Barbados
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-born artist, educator and writer who in 1957 migrated to
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Alison Donnell
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, ''Companion to Contemporary Black British Culture'', Routledge, 2002, p. 93. where he was associated with the 1960s
Caribbean Artists Movement
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Biography
Paul Dash was born in
Bridgetown
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, Barbados, and migrated to Britain at the age of 11, joining his family in
Oxford
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Oxford Polytechnic
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in
Headington
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.
Since 1965, Dash has lived in London, teaching in secondary schools for more than 20 years. In 1996, he moved to
Goldsmiths, University of London
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, where he was awarded his PhD in 2008. From 2008 to 2011, he was Head of the MA Artist Teacher and Contemporary Practice and supervised PhD research students at Goldsmiths."Professor Dennis Atkinson and Dr Paul Dash — To celebrate their contributions to Art Education, The Centre for Arts and Learning has invited Professor Dennis Atkinson and Dr Paul Dash to give a seminar" Goldsmiths University of London, 12 December 2013.
Dash was on the editorial team of the '' International Journal of Art and Design Education'' from 2001 to 2009. His articles have been published in academic journals such as ''The International Journal of Art and Design Education'', ''Forum'', ''International Journal of Inclusive Education'', as well as in edited collections on art and design education. He is also the author of the book ''African Caribbean Pupils in Art Education'' (2010).
He was a member of the black artists movement in the 1970s and 1980s, exhibiting his work in a number of exhibitions (including ''Caribbean Artists in England'' at the
Commonwealth Institute
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in 1971, although Eddie Chambers notes that Dash was unlisted). Dash's work was on display at the
New English Art Club
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's Annual Exhibition at the
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,
City of London
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His autobiography ''Foreday Morning'' (BlackAmber Books, 2002) "tells of growing up under the influences of two disparate cultures, a multi-faceted drama that examines the tensions of race and colour in the colonial Caribbean and modern Britain."
Selected bibliography
* ''Foreday Morning'' (Foreword by Chris Searle), BlackAmberBooks, 2002. . Second edition 2022.
* ''Social and Critical Practices in Art Education'' (edited with Dennis Atkinson), Trentham Books, 2005.
* ''African Caribbean Pupils in Art Education'', Sense Publishers, 2010. Paul Dash "African Caribbean Pupils in Art Education" Sense Publishers, 2010.