Kick off a night celebrating British-Caribbean art with Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) Caribbean Cultural Institute fellow and author Rianna Jade Parker.
Meet the author as she signs copies of her book, “A Brief History of Black British Art,” that has been described by the Nakan Journal of Cultural Studies as “an essential read for anyone interested in the contributions of Black artists to the British art scene.”
Following the book signing, join us at 7pm for a special art talk featuring British-Trinidadian artist Zak Ové. Presented through PAMM’s Green Family Foundation Caribbean Cultural Institute (CCI), the program explores Caribbean art, culture, and community as part of the Scholl Lecture Series.
Wrap up the evening exploring new exhibitions and permanent collection galleries until 9pm and dance to island-inspired sounds courtesy of Pressure Point until 10pm on our waterfront terrace.
About Author Rianna Jade Parker
Rianna Jade Parker is a writer, critic, historian, and curator. She was the 2025 CCI research fellow. Her criticism and essays have appeared in ARTnews, Artforum, The Guardian, Frieze, BOMB, and Tate, amongst others. She has contributed to numerous catalogue and gallery publications for Stephen Friedman Gallery, Thaddaeus Ropac, the Royal Academy of Arts, Hayward Gallery, Camden Art Centre, Thames & Hudson, Phaidon, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Institute of Contemporary Art / Boston.
She is a contributing writer to Frieze and a contributing editor to Tate Publishing. She is the author of “A Brief History of Black British Art” (Tate Publishing, 2021), and her second book is forthcoming (Frances Lincoln). Parker has given talks and film screenings as well as taught classes at the University of Cambridge, Tate Britain, the Institute of Contemporary Art (London), the Royal College of Art, South London Gallery, the Black Cultural Archives, and Somerset House.
