Frédérique Cifuentes
I am a multimedia producer working primarily with photography and video, a curator and educator leader based in London. My work is deeply informed and deeply enriched by my continuous multicultural experiences and cross-cultural dialogues. I explore the notions of identity, heritage and community.
I have a passion for capturing and conveying human narratives; evoking emotions, inspiring change, and fostering connections. I have received multiple grants from: the Arts Council England, AFAC, the Arab British Centre and various photo awards. Over the years, I have produced many creative, media and educational projects for major cultural organisations and international institutions, NGOs, festivals, museums, galleries, broadcasters and academics in the UK, the MENA Region and Sub-Saharan Africa.
My clients include UNESCO, British Council Sudan and South Sudan, The Association for Art History UK, The Institut français Londres, the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, the Sulger-Buel Gallery in London, the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Arab British Center, Action Contre la Faim, UNHCR, the French Embassy in Khartoum and The Rift Valley Institute.
I exhibited my work internationally in places such as the Africa Centre, the Brunei Gallery, Leighton House Museum London, the Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris. The Independent, African Arts Magazine and Saudi Armamnco have published my worke, among others. My films have been screened in many festivals and broadcasted by the BBC Arabic, Al Arabia TV, Universal TV, S24 TV Sudan.
I have also curated significant international exhibitions such as: ‘World Press Freedom Day’ for UNESCO in Finland; ‘Sudan South Sudan Literature Week’; ‘Mogadishu 2030’ and ‘Sudan Singularities’ at P21 Gallery London; and ‘PhotoSudan Network’ at UNESCO headquarters in Paris. I hold a master degree in Anthropology Paris-X Nanterre; a postgraduate degree in Photojournalism London School of Communications; and a Documentary Filmmaking Certificate DFG’s DOCLAB, UK.
I hold a master degree in Anthropology from Paris-X Nanterre; a postgraduate degree in Photojournalism from London School of Communications; and a Documentary Filmmaking Certificate, DFG’s DOCLAB, UK. I am also a qualified and trained teacher of photography holding a Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) and Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).
Tel: 0044 77177 55533
E-mail: fred.cifuentes@yahoo.com
Bursaries / Awards / Residencies
2020 Nuits des Idées Institut français du Royaume-Uni, UK
2018 Arts Council England Artists’ International Development Fund, UK
2018 British Council Art Connect Us Research Grants: Sub-Saharan Africa, UK
2017-2013 Arab British Centre, UK
2017-2011 AFAC (Arabic Fund For Arts and Culture), Lebanon
2010 Art Grant Scheme, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, UK
2007 Merit photographer; The Fujifilm Distinctions Awards, UK
2007 – 2006 Artist in Residence, Leighton House Museum, UK
2006 Grants for the Arts, AArts Council England, UK
2006 Art Grant Scheme, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, UK
2005 Community Champions, The Scarman Trust, UK
2005 Award winner, Unltd, UK
2005 International Photography Awards, Honorable Mention, USA
2004 Grants for the Arts, Arts Council England, UK
2004 Prize-winner of the Humanity Photo Award, UNESCO
2003 CEDEJ, Centre Etudes et de Documentation Economiques, Juridiques et Sociales, France, Sudan
1995 Rebuilding Beirut, Land of Exclusion, first prize winner; Jussieu, Paris VII, France
Solo exhibitions
2013 Disappearing Heritage of Sudan 1820 – 1956, Mirghany Cultural Center, Sudan
2012 Disappearing Heritage of Sudan 1820 – 1956, Oriental Museum, UK
2012 Disappearing Heritage of Sudan 1820 – 1956, Brunei Gallery, London, UK
2010 Closer to Home, Leighton House Museum, UK
2007 Tableau Vivant and Evocative Orient, Leighton House Museum, UK
2003 Sufi Festivals in Sudan, Brunei Gallery, London, UK
2003 Sufi Festivals in Sudan, French Cultural Centre, Khartoum, Sudan
Group exhibitions
2023 Sudan Female Legacy: Art & Literature, Africa Centre, London, UK
2022 Art From the Sudanese Revolution, Sulger-Buel Gallery, London, UK
2018 Sudan South Sudan Literature Week, P21 Gallery, London, UK
2017 Mogadishu 2030, P21 Gallery, London, UK
2017 Sudan: Emergence of Singularities, P21 Gallery, London, UK
2016 World Press Freedom Day, UNESCO, Finland
2009 Cinema in Sudan, Format International Festival, UK
2005 Sufi Groups in Sudan, Khartoum 05, Sudan
2005 Kwoto Dance Company’s tour in Sudan, Royal Commonwealth Society, UK
2005 Sudanese Women Creators of Peace, British Museum, UK
2004 Sufi Festivals in Sudan, Assad Library, Syria
2004 Sufi Festivals in Sudan, Africa Days, UNESCO, France
2002 Sufi Festivals in Sudan, International Photographic Gathering of Aleppo, Syria
Publications
2018 Hyperallergic, The Expansive Literary Output of Sudan and South Sudan
2017 The Arab Weekly, Sudanese artists showcased for first time in London
2017 Aramco World, Sudan: Emergence of Singularities
2013 Africa InVisu, “Disparition du patrimoine colonial du Soudan”, 1820-1956, France
2012 Mashallah News, “Cinema in Sudan”, Lebanon
2008 African Arts Magazine, Summer 2008, vol.41, “Sufi Sheikhs, Sheikhas, and Saints of the Sudan”, UCLA, USA
2006 Qantara magazine, Institut du Monde Arabe, “Le Soudan mystique”, France
2006 Church Times, “Sudan’s man of courage”, UK
2005 Artfides, “24 Hours in The Life Of The Catholic Church”, Germany, Ethiopia
2005 Africultures, l’Harmattan, “Parfums de femmes / Sudanese Women”, France
2005 MEED, Middle East Economical Digest, “Dragon on the Nile / Merowe Dam Sudan”, DUBAI
2005 The Independent Magazine, “Islamic World & Sudan”, UK
2004 Kegan Paul publisher, Sudan Handbook, UK
2004 Polo Quarterly, “A tradition continues, Polo in Khartoum”, UK