Photographic presentation at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London in association with the V&A Photography Academy. The event showcased unseen 1980s photographs documenting UK Black community resilience and global activism, with a talk exploring Watts’ personal archive from the 1980s, highlighting the tension between political rebellion and cultural renaissance, particularly within London’s Black communities. (March […]

This vibrant exhibition presented a compelling visual archive of Notting Hill Carnival from the late 1970s to the present, as documented by British-Jamaican photographer Ian Watts. His photographs capture the essence of Carnival’s dynamic cultural expressions, while challenging the persistent marginalisation of its significance within broader socio-political narratives.   A dedicated carnivalist, Watts emphasises the […]

Rhythm Kitchen permanent installation exhibition London (May 2018) Black Sound Exhibition Black Cultural Archives (April–November 2017) Bernie Grant Arts Centre, Tottenham (April 2018–December 2019) Red October Exhibition Liverpool (October 2017) Masquerading: The Art of the Notting Hill Carnival Photo exhibition sponsored by the Arts Council of Great Britain (1986)

Images from the Black Sound exhibition at the Black Cultural Archives. (April–November 2017)