McQueen was born in London to a Grenadian father and a Trinidadian mother, both of whom migrated to England. He grew up in Ealing, West London, and went to See more

1990–2007: Short films and visual art
McQueen's films as an artist were typically projected onto one or more walls of an enclosed space in an See more

McQueen is married to Bianca Stigter, a Dutch cultural critic, with whom he has a daughter and a son, Alex and Dexter. Since 1997, the McQueens have kept a home in Amsterdam, … See more

For 12 Years a Slave, he won the Academy Award for Best Picture, the BAFTA Award for Best Film, and the Golden Globe Award … See more

Bear (1993) was McQueen's first major film, presented at the Royal College of Art in London. Although not an overtly political piece, for many it raised questions about race, sexual … See more

In 2014, McQueen criticised the film industry for ignoring American slavery and the Atlantic slave trade, saying that World War II "lasted … See more

• Brockington, Horace. "Logical Anonymity: Lorna Simpson, Steve McQueen, Stan Douglas". International Review of African … See more