# Audrey Albert

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Mauritian-Chagossian artist and photographer

Audrey Albert Born Mauritius Occupation Artist

**Audrey Albert** is a [Mauritian](/source/Mauritians) artist with Chagossian heritage, whose work reflects the cultural heritage and identities of [Chagos Islanders](/source/Chagossians). Her work has been exhibited internationally, and in 2021 she was appointed to a Creative Fellowship at [Manchester International Festival](/source/Manchester_International_Festival).

## Biography

Born in Mauritius, to a family of Chagossian heritage, Albert studied political science and communication at the [University of Mauritius](/source/University_of_Mauritius) from 2009 to 2013.[1][2] She subsequently studied photography at [Manchester School of Art](/source/Manchester_School_of_Art) from 2015 to 2018.[1][2]

Albert's artistic practice draws on themes of identity and tradition and draws on [Chagossian](/source/Chagossian) cultural heritage, primarily through [cameraless](/source/Cameraless_photography), analogue and digital photography.[3][4][5] Her work *Matter Out of Place* has been exhibited in [Pingyao](/source/Pingyao), Mauritius, [Arles](/source/Arles),[4][6] and at the [People's History Museum](/source/People's_History_Museum) in Manchester.[7] In 2020 she designed Christmas cards, which were sold as part of fund-raising initiatives by the [UK Chagos Support Association](/source/UK_Chagos_Support_Association).[8]

In 2021 she was appointed to a Creative Fellowship by [Manchester International Festival](/source/Manchester_International_Festival), where she worked on a project entitled *Chagossians in Manchester.*[4] She has also worked as a Young Decision Maker for the theatre Contact MCR, where she was involved in its redevelopment.[9]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:1_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:1_1-1) ["Audrey Albert (artiste photographe) : « Il faut plus de visibilité pour la communauté chagossienne »"](https://www.lemauricien.com/le-mauricien/audrey-albert-artiste-photographe-il-faut-plus-de-visibilite-pour-la-communaute-chagossienne/424766/). *Le Mauricien* (in French). Retrieved 2022-05-03.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:2_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:2_2-1) ["About"](https://audreyalbert.com/about). *Audrey Albert*. Retrieved 2022-05-03.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Audrey Albert – Manchester School of Art Degree Show 2018"](http://degreeshow.mmu.ac.uk/2018/AudreyAlbert/). *Manchester School of Art*. Retrieved 2022-05-03.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:0_4-2) House, Manchester International Festival Blackfriars. ["MIF21 Creative Fellowships"](https://mif.co.uk/get-involved/creative-development/mif-creative-fellowships/). *Manchester International Festival*. Retrieved 2022-05-03.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Audrey Albert: Future Fire 2020"](https://contactmcr.com/news/audrey-albert-future-fire-2020/). *Contact*. 2020-04-09. Retrieved 2022-05-03.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Chagos: A people's fight for their rights"](https://www.luxury-in-mauritius.com/discovery/chagos-a-peoples-fight-for-their-rights). *Luxury Indian Ocean I The Epitome of Luxury in the Indian Ocean*. 2018-12-12. Retrieved 2022-05-03.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Matter Out of Place"](https://phmuseum.com/aalbert/story/matter-out-of-place-885371fd3d). *phmuseum.com*. Retrieved 2022-05-03.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Send season's greetings that support Chagossians"](https://www.chagossupport.org.uk/post/send-season-s-greetings-that-support-chagossians). *chagos-support*. 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2022-05-03.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Jongeren bereiken vraagt radicale keuzes"](https://www.publiq.be/nl/inzichten-en-praktijk/jongeren-bereiken-vraagt-radicale-keuzes). *publiq* (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-05-03.

## External links

- [Official website](https://audreyalbert.com/)

- [Photographer Audrey Albert on her Chagos artwork](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHmSpSOT13Q) (talk)

- [SERAZ POUL](https://chagos.online/exhibits/show/cuisine/item/276) (online collection)

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