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Heather Agyepong is a British Ghanaian visual artist and actor based in London. Her practice explores the diaspora, the archive, communities of interest, and invisibility, as well as mental health and wellbeing, often combining lens-based media and her reimagination through performance to create cathartic experiences for both herself and her audiences.
 Since 2009, Agyepong’s work has been published, performed, and exhibited across the UK and internationally. She has been nominated for the Prix Pictet, and Paul Huf Award (2016, 2018, 2021), and her work is held in major collections including Autograph ABP, Arts Council England, The Hyman Collection, The Walther Collection, and the National Portrait Gallery. She has received commissions from organisations such as the Mayor of London, Photoworks, Artichoke, and Tate Exchange. Alongside her visual practice, Agyepong is an acclaimed actor and previously an associate artist with Talawa Theatre Company. 



She continues to perform nationally and internationally and was recently nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Actress and the Stage West End Debut Award for Shifters (2025).