Presenting Dominique White, winner of the ninth edition of the
#MaxMaraArtPrize for Women.
White is interested in creating new worlds for ‘Blackness’ and fascinated by the metaphoric potency and regenerative power of the sea. Her practice weaves together theories of Black Subjectivity, Afro-pessimism and Hydrarchy, manifesting ghostly, seemingly fragile, yet highly physical works which often employ discarded nautical relics and materials such as clay and untreated iron.
The Max Mara Art Prize, the only visual art prize of its kind in the UK, has been awarded biennially since 2005, and is open to UK-based, emerging, women artists who have not previously had a solo exhibition. The winner is awarded a six-month tailored residency program in Italy, organised by
@collezione_maramotti , which is designed to support their practice and to further develop a new body of work by providing often much-needed resources, time, space, creative and professional support. The resulting work is then presented at a major solo exhibition at both Whitechapel Gallery in London and Collezione Maramotti in Reggio Emilia. The partners of the prize are
#MaxMara ,
@whitechapelgallery and
#CollezioneMaramotti who work in collaboration on each phase of the prize.
#MMAP9
Portrait of
@dominiquehwhite , Winner, Max Mara Art Prize for Women 9, 2022-2024, Ph. © Bernice Mulenga. Courtesy, the artist, Whitechapel Gallery
