Roy Ferdinand: Rockstars & Strawberries, New Orleans 1990 - 2004
7 September - 7 October 2022
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Works
  • Roy Ferdinand The Bird, 1991 Watercolor, pen, marker, crayon and graphite on paper 71.1 x 55.9 cm 28 x 22 inches
    Roy Ferdinand
    The Bird, 1991
    Watercolor, pen, marker, crayon and graphite on paper
    71.1 x 55.9 cm
    28 x 22 inches
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  • Roy Ferdinand Untitled, 2004 Watercolor, pen, marker, crayon and graphite on paper 76.2 x 101.6 cm 30 x 40 inches
    Roy Ferdinand
    Untitled, 2004
    Watercolor, pen, marker, crayon and graphite on paper
    76.2 x 101.6 cm
    30 x 40 inches
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  • Roy Ferdinand Untitled, 2000 Watercolor, pen, marker, crayon and graphite on paper 81.3 x 101.6 cm 32 x 40 inches
    Roy Ferdinand
    Untitled, 2000
    Watercolor, pen, marker, crayon and graphite on paper
    81.3 x 101.6 cm
    32 x 40 inches
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  • Roy Ferdinand Untitled, 1991 Watercolor, pen, marker, crayon and graphite on paper 71.1 x 55.9 cm 28 x 22 inches
    Roy Ferdinand
    Untitled, 1991
    Watercolor, pen, marker, crayon and graphite on paper
    71.1 x 55.9 cm
    28 x 22 inches
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  • Roy Ferdinand Untitled, 1991 Watercolor, pen, marker, crayon and graphite on paper 71.1 x 55.9 cm 28 x 22 inches
    Roy Ferdinand
    Untitled, 1991
    Watercolor, pen, marker, crayon and graphite on paper
    71.1 x 55.9 cm
    28 x 22 inches
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  • Roy Ferdinand Untitled, 1993 Watercolor, pen, marker, crayon and graphite on paper 70.5 x 55.9 cm 27 3/4 x 22 inches
    Roy Ferdinand
    Untitled, 1993
    Watercolor, pen, marker, crayon and graphite on paper
    70.5 x 55.9 cm
    27 3/4 x 22 inches
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  • Roy Ferdinand Untitled, 1998 Watercolor, pen, marker, crayon and graphite on paper 73.7 x 51.4 cm 29 x 20 1/4 inches
    Roy Ferdinand
    Untitled, 1998
    Watercolor, pen, marker, crayon and graphite on paper
    73.7 x 51.4 cm
    29 x 20 1/4 inches
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  • Roy Ferdinand Untitled, 1996 Watercolor, pen, marker, crayon and graphite on paper 76.2 x 50.8 cm 30 x 20 inches
    Roy Ferdinand
    Untitled, 1996
    Watercolor, pen, marker, crayon and graphite on paper
    76.2 x 50.8 cm
    30 x 20 inches
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  • Roy Ferdinand Untitled, 1990 Watercolor, pen, marker, crayon and graphite on paper 71.1 x 55.9 cm 28 x 22 inches
    Roy Ferdinand
    Untitled, 1990
    Watercolor, pen, marker, crayon and graphite on paper
    71.1 x 55.9 cm
    28 x 22 inches
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  • Roy Ferdinand Untitled, 1997 Watercolor, pen, marker, crayon and graphite on paper 71.1 x 55.9 cm 28 x 22 inches
    Roy Ferdinand
    Untitled, 1997
    Watercolor, pen, marker, crayon and graphite on paper
    71.1 x 55.9 cm
    28 x 22 inches
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  • Roy Ferdinand Untitled, 1993 Watercolor, pen, marker, crayon and graphite on paper 55.9 x 71.1 cm 22 x 28 inches
    Roy Ferdinand
    Untitled, 1993
    Watercolor, pen, marker, crayon and graphite on paper
    55.9 x 71.1 cm
    22 x 28 inches
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  • Roy Ferdinand Untitled, Undated Watercolor, pen, marker, crayon and graphite on paper 55.9 x 71.1 cm 22 x 28 inches
    Roy Ferdinand
    Untitled, Undated
    Watercolor, pen, marker, crayon and graphite on paper
    55.9 x 71.1 cm
    22 x 28 inches
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  • Roy Ferdinand Untitled, 2004 Watercolor, pen, marker, crayon and graphite on paper 71.1 x 55.9 cm 28 x 22 inches
    Roy Ferdinand
    Untitled, 2004
    Watercolor, pen, marker, crayon and graphite on paper
    71.1 x 55.9 cm
    28 x 22 inches
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  • Roy Ferdinand Untitled, 1991 Watercolor, pen, marker, crayon and graphite on paper 71.1 x 55.9 cm 28 x 22 inches
    Roy Ferdinand
    Untitled, 1991
    Watercolor, pen, marker, crayon and graphite on paper
    71.1 x 55.9 cm
    28 x 22 inches
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  • ROY FERDINAND, Untitled, 1996
    ROY FERDINAND, Untitled, 1996
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  • Roy Ferdinand Untitled, 2004 Watercolor, pen, marker, crayon and graphite on paper 71.1 x 55.9 cm 28 x 22 inches
    Roy Ferdinand
    Untitled, 2004
    Watercolor, pen, marker, crayon and graphite on paper
    71.1 x 55.9 cm
    28 x 22 inches
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  • Roy Ferdinand Untitled, 2002 Watercolor, pen, marker, crayon and graphite on paper 71.1 x 55.9 cm 28 x 22 inches
    Roy Ferdinand
    Untitled, 2002
    Watercolor, pen, marker, crayon and graphite on paper
    71.1 x 55.9 cm
    28 x 22 inches
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  • Roy Ferdinand Untitled (Banks St.), 2004 Watercolor, pen, marker, crayon and graphite on paper 71.1 x 55.9 cm 28 x 22 inches
    Roy Ferdinand
    Untitled (Banks St.), 2004
    Watercolor, pen, marker, crayon and graphite on paper
    71.1 x 55.9 cm
    28 x 22 inches
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Overview
Roy Ferdinand, 526 Royal Street, 1998
Roy Ferdinand, 526 Royal Street, 1998

The Mayor Gallery is pleased to present ’Rock Stars & Strawberries’ which will be the first London solo exhibition of the self-taught New Orleans artist Roy Ferdinand (1959 - 2004). A selection of 18 works from 1990 – 2004 are exhibited. The title of the show is inspired by the artist’s slang terms for the characters he depicted.


Working from the late 1980s to the early 2000s Ferdinand bore witness to gun violence, drugs, prostitution and police corruption to a soundtrack of Jazz and Rap music during a troubled period when New Orleans was then the murder rate capital of the United States. Using everyday materials such as marker pens and paper from his local convenience store, Ferdinand captured violence and despair alongside the humour and emotion of the African American neighbourhoods at this time.
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