In June 2026 Shaqúelle Whyte was featured by the BBC for their Arts in Motion series, a collaboration with Rolex's Perpetual Arts Initiative to use its unrivaled global reach to bring the best arts and culture to audiences worldwide.
In a senstively made video featuring Whyte in his East London studio, the artist discusses his creative process and his relationship to painting. The segment was broadcast on the 14,15 and 16 June as part of the BBC News UK coverage.
Whyte was selected as the youngest of 6 visual artists featured in the ongoing Arts in Motion series, alongside Yinka Shonibare, Marina Abrambovic, Antony Gormley, Alvaro Barrington, Hew Locke, and Michael Craig-Martin.
14 June 2026
