© 2025, Giana De DierPhotography. Rosemarie Mallett by Giana De Dier, Inkjet photomontage, 2025 Commissioned for Artists First with kind support from the CHANEL Culture Fund, 2025 NPG S37(12)
In partnership with the CHANEL Culture Fund, The National Portrait Gallery is showing a collection of contemporary commissioned art by eight artists who have created works highlighting untold narratives as part of the Artists First: Contemporary Perspectives on Portraiture programme.
The programme includes artists work through a variety of media including installation, textile, painting, collage, drawing and film and coincides with a series of special events with participating artists.
Exploring the importance of community and inspired by the Gallery’s collection of cartes-devisites, Panama-based artist Giana De Dier has created a series of small photomontage portraits for display alongside the historic cartes, highlighting contemporary changemakers from Britain’s African and Caribbean diaspora who are making a difference within their communities today.
One of the works features Bishop Rosemarie (pictured) and is currently on display as part of the collection.
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