Elizabeth Kwant is a visual artist, researcher and curator, with an interdisciplinary practice. Her work gives voice to contemporary socio- political issues, often working in collaboration with marginalised communities, in partnership with local and national organisations.
Recent exhibitions include; Am I not a woman and a sister The International Slavery Museum Liverpool (2019- 2020), Displaced The Travelling Gallery Scotland (2019), Print: A Catalyst for Social Change Bury Art Museum & Sculpture Centre (2019), TIME after [( )] after TIME WASPS Glasgow (2019), Habeas Corpus Manchester Cathedral (2019), In Transit Canada House Manchester, Radical and Real Film Shorts HOME Manchester, Mediterranea DOK Artist Space Edinburgh, Mediterranea Nomas Projects Dundee, In Nothing Flat Mark Devereux Projects (2017), Greater Manchester Art Prize (2017), Mediterranea System Gallery Newcastle (2017), Waiting 35 Chapel Walk Sheffield (2018), Rogue Open Waterside Art Centre (2016), Tracing Presence People’s History Museum Manchester (2013), Tracing Presence Z-Arts Manchester (2013), Tracing Presence The Mustard Tree Manchester (2012). Kwant holds an MA in Fine Art from Edinburgh College of Art/ Edinburgh University (2006).
Her work has been featured in press and articles including; BBC Africa, ITV News, Associated Press, The New York Times, BBC Radio Merseyside and John Moores Journalism.
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