Joscelyn attended the two-day international conference “Visualizing Slavery and British Culture in the Eighteenth Century” at the Yale Center for British Art held on November 7 - 8, 2014. The conference coincided with the Center’s exhibition 'Figures of Empire: Slavery and Portraiture in Eighteenth-Century Atlantic Britain', which explored the multiple and complex relationships between slavery and portraiture in eighteenth-century Britain as represented in the collections of the Center and other Yale institutions. During a breakout session led by Gillian Saunders and Heather Vermeulen, Joscelyn spoke about her works from the Creole Portraits III series that are held in
the Centre's permanent collection. News blog for Caribbean / Canadian visual artist Joscelyn Gardner www.joscelyngardner.com
Visualizing Slavery Conference at Yale Centre for British Art
Joscelyn attended the two-day international conference “Visualizing Slavery and British Culture in the Eighteenth Century” at the Yale Center for British Art held on November 7 - 8, 2014. The conference coincided with the Center’s exhibition 'Figures of Empire: Slavery and Portraiture in Eighteenth-Century Atlantic Britain', which explored the multiple and complex relationships between slavery and portraiture in eighteenth-century Britain as represented in the collections of the Center and other Yale institutions. During a breakout session led by Gillian Saunders and Heather Vermeulen, Joscelyn spoke about her works from the Creole Portraits III series that are held in
the Centre's permanent collection.