Mahaneela Choudhury-Reid

MAHANEELA IS A MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTIST FROM LONDON WITH ROOTS IN GHANA, INDIA AND JAMAICA. ​ HER WORK EXPLORES THE THEMES OF DIASPORIC HISTORY, MUSIC AND CULTURE, WITH A FOCUS ON THE BLACK EXPERIENCE AND EMPHASIS ON DEPICTING BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE IN MODES OF JOY AND HAPPINESS. ​ IN A DIRECT RESPONSE TO THE LACK OF REPRESENTATION BLACK AND ASIAN PEOPLE IN THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA, SHE HOPES TO PROVIDE A NEW PERSPECTIVE, ONE THAT IS BRIGHT, BEAUTIFUL AND AUTHENTIC. ​ ASIDE FROM HER PHOTOGRAPHY AND FILMMAKING WORK, MAHANEELA IS A CREATIVE STRATEGIST AND CONSULTANT, WORKING WITH ARTISTS, LABELS AND BRANDS TO IDEATE AND EXECUTE REAL WORLD ACTIVATIONS AND EVENTS AMONG OTHER CREATIVE OUTPUTS.