Francis Dosoo, a self-taught Scottish artist now based in Vienna, is mounting his first solo show at Dundee Contemporary Arts (DCA) titled "Portrait Of Dorothy Gale." Dosoo began his career in nightlife, running club nights and DJ sets that blended into performance and installation art. His practice spans sound, film, and visual art, with past collaborations including Joanne Dawson, Aniela Piasecka, and Alberta Whittle, and commissions from the Glasgow Film Festival and Edinburgh Art Festival. The DCA exhibition draws on the 1978 film *The Wiz*, reimagining *The Wizard of Oz* with an African-American cast, focusing on star Diana Ross's career and personal life at the time.
This show matters because it marks a significant milestone for an artist who took an unconventional, self-taught path from club culture to the gallery world, highlighting the growing recognition of interdisciplinary and diasporic perspectives in contemporary art. By centering *The Wiz* and Diana Ross, Dosoo explores themes of melancholy, identity, and cultural memory within the Black diaspora, connecting popular culture to deeper artistic inquiry. The exhibition also underscores Dundee Contemporary Arts' role in platforming emerging and underrepresented voices in Scotland's art scene.