Education
Himid attended the Wimbledon College of Art, where she studied Theatre Design. She received her Masters from the in Cultural History.
Himid attended the Wimbledon College of Art, where she studied Theatre Design. She received her Masters from the in Cultural History.
Her art focuses on themes of cultural history and reclaiming identities. She was one of the first artists involved in the Black Art movement in the 1980s and continues to create activist art which is shown in galleries in Britain, as well as worldwide. "A fashionable Marriage", Pentonville Gallery, London (1986) "Plan B Zanzibar," Tate Saint Ives (1999) "Inside The Invisible," Saint Jorgens Museum Bergen Norway (2001) "Double Life," Bolton Museum & Art Gallery (2001) "Naming The Money," Hatton Gallery Newcastle (2004) "Swallow," Judges Lodgings, Lancaster (2006) "Swallow Hard," Judges Lodgings Lancaster (2007) "Talking On Corners Speaking In Tongues," Harris Museum & Art Gallery Preston (2007) "Kangas and Other Stories," Peg Alston Gallery New York (2008) "Jelly Mould Pavilion," Sudley House Liverpool and Liverpool Museums (2010) "Tailor Striker Singer Dandy" Platt Hall, Manchester Museums (2011) Board Memberships Himid has held positions on many boards and panels.
She is on the board of trustees for the Lowry Arts Centre Manchester.
Additionally, she is a board member for Arts Council England Visual Arts, Creative Partnerships East Lancashire and Arts Council England North West. Previous board memberships include Matt"s Gallery, London (2002-2005), and Tate Liverpool Council (2000, 2005).
From 1985 until 1987 Himid was on the Greater London Arts Association Visual Arts Panel.