Bernice Mulenga is a British -Congolese photographer with a distinct aptitude for archiving, documenting and interrogating the world around them. Mulenga’s work centres on their community and the experiences within it—most notably in their ongoing photo series #friendsonfilm. Their work also explores reoccurring themes surrounding identity, sexuality, grief, darkness and family.
E-mail: bernicemulenga@gmail.com
Instagram: @burneece
Upcoming :
The Makings Of You by Bernice Mulenga as part of Oxford photo festival at MAO
The Makings Of You is a glimpse inside Bernice Mulenga’s life, it’s a celebration of what makes you, you. On display will be a retrospective of works varying from handmade prints from #friendsonfilm to club posters, records, letters and more. This presentation takes a very intimate and personal look into the bonds, thoughts and feelings the artist shares with themselves and others.
Finding A Way Out, Self Portrait. 2020
Exhibitions:
Beautiful Experiments Curated by Pelumi Odubanjo & Katy Barron at Photo50 London Art Fair, 2023
Children Of The Diaspora by Pacheanne Anderson Gallery at 1:54 Art Fair, 2022
We Get To Choose Our Families Group show at Whitechapel Art Gallery, 2022
The Reading Room Selected prints as display for Prim Black, 2022
MOVE/002 Group show curated by Fynn Studio, 2022
Imagining Otherwise Group show at The WHO Gallery, 2022
Between Me And You Debut solo show at HOME, 2022
The Rebel Dykes Art & Archive Show Group show curated by Atalanta Kernick & Kat Hudson at Space Station Sixty Five, 2021
Blacklisted: An Indefinite Revolution Group show curated by Pacheanne Anderson at Christies. 2020
Dancing in Peckham Group show curated by Photoworks & Jamila Prowse at Peckham 24 festival. 2019
Afropunk London Installation of #friendsonfilm and polaroid pop up portraits. 2018
Afropunk New York Installation of #friendsofilm curated by BBZ. 2018
A La Maison An interactive workshop with Joy Yamusangie as part of I'm Home exhibition curated by Ronan Mckenzie at Blank 100. 2018
Friay Late: Snap A solo display of #friendsonfilm archive. 2018
Hear Our Voices Documenting London Living – A Photographic Showcase by Gal Dem X House of Vans, 2018
Selected Print/Reads:
On Between Me & You by Monique Todd, 2022
PHOTOWORKS Annual 26, Chain Reaction. 2020
This Is An Art Book, Issue 1. 2019
TIME OUT Cover. 2019
PHOTOWORKS Annual 25 Back cover and article by Jamila Prowse. 2019
WEPRESENT, There’s no limit to our culture. 2019
The Move Mag, Issue 5. 2018
British Vogue, Google Pixel. 2017
Selected Appearances:
Neo Gender, Directed by Emannuelle Soffé. 2020
Harpers Bazaar, Cultural Forces as a part of BBZ collective. 2020
Dyo - Go All The Way, Directed by Mahaneela. 2019
The Muse, directed by Anna Fearon. 2019
Selected Talks:
Sensing the Image: Photographers in ConversationThis conversation was part of the public programme for Ajamu: Archival Sensoria curated by Languid Hands as part of their fellowship programme No Real Closure. 2021
Inferno Summit: A creatives’ guide to surviving the pandemic with Furmaan Ahmed, Rene Matíc, Sinéad O’Dwyd and Bernice Mulenga chaired by ShayShay Konno. Curated by Lewis G. Burton. 2020
BBC 1XTRA, #BHMVisualHistories, 2019
Photoworks X Offprint, Bernice Mulenga > noiamreiss > Nabila Roubah. Tate Modern. 2019
Friday Late: Snap, in conversation with Ellen Morrison at the V&A. 2018