Kwesi Abbensetts
Kwesi Abbensetts is a Guyanese photographer who lives in New York City.
Kwesi Abbensetts
- Name
- Kwesi Abbensetts
- Known for
- Photography
- Occupation
- photographer
- Education
- Montgomery College
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Kwesi Abbensetts is a Guyanese photographer who lives in New York City.
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Key facts
• Name — Kwesi Abbensetts • Known for — Photography
Early life
Early life
Abbensetts was raised in Guyana. His interest in filmmaking and photography came later in life, when he attended college in the United States.
Education
Education
Abbensetts attended Montgomery College in Maryland. He learned photography through experimentation with a Pentax camera. In 2006, he earned a Bachelor of Arts in filmmaking from Brooklyn College. Some of his early influences include filmmaker Spike Lee.
Exhibitions
Exhibitions
• Surfaces, the Tropic Series, Jamaica, 2022
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Brooklyn and New York City
Residences
Guyana.
Birth place
Awards
Awards that Abbensetts has received include the NYFA Artist Fellowship, Darryl Foundation Emergency Grant, Third Horizon Film Festival Artist Award and Film Africa Artwork Competition.
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 17 August 2026.
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