Yvonne E. Maxwell

Artists

Yvonne E. Maxwell is a Saint Lucian-Nigerian self-taught documentary photographer, writer and columnist whose work covers stories on migration, social justice, culture and identity of the Black communities within London and the wider UK.

Yvonne also extends her focus to stories surrounding ancestral ties, cultures, familial relationships, health, sexuality and human rights of people from across the global African and Caribbean diasporas. 

Her art practice uses photography, words and moving images as a method of critical analysis of society and state, looking to the past, present and imagined futures to shape these mediums.

Yvonne began her journey in 2019, and has worked with Vittles, The Wellcome Collection, SUITCASE Magazine, Open City, Goldsmiths CCA, Level Up, Eater (US), Resy, PIT Magazine, Plantain Papers, among others.

2023

In 2023 Peckham Platform commissioned Yvonne to produce Recipes for Return, an online exhibition of photographs that explores the ways that food in culture maintains community, generated from a Golden Oldies bowl painting workshop with artist Linett Kamala. This was part of our Tilting the Mirror programme which aimed to establish a greater knowledge and understanding of community-led cultural activity in Peckham.

Resources

Resources

Resource: Twelve, drug and alcohol misuse

These resources offer a range of reference materials around drug and alcohol misuse, focusing on movies, music, art and books.

Resource list

Article: Emily Druiff, Reactivating the archive

Emily Druiff, Trustee and Founder of Peckham Platform discusses Southwark Education Resource Project (SERP) Reactivated and the significance of archives in the spring 2018 issue of The National Society for Education in Art & Design’s AD magazine.

Article

Case study: Southwark Education Research Project testimonials

Barbara Steveni introduces the methodology behind the radical Southwark Education Research Project (SERP)(1989-95).

Case study

Meet the team

Our dynamic team includes producers, curators, artists and entrepreneurs from our local community

Meet the Team