Eight letters to Claudette (2021)

An exchange of letters between artists Lubaina Himid and Claudette Johnson, written over the course of 2021. Himid and Johnson first met in October 1982 at the First National Black Art Convention at Wolverhampton Polytechnic, while studying Theatre Design and Fine Art respectively. In the correspondence, the two discuss their approach to painting and drawing, from formative studies at University to the present, and the use of light and colour in their work. At the time, Johnson was preparing for her solo exhibition of new work Still Here at Hollybush Gardens, London.