K (2015)
Timelab, U.K (2014)
Photofusion Salon 14, U.K (2014)
Residencies
— 2024 Convento da Terra ,Torrao, Portugal
— 2017 Hangar Portugal
Reviews
Collater.al (IT)
HashtagPhotography (U.K)
True Africa (U.K)
Fotografia Jovem Portuguesa (PT)
Black Square (FR)
Dynamic Africa (NG)
Caju (AO)
Gerador (PT)
No barking aRt (U.K)