Jacqueline Bishop
b.1971 in Kingston, Jamaica, lives and works in New York as a writer, academic and international artist. In addition to her role as a Professor at New York University, Jacqueline Bishop was a 2020 Dora Maar/Brown Foundation Fellow in France; 2008-2009 Fulbright Fellow in Morocco; and 2009-2010 UNESCO/Fulbright Fellow in Paris. She has recently featured in the Fitzwilliam exhibition Black Atlantic, as they acquired her work History at the Dinner Table.
“My work focuses on making visible the invisible, in making tangible the ephemeral, in speaking aloud the unspoken, and in voicing voicelessness” (Jaqueline Bishop)
Featured Photo by Monica McGivern Photography.
Culture& X Jacqueline Bishop: The Keeper of All The Secrets in Stoke-on-Trent
On 23 August 2024, the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition. The public joined us at the Long Table for discussions exploring Staffordshire’s histories of slavery and abolition with the artist of The Keeper of All The Secrets herself, Jacqueline Bishop, as well as a wide range of participants from Stoke-on-Trent and surrounding areas.The Keeper of All The Secrets was featured on the 23 August edition of the Stoke Sentinel. The artworks were on view at V&A Wedgwood Collection until 3 November 2024 before travelling to London’s in early 2025.
Photo Credit: Sonska Studio.