Kwesi Abbensetts is a Guyanese photographer who lives in New York City. [1] [2]
Early life
Abbensetts was raised in Guyana. [2] His interest in filmmaking and photography came later in life, when he attended college in the United States. [2]
Education
Abbensetts attended Montgomery College in Maryland. [2] He learned photography through experimentation with a Pentax camera. [3] In 2006, he earned a Bachelor of Arts in filmmaking from Brooklyn College. Some of his early influences include filmmaker Spike Lee. [2]
Awards
Awards that Abbensetts has received include the NYFA Artist Fellowship, Darryl Foundation Emergency Grant, Third Horizon Film Festival Artist Award and Film Africa Artwork Competition. [4]
Body of work
www.abbensetts.com
Exhibitions
References
- ^ Timofeyev, Ilya (June 14, 2016). "Kwesi Abbensetts Dreams of Jamaica". www.format.com. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Boisson-Yates, Keegan (May 4, 2016). "Kwesi Abbensetts's Quest For No More Boring Photos". The FADER. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
- ^ "Kwesi Abbensetts". Artspace. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
- ^ "Kwesi Abbensetts". saatchiart.com. Saatchi Art. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- ^ Williams, Paul H. (February 21, 2022). "Kwesi Abbensetts pushing the artistic envelope". The Gleaner. Jamaica.
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