Education

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Creative Leadership - The School for Social Entrepreneurs - 2020-22

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MA Filmmaking: Screen Documentary - Goldsmiths, UoL - 2020-21 (Distinction)

BA (Hons) Fine Art - Liverpool Hope University - 2015-18 (First Class)


Selected Exhibitions & Screenings

2021

MA Film Screening - Goldsmiths Curzon Cinema, London, UK

Fringe of Colour - (Online)

Filmed Up - HOME, Manchester, UK

5 Elements Screening - Bluecoat, Liverpool, UK

IFE NKILI Festival - (Online)

2020

Screening 12 - NOW-INSTANT LA, US

Without Walls Exhibition - Liverpool, UK

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PUSH Festival - HOME, Manchester, UK

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The Screen Group Exhibition - Winchester School of Art, UK

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2019

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39 (Solo Show) - OUTPUT Gallery, Liverpool, UK

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2018

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Black History, Movement & Hair - Tate Exchange, Liverpool, UK

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The World Transformed Festival - Baltic Cinema, Liverpool, UK

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We Got The Sauce - Drummer Boy Studios, London, UK

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Fine Art Degree Show - Liverpool Hope University, UK

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Commissions

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2022

Jerwood x Tetley Commissioned Curator - Leeds, UK

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Artist Commission - Treasurers of the British Library Display, London, UK

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2021

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15k for 15 years - Shoot The Company, London, UK

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Welcome to England (BHM) - Manchester Museum, UK

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2020

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Agudas (Film) - 20 Stories High

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100 years of Justice - Magistrates Association

Talks & Workshops

2021

Lubaina Himid In Conversation with Amber Akaunu and Sadé Mica - Starr Cinema, Tate Modern, UK 

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HerStories // Shelf Life - INIVA, London, UK

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Film Workshops - WOW Fest, Liverpool, UK

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2020

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Making Zines & Community Talk - SEAS Brighton, UK

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'Should the North take the knee?' Panel - People's Powerhouse, UK

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ROOT-ed Zine Lecture - Kingston University, UK

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BFI Film Academy Q&A - Instagram Live

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Act 1: Ira, Curiosity & Creative Language - INIVA/Manchester Art Gallery, UK

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Zine Not Heard Workshops - Blaze Arts x ROOT-ed Zine, UK

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Panel Discussion with Lubaina Himid: Black Women Artists Symposium - UcLan, UK

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2019

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In Conversation with Travis Alabanza for Homotopia - International Slavery Museum, Liverpool, UK

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Black History Art Tour - Lady Lever Art Gallery & Walker Art Gallery, UK

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Glossary Review Workshop with Jade Montserrat - Humber Street Gallery, Hull, UK

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In Conversation with Michelle Williams Gamaker - Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, UK

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The Watermelon Woman Screening & Discussion - Spirit of Liverpool, Toxteth TV, UK

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Press Room with Ciara Phillips - The Human Library, Crosby, UK

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2018

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Graduate Artists in Conversation - Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool, UK

Features/Publications

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2021

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Black History Month: 5 Black Artists you should know about by Contact Mcr 

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Magistrates Association Interview with Amber Akaunu

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From Nigeria to Brazil: Responding to Agudas by Amber Akaunu

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A reimagining of Relations, a publication by INIVA and Jade Montserrat

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2020

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A Q&A with Amber Akaunu by a-n

Afro Hair Rituals by Bido Lito

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My lips belong to no one by BBC Arts

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ROOT-ed Zinte Interrview by Made In Bed

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Interview with New Creative, Amber Akaunu bu Voice Mag

Present Tense, a publication by The Double Negative - Chapter 3: Zine Scene meets Art Scene

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2019

In Other Words, a publication by METAL and The Live Art Development Agency

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Awards

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2021

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Arts Council Develop Your Creative Practice

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2020

BAFTA Kirsch Scholarship

LCR Culture and Creativity Student Inspiration Award

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David Lewis Grant Award

2019

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Steve Biko Young Achievers Award

Amber Akaunu (b.1996) is a Liverpool born Nigerian-German filmmaker working in cinema, art, and tv to document and explore Black culture, identity, and history. Amber is a BAFTA scholar and recent MA film graduate who is currently residing in South London. Her creative practice extends to her role as co-founder and editor of ROOT-ed Zine where she works to support Black, Asian and PoC artists in the North West of England through publishing, workshops, guest lectures, curating, and producing.