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InFocus: Caribbean Divine Substance with Sali Stanley

Alexa Wilkie

Jan 24, 2022

Sali is a Trinidadian based artist who explores emotion and social behaviour through the informed medium of collage. ‘The Feed’ is a theme seen throughout much of Stanley’s multimedia work. The artist and composer describes ‘The Feed’ as her “idea […]

Saint Kitts and Nevis

InFocus: Blurring the lines between pop culture and fine art with Hasani Claxton

Kimberley Demagny

Jan 21, 2022

Hasani Claxton is an artist, educator, and author, from St. Kitts, West Indies, based in Maryland. His work is concerned with subcultures that defy popular conceptions of Blackness: Black nerds, punk rockers, bohemians, among others. Between realism and surrealism, between popular […]

Cuba

InFocus: Peaceful imaginary fields with René Monzón Relova

Kimberley Demagny

Jan 19, 2022

René Monzón Relova, known as Pozas is a Cuban self-taught artist, ex-industrial engineer, that created paintings impressionistic style that later turned to hyperrealism/surrealism with landscape, nature, and sometimes a lone person portrayed (his wife or son). Just like the poesy […]

Cuba

In Focus: Dynamic parables and evocative watercolours with Cuban artist Alexis Lago

Alexa Wilkie

Jan 17, 2022

The images that Alexis Lago creates reflect his long-held interest in ancient myths, fables, and their symbolic aspects. Based in Cuba, Lago explores the contemplative, as well as the philosophical, converge in his work intentionally. Lago sees his visions as the […]

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Our top 15 Caribbean art events in January 2022

Alexa Wilkie

Jan 15, 2022

Caribeart has the pleasure to share its very first selection of the year, we are starting the year beautifully with an eclectic selection of our top 15 artistic events in the Caribbean and beyond. From an online symposium on Black […]

Dominican Republic

In Focus: contorted portraits and Caribbean iconography with Bony Ramirez

Alexa Wilkie

Jan 12, 2022

Bony Ramirez was born in 1996 in Tenares, Salcedo, Dominican Republic now based in New York. Connected to his roots, Ramirez retains a connection to his Dominican heritage through his art, incorporating elements of the Caribbean with his own distinctive […]

Culture

The Caribbean culture minute – In Focus: Books

Candice Zogo Mvoa

Jan 11, 2022

How about learning more about Caribbean societies, cultures and arts in the new year? Caribeart offers you a selection of interesting readings and browsing through which you will go to meet visions, artists and stories. Something to rest your mind, […]

Haïti

In Focus : Sculpting History through mixed materials with Sandra Dessalines

Candice Zogo Mvoa

Jan 7, 2022

Sandra Dessalines, a Haitian-born sculptor, explores the materiality of paper and cardboard, fabric, rope, iron and driftwood in her work. The artist pays tribute to Haitian cultural values, whose universality she wishes to share. She seals and sculpts scenes of […]

Cuba

Series: Expanding Street wear through NFTs with Cuban artist Cmondeja

Alexa Wilkie

Jan 5, 2022

Carlos Javier Mondeja also known as Cmondeja, is a Cuban art director, graphic designer and illustrator who has recently been exploring NFTs. Trained at the Higher Institute of Design in Havana, Cuba and now based in Madrid, Cmondeja is actively […]

Haïti

Series : Déchoukaj – Womanhood pillars in the Caribbean Identity with Laurena Finéus

Kimberley Demagny

Dec 31, 2021

Laurena Finéus (she/her) is a Haitian visual artist, educator, and art administrator specialized in painting. In her practice, Finéus has been concerned with representations of Haiti, relationality within its diaspora, and its growing archives across the globe through an array of figurative and painterly […]

Cuba

Dreamlike narrative with surrealist paintings of Asbel Gomez Dompierre

Kimberley Demagny

Dec 25, 2021

Asbel Gomez Dumpierre, renown surrealist artist from Havana is bringing his art to the USA after a successful trajectory in Cuba, Europe and South America. He creates a universe full of dimension and infuses with his own sense, influence, and […]

Jamaica

In Focus: the threatening beauty in Anna-K’s clay reefs

Alexa Wilkie

Dec 22, 2021

Anna K, Kingston based sculptor and ceramist who is actively celebrating the marine world’s beauty, in particular reefs, paying very close attention to their ecosystems, ornate shapes and rapidly changing landscapes. Anna K wants us to pay attention not only […]

Haïti

Series: Folk art and decolonial practice with Haitian artist Day Brièrre

Alexa Wilkie

Dec 20, 2021

Brooklyn-based, Haitian digital artist, Day Brièrre, is fiercely decolonizing the art world through her digital prints, collages, and short animations that celebrate queer, BIPOC communities, and Kreol heritage. Brièrre’s prints and digital collages are sharp, folkloric, and blasting with color. […]

Dominican Republic

Interview: Poetic Introspection, nocturnal memories and femininity in Dominican Culture with Yéssica Montero

Alexa Wilkie

Dec 18, 2021

Yéssica Montero is a multidisciplinary artist from Dominican Republic. Informed by memories, literature and nature, Montero’s practice is largely autobiographical. Caribeart has the great pleasure of introducing the blooming artist for our latest interview series, exploring phobias, women’s bodies, poetry […]

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Our top 15 Caribbean art events in December 2021

Alexa Wilkie

Dec 15, 2021

Caribeart is pleased to present the last curated events list of 2021. December is an incredibly exciting month, with the return of Art Basel Miami, many Caribbean artists and galleries have been the spotlight of this acclaimed international art fair. […]

Barbados

In Focus : Reclaiming Black Caribbean Women’s Identity with Alanis Forde

Kimberley Demagny

Dec 12, 2021

Two years ago, we published an interview with Caribeart , the Barbadian contemporary artist Alanis Forde. Today we’re glad to present you an In Focus on her new series of collages tinted with oil paint in Caribbean colors. She depicts […]

Trinidad & Tobago

In Focus: Melissa Simon-Hartman’s bespoke garment inspired by Trinidadian roots for Dojo Cat

Alexa Wilkie

Dec 11, 2021

Melissa Simon-Hartman is a London born artist who specializes in custom hand-crafted fashion and costume pieces. Drawing heavily from her Trinidadian and Ghanaian heritage, Melissa’s designs are flavoured with both West Indian and West African Influences whilst also maintaining her […]

Martinique

Interview: Spontaneous beauty with Elodie Dérond

Candice Zogo Mvoa

Dec 9, 2021

Passionate about music, photography, cinema and more recently design, Elodie Dérond, an emerging artist from Martinique, draws the essence of her work from her Caribbean origins and the beautiful memories they evoke. Her work can range from intuitive and spontaneous […]

Dominican Republic

In Focus: Magic realism and Caribbean folk traditions with Hulda Guzman

Alexa Wilkie

Dec 8, 2021

Hulda Guzman is a Dominican artist whose paintings blend what could be identified as painterly magical realism, attention for the supernatural and extra sensorial, as well as for the pleasures of earthly existence set in the context of tropical landscapes […]

Trinidad & Tobago

In Focus: Zak Ové’s Moko Jumbie

Alexa Wilkie

Dec 6, 2021

Zak Ové is British Trinidadian artist that creates sculpture, painting, film and photography that draws on his upbringing in London and Trinidad. His work is informed by the history and lore carried through the African diaspora to the Caribbean, Britain […]

Bermuda

In Focus: murals that honour Bermuda’s history with Graham Foster

Alexa Wilkie

Dec 3, 2021

Graham Foster is a Bermudian artist whose paintings tend to follow one of two directions – one inspired by Bermuda’s flora, fauna, architecture and people that he renders in a uniquely surreal style. The other style is looser, more expressionistic […]

Trinidad & Tobago

In Focus: Impressionist aesthetic across Caribbean scenes by Antonio Figuero

Kimberley Demagny

Dec 2, 2021

Born and raised in Trinidad, Antonio Figuero is primarily influenced by real-life scenes, social gatherings and other daily activities across the country that he documents on wood and canvas. His focus is on the world around them, and he seeks […]

Jamaica

Series: Faces of the Cayman Islands with Jason Kennedy

Alexa Wilkie

Dec 1, 2021

Jason Kennedy is a visual artist who is known for capturing the people of The Caribbean in painted portraits. The content of his artwork is what is most important to him, with his style being considered secondary. When coaxed, he describes his technique […]

Grenada

In Focus: Honoring Grenadian beauty with Jamil Frank

Candice Zogo Mvoa

Nov 28, 2021

On the occasion of a partnership with Whistle for Caribbean Design Days, Caribeart would like to introduce Jamil Frank, a Grenadian visual artist, who won the Grenada Arts Council Emerging Artist Award in 2018. The artist situates his work between realism and […]

Cuba

Series: the celestial beings of Rolando Fernández Álvarez

Alexa Wilkie

Nov 21, 2021

Rolando Fernandez Alvarez is a Cuban artist who uses paint as a discourse and language to build his inner visual universe that he carries inside. Often using celestial references and depictions of space and the moon, Rolando’s illustrations are dreamlike […]

Dominican Republic

Series: Sign language through the canvas of Maria Batlle

Alexa Wilkie

Nov 20, 2021

Maria Batlle is a Dominican painter who, for the last ten years, has explored the benefits of art in the education of people with disabilities and the recognition of their rights, the Dominican artist and activist Maria Batlle presents an […]

Agenda

Our top 15 Caribbean artistic events in November 2021

Alexa Wilkie

Nov 17, 2021

Thanks to Caribeart’s monthly list of Caribbean artistic events, you’ll stay informed with the top 15 unmissable events to note in your calendar. November is an exciting month for group shows, art fairs focusing on black artists as well as […]

Haïti

In Focus: exploring Haitian heritage through the ornamented world of Vickie Pierre

Alexa Wilkie

Nov 16, 2021

Vickie Pierre is a multimedia artist, who currently lives and works in Miami, Florida. Her creative process is informed and inspired by memory, fantasy, surrealism, popular culture and the decorative and ornamental arts. This inspiration has manifested itself in years of collecting […]

Jamaica

In Focus : Black characters and vibrant colors with Ronaldo Cameron

Candice Zogo Mvoa

Nov 13, 2021

On the occasion of a partnership with Whistle for the Caribbean Design Days event, Caribeart would like to present Ronaldo Cameron, a visual artist of Jamaican origin, graduate of the Otis College of Art and Design located in Los Angeles. […]

Trinidad & Tobago

Series : Childhood memories caught in ceramics by Maria Diaz

Candice Zogo Mvoa

Nov 11, 2021

Maria Diaz is a sculptor from Trinidad and Tobago, who has the particularity of approaching clay sculpture with her bare hands as a cathartic experience that gives her incomparable joy. Her three-dimensional art, especially the work in clay, offers an […]

Jamaica

InFocus: Portraits and Digital collage with Natasha Cunningham

Kimberley Demagny

Nov 9, 2021

Natasha Cunningham is a Jamaican visual artist who creates portrait-focused digital collages incorporating graphic elements textures, vibrant colors, flowers, and plants that remind us of her homeland vibes. This year, she has been in Adobe Creative Cloud Global Creators with her beautiful aesthetics […]

Trinidad & Tobago

In Focus: Valerie Brathwaite’s exploration of materiality from 1960s to now

Alexa Wilkie

Nov 8, 2021

Valerie Marie Brathwaite was born in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago, in 1940. She came of age as an artist in Europe during her formative years while studying art and interior design. Valerie Brathwaite’s practice has drawn inspiration mainly from […]

Puerto Rico

In Focus: Caribbean Scenes with Hispanic Legacy Studio

Kimberley Demagny

Nov 5, 2021

Hispanic Legacy Studio is a new digital art shop, that promotes Puerto Rican culture through beautiful artworks, by using poetic colorful brushstrokes, blurry just like a piece of a dream, reminiscence, or vision. A tropical stroll accompanied by one or […]

Jamaica

In Focus: Inter-dimensional ancestors connecting to African & Caribbean heritage with Paul Lewin

Kimberley Demagny

Nov 4, 2021

Born in Kingston, Jamaica, and based in Miami FL, Paul Lewin is mainly inspired by his connection to Africa and the Caribbean; nature, science, ancestors, and dreams, and representation of our interconnectedness to the Earth. Entrancing and magic storytelling through […]

Dominican Republic

Series: contemplating spaces as human entities with Franz Caba

Alexa Wilkie

Nov 3, 2021

Franz Caba is a Dominican architect and self taught artist working and living in Santo Domingo, he is interested in the non-normative body, colonised collective imaginaries, and creating spaces to be reflexive and vulnerable. Caba has created a diverse body […]

Puerto Rico

In Focus: the figurative canvas of Puerto-Rican artist Carlos García Cintrón

Alexa Wilkie

Nov 2, 2021

Carlos García Cintrón was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico on September 23, 1954. He completed his doctorate’s degree in Clinical Psychology in the Centro Caribeño de Estudios Post-Graduados. He begins experimenting with photography in 1979, and as a self-taught […]

David Démétrius

Curator’s Selection : Dancing the intelligible

Candice Zogo Mvoa

Oct 31, 2021

Bodies are the carnal envelopes that physically anchor human beings to the earth and make them palpable masses, capable of feeling both internally and externally. Temples, incarnation of divine powers, canon of beauty and instruments of research of progress, the […]

Cuba

In Focus: Radical erotic body experiences with Gabriela Chang

Kimberley Demagny

Oct 30, 2021

Gabriela is an artist, illustrator based in Cuba, that paints artworks about body experience and sensations fragmented with a narrative that is not stitched and almost undone. A mix between radical erotic experiences, mutilation, and bloodthirsty violence, while bodies are […]

Jamaica

In Focus: The beauty and complexities of the natural world with Shane Patterson

Kimberley Demagny

Oct 28, 2021

Shane Patterson, known by the pseudonym “Sartor” is a Kingston-based traditional and digital artist born and raised in the parish of Portland. He’s been creating art ever since he could make sense of the world. Patterson is a self-taught painter, […]

Dominican Republic

In focus: painting intuitively to explore the deeper self with Olivier Bertoni

Alexa Wilkie

Oct 27, 2021

Olivier Bertoni was born in Port Au Prince Haiti in 1980 where he spent the first part of his childhood. Between 1990 and 1994, he lived in the Dominican Republic where his step father was ambassador. In 1999, he obtained […]

Trinidad & Tobago

In Focus: evocative portraits by Trinidadian-Korean artist Marissa Yung Lee

Alexa Wilkie

Oct 25, 2021

Marissa Yung Lee is a self-taught artist who’s work primarily consists of vivid portraits and figures. Building meaningful connections with her subjects have allowed her to build an extensive portfolio, using oil, watercolour, charcoal and pastel. Having started out in […]

Martinique

Interview: The surreal and audacious universe of Cédric Richer (Film, Animation and VFX)

Kimberley Demagny

Oct 24, 2021

Director, Art Director, and 2D & VFX Artist, Cédric Richer, is since 2015 an associate member of PANAMÆRA, a collective of visionary creatives, and an emerging production company based in Paris. With his associates, he has been leading creative projects […]

Jamaica

In Focus: Illustrated ancestry and the divine feminine with Kokab Zohoori-Dossa

Alexa Wilkie

Oct 19, 2021

Kokab Zohoori-Dossa, a young artist from Kingston, Jamaica, creates colorful illustrations from an amalgamation of her favourite influences from novels to animation, film, and even music. She also pulls heavily from her own Jamaican heritage, as well as influences from […]

Jamaica

Series: African Masks x Ukiyoe by Jamaican artist Idris Veitch

Alexa Wilkie

Oct 18, 2021

Idris Veitch is Jamaican-born artist who works around digital collage, currently based in Kingston. He pursued his interests in fashion by moving to Tokyo in 2013 where he studied womenswear and menswear at Esmod Tokyo. Veitch has found a distinct […]

Agenda

Our top 15 Caribbean artistic events in October 2021

Alexa Wilkie

Oct 17, 2021

As promised, every month Caribeart offers you a selection of the best 15 Caribbean events not to miss. So far, with the easing of sanitary restrictions, October has been a busy month with international art fairs and exhibition openings, we […]

Jamaica

Series: Dialogue between body and space with Monique Mogi Gilpin

Kimberley Demagny

Oct 16, 2021

Monique Gilpin, an emerging Jamaican artist, creates highly saturated photographic images of black bodies reminiscent of porcelain, in three-dimensional empty space. Porcelain figurines are commonplace in traditional Caribbean households. This traditional domestic object is imbued with powerful colonial fractures and […]

Barbados

Series: What it means to be Bajan with Brandon K. Best

Alexa Wilkie

Oct 15, 2021

Barbados-based expressionist painter, Brandon K. Best is on a path to understand what it means to be a ‘Bajan’ through story telling on canvas. Some works are musical; loud, and others quiet and somber. Using social commentary, Brandon’s works reflect […]

Dominican Republic

Contemporary Caribbean Still lifes by Gustavo Dominguez

Kimberley Demagny

Oct 13, 2021

An artistic movement that has crossed the ages, today we find still life, under the Caribbean prism through the oil paintings of the Dominican artist Gustavo Dominguez. An exact transcription of an ephemeral reality full of smells, textures, and organic […]

Dominican Republic

In Focus : Haunting memories in Caribbean Ancestry with Medio Peso

Kimberley Demagny

Oct 10, 2021

When you walk on Dominican Republic streets, especially in the colonial zone, you can’t miss these breathtaking murals by Medio Peso. Impressive street-arts with scarlet red colors about characters which tell us their stories without words. They frankly open your […]

David Démétrius

Curator’s Selection : Theorizing the aesthetics of future Caribbean societies

Candice Zogo Mvoa

Oct 3, 2021

Beginning in the 1960s, America witnessed the emergence of a black counterculture, which a few years later took the name of Afrofuturism in the academic writings of Mark Dery. With time, this counter-culture has turned into a real cultural movement: […]

Jamaica

In Focus: intersections between place, identity and objects with Cornelius Tulloch

Alexa Wilkie

Oct 2, 2021

Cornelius Tulloch is a Miami- and New York-based interdisciplinary artist and designer with work transcending the barriers of architecture, art, and fashion. His photographs, like his paintings, are carefully composed, and informed by his Caribbean heritage – containing symbolic references […]

Cuba

In focus: Mapping childhood reminiscence with Alexandra Venegas

Kimberley Demagny

Sep 28, 2021

Born and Raised in Miami, Alexandra Venegas is recent graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design. Much of her work revolves around her identity as a Cuban woman. The culture shock of leaving Miami has manifested itself in her […]

David Démétrius

Curator’s Selection : Documenting Black Love

Candice Zogo Mvoa

Sep 25, 2021

Released in 2011, Black is a Revolutionary Act by Akinyele Omowale Umoja has been the subject of much controversy since its release. The book intended to “reveal the most critical problems facing black male and female relationships, and provides a […]

Martinique

In focus: Textured sensations of ecological art with Dominique Beroard

Alexa Wilkie

Sep 23, 2021

Dominique Beroard-Laforgue is a multi-disciplinary visual artist from Martinique, based in New York. Her work has a central theme of ecology, creating multimedia installations using recycled materials such as metal, nylon, cardboard and more. Dominique captures emotions, sensations, vibrations… She […]

Trinidad & Tobago

Thomas Haskell Series: Consuming Caribbean ceramic sculptures

Kimberley Demagny

Sep 22, 2021

Born and raised in Trinidad and Tobago, Thomas Haskell is a figurative sculptor who seeks to navigate tensions within identity, power, and political struggle. Through the lens of traditional folklore and carnival characters, he uses the intimate material of ceramics […]

Bahamas

Series: An alternative caribbean universe with Delton Barret

Alexa Wilkie

Sep 21, 2021

Exploring many different avenues of photography, Delton Barret pushes creativity to search for news ways to improve and impact the world with his craft. His work is based in The Bahamas where most of his inspiration comes from. Island living […]

Puerto Rico

Surrealist & Satiric Digital Art by Joel Rojas Matias

Kimberley Demagny

Sep 19, 2021

Joel Rojas Matias is a graphic designer and digital artist who comes to us straight from Puerto Rico. Very active on Instagram, he amuses, surprises and captivates with provocative minimalist visuals on a colorful background. True satire of a globalized […]

Agenda

Our top 15 Caribbean artistic events in September 2021

Alexa Wilkie

Sep 18, 2021

As we head towards fall, the busy art calendar is brewing some exciting events for you this September, we’ve selected the top 15 Caribbean events to not miss this exciting month. Stay up to date with the latest events in […]

Curaçao

Series: rediscovering the self with Johanna Franco Zapata

Alexa Wilkie

Sep 16, 2021

Johanna Franco Zapata is a visual artist who explores grief, spirituality, introspection and loss through an extensive body of work that encompasses a range of medium like sculpture, paint and even tattooing. Using muted, pastel colours, are a recognisable feature […]

Haïti

Series: catching the non perceivable with Sergine André

Alexa Wilkie

Sep 15, 2021

In her art, Sergine draws heavily from childhood, living deep in the countryside of the Artibonite region of Haiti. This was a rural world where there was little electricity, ties to the land were intimate, nature was omnipresent and the […]

Barbados

Series: Reef Studies & multiculturalism with Dustin Harewood

Alexa Wilkie

Sep 14, 2021

Harewood’s art practice over the last decade has explored themes of multiculturalism and the consequences of colonialism and industrialization. Harewood draws inspiration from his familial lineage and the 21st century world of desire for immediacy in all aspects of life and seeks to find nuance […]

Curaçao

Series: I AM, exploring space with Ailsa Anastatia

Alexa Wilkie

Sep 13, 2021

Caribbean Visual Artist, born and based in Curaçao, she uses mixed media to create installation pieces and conceptual art. Ailsa Anastatia is known for her installations, drawings and paintings inspired by the theme of space, thus in the broadest sense of the […]

David Démétrius

Curator’s Selection : Ode to ancestrality and black women

Candice Zogo Mvoa

Sep 12, 2021

This week’s selection by David Demetrius is an ode to black women and their heritage. Poems sung, danced, and styled are transmitted to us through the seventh art, and divulge the narratives of those that society does not want to […]

Puerto Rico

In focus : Timeless moments captured by Andres Miolan

Kimberley Demagny

Sep 9, 2021

Andres Miolan is a Director of Photography and Analogue Photographer, born in Puerto Rico and raised in Dominican Republic. In love with textures, natural light and moments to be captured, he feeds his passion today by walking the borders of […]

Jamaica

Series: Afrofuturism and fashion in the collages of Idris Veitch

Alexa Wilkie

Sep 8, 2021

Idris Veitch is Jamaican-born artist who works around digital collage. He is currently living in Kingston, Jamaica. Starting a career in computer science in the US, it was back in his home country where his passions shifted to fashion design […]

David Démétrius

Curator’s Selection: Fluidity in Afro-Caribbean Queerness

Candice Zogo Mvoa

Sep 5, 2021

For this first selection, David Demetrius, passionate creative and contributor on Caribeart shares with us this week a series of inspiring videos glorifying Afro-Caribbean queer identities. The creators and their muses transport us into alternative universes that disrupt societal codes […]

Dominican Republic

Exploring the non-normative body with Franz Caba

Alexa Wilkie

Sep 4, 2021

Franz Caba is a Dominican architect and self taught artist working and living in Santo Domingo, he is interested in the non-normative body and the issues around identity, his diverse body of work includes everything from acrylic drawings, digital art […]

Trinidad & Tobago

Series: Terraria by Rodell Warner

Alexa Wilkie

Sep 3, 2021

Rodell Warner is a Trinidadian artist working primarily in new media and photography. His works have been exhibited at The Whitney Museum of American Art in the 2016 Dreamlands exhibition as part of the collective video project Ways of Something, […]

Jamaica

In focus: Object Design as a tool for socially engaged storytelling with Caroline Holder

Kimberley Demagny

Sep 2, 2021

Caroline Holder was born in England to a Jamaican mother and Barbadian father; living in Barbados until she was a teenager, then pursuing studies in Arts and Design, including Ceramics and Art Education in Canada and North America. Throughout the […]

Saint-Vincent & Grenadines

In focus: two years in Saint-Vincent through the lens of Zaina Mahmoud

Alexa Wilkie

Sep 1, 2021

Zaina Mahmoud is a US based photographer who spent two years in Saint-Vincent, her travel experiences have given her the passion and thrill of meeting and learning from new people. Her unconditional love for photography came from her mother’s extensive […]

Haïti

In focus: celebrating Afro-Caribbean heritage with Waleo Moliere

Alexa Wilkie

Sep 1, 2021

Waleo Molière, also known as King Midas, is a Haitian illustrator, character designer and conceptual artist. His illustrations, beautifully composed with vibrant colors, depict a story we can all relate to, whether it’s revolution, family reunions, or meditation – the […]

Guyana

In focus: weaving conflicting narratives with Suchitra Mattai

Alexa Wilkie

Aug 28, 2021

Suchitra Mattai is a multi-disciplinary artist of Indian and Caribbean descent. Her experiences living in several countries and cultural contexts have greatly shaped her artistic practice. Mattai is interested in how memory allows us to unravel and re-imagine historical narratives. […]

Cuba

Feminism, NFTS and trauma as a source for creation with Alejandra Glez

Alexa Wilkie

Aug 25, 2021

Alejandra Glez is a Cuban artist, whose work is rooted in empowering women through addressing social issues such as gender-based violence and her own traumas. Born in Havana in 1996 and working artistically since she was 16 years old, her […]

Jamaica

Series: Schizophrenic Masculinity with Kamar Thomas

Kimberley Demagny

Aug 23, 2021

Kamar Thomas is a painter from Jamaica who makes large oil paintings which explore the fluidity of identity. Today, we introduce you his series “Schizophrenic Masculinity”. ““The goal of recovery is not to become normal. The goal is to embrace […]

Bahamas

In focus: AfroSurrealism and decolonisation with April Bey

Alexa Wilkie

Aug 20, 2021

April Bey grew up in The Bahamas and is based in Los Angeles as a visual artist and art educator. Bey’s interdisciplinary artwork is an introspective and social critique of American and Bahamian culture, contemporary pop culture, feminism, generational theory, […]

Dominican Republic

In Focus: Interpreting the world through geometry with Gus Peña

Alexa Wilkie

Aug 19, 2021

Gus Peña is a Dominican Contemporary artist who was born in 1979. His abstract paintings reimagine the world around him through geometrical shapes, allowing the viewer to plunge into his youthful and fantasy world. Peña likes to experiment and change […]

Agenda

Our top 15 artistic events in the Caribbean in August 2021

Alexa Wilkie

Aug 18, 2021

As we approach the end of summer, we don’t want you to miss out on the best art and cultural events happening this month, here’s a list of the top 15 events ! Stay up to date with the latest […]

Barbados

Series: Caribbean landscapes with Alex Mars

Alexa Wilkie

Aug 13, 2021

Alex Mars is a Barbadian artist who participates in many collective exhibitions and solo shows around the Caribbean. He ships his work internationally and holds private painting workshops for groups. His paintings of landscapes offer the viewer an opportunity to […]

Dominican Republic

In focus: through the cosmos with Pop Caribe

Kimberley Demagny

Aug 12, 2021

Yermine Richardson a.k.a Pop Caribe is a Caribbean multidisciplinary artist whose visual works are vibrant celebrations of Caribbean cultures and aesthetics. Richardson’s work references the traditional semiotics of African heritage such as womanhood, pattern, spiritualism and cosmology. “When I was […]

Barbados

Exploring the grotesque as a form of activism with Shari Phoenix

Kimberley Demagny

Aug 2, 2021

Shari Phoenix is a 23-year-old artist from Barbados who confronts stereotypes around the black collective identity by creating provocative ‘grotesque’ visual representations, which urge the viewer to rethink beauty ideals. Initially leaning towards a career in the sciences, her passion […]

Martinique

Tropical nymphs and a bucolic walk with Lexie

Kimberley Demagny

Jul 31, 2021

Lexie is an artist-portraitist based in Martinique. She invites us into her enchanting world of watercolours. Through her paintings, she represents the divine feminine and often uses herself as her own muse. Her work is not only meant to be […]

Bahamas

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳: 𝘖𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺 series by Ammani Hepburn

Alexa Wilkie

Jul 30, 2021

Bahamian muralist Ammani Hepburn has created a series of digital murals as part of an exhibition for the National Art Gallery of the Bahamas. Her murals have travelled to various communities in the Bahamas. In the artist’s words, “This digital […]

Dominican Republic

In focus: behind the lens of Ivan Herrera, Afro Caribbean Vibe

Kimberley Demagny

Jul 28, 2021

Born and raised in Santo Domingo, Ivan Herrera is a Dominican director, producer, and screenwriter. Passionate about photography, it is by observing the world through the lens of his camera that he finds inspiration and interprets humanity. He’s based on […]

Trinidad & Tobago

In focus: Esperanza Cortes’ mosaic of the Americas

Alexa Wilkie

Jul 28, 2021

Esperanza Cortés is a Colombian born multidisciplinary artist based in New York City, represented by Upfor Gallery. Cortes’s passion for the mosaic of the Americas, its folk art traditions, rituals, music, dance and their ever evolving changes are at the […]

Guadeloupe

Introspection and ‘Looking at the Evolution of the World’ with Goodÿ

Alexa Wilkie

Jul 27, 2021

Gilles Eugene, known as Goodÿ, is a Guadeloupean artist appreciated for the quality of his work, the sincerity of his philosophy and the “special” that resides in his works. With twenty years of international career and without network of influences […]

Dominican Republic

Koco Toribio: Portrait series from Dominican Republic

Alexa Wilkie

Jul 20, 2021

Visual artist, graphic designer and illustrator from Dominican Republic, Koco Toribio’s multidisciplinary practice involves a collaborative approach in which he expresses his art through paintings, fashion and moving image to name a few. For this series, we focus on his […]

Agenda

Our top 15 artistic events in the Caribbean in July 2021

Alexa Wilkie

Jul 15, 2021

The Caribbean Art and Culture scene is thriving right now, we’ve curated a list of the top events you shouldn’t miss this month of July ! Stay up to date with the latest events in the Caribbean through our art […]

Jamaica

Interview: Misfit, or the feeling of being in between with Zoya Taylor

Kimberley Demagny

Jul 5, 2021

Her experiences growing up and as an adult, between different cultures (...)

Puerto Rico

Zuania Muñiz Meléndez – The Eye has to Travel series

Alexa Wilkie

Jul 5, 2021

This is the content we all need in times of travel restrictions. (...)

Dominican Republic

Mariannie Reynoso – Renaissance series

Alexa Wilkie

Jun 10, 2021

Mariannie Reynoso, a Dominican born digital and fine art photographer creates compelling portraits that seem familiar yet unlike anything we have seen before (...)

Haïti

Olivier Souffrant series: Tim Tim? Bwa Sèch

Alexa Wilkie

Jun 10, 2021

Chicago-based, Haitian painter, Olivier Jean-Daniel Souffrant's first solo exhibition shows us the complexity of narrative (...)

Barbados

Exoticism and perceived paradise with Alanis Forde

Kimberley Demagny

Feb 11, 2021

Alanis Forde is a contemporary Barbadian artist who specialises in expressionistic realism through portraiture. Primarily using oil paint and collage, she questions black female identity in an ‘idealised and exotic Caribbean space’ often illustrating the Caribbean Gyal way of life. […]

Trinidad & Tobago

Geomorphology as a tool for unpredictable results with Esther Griffith

Kimberley Demagny

Feb 11, 2021

Even if she started art later than most artists, we can’t deny the talent of Esther Griffith. She got bitten by the art bug around 2006 and fully embarked on her fine arts journey since then. Esther’s portraits are full […]

Guadeloupe

Time travel: An tan Lontan* with Ludovic Pozzo

Kimberley Demagny

Feb 11, 2021

Do you miss An tan lontan* ? Flash back in a West Indian universe, mixed and colored under the brushes of the talented Ludovic Pozzo. The artist makes us (re)discover our Caribbean cultural origins with a series of atypical paintings […]

Haïti

Women through Tracy Guiteau’s colourful palette

Kimberley Demagny

Feb 11, 2021

Born in New York and raised by traditional Haitian parents, Tracy Guiteau says her decision to pursue art was often met with criticism. The cathartic nature of art allowed her to fully express herself. Discover her vibrant and colourful world […]

Martinique

Street-creole and Afro-futurism by Richard Méril

Kimberley Demagny

Feb 11, 2021

Richard Méril, known under the name Richartiste, is a talented Martinican artist who was exposed from an early age to the short animation “En bel so“, which defined the animation scene of the French West Indies. Now, Méril is a […]

Guadeloupe

Miniature creole houses to preserve Caribbean architectural heritage by Alain André

Kimberley Demagny

Feb 11, 2021

Are you intrigued by the charming facade of a Creole Kaz*? Similar to a photograph, Alain André freezes time by creating miniature versions of creole traditional houses. As a true lover of the islands, the artist from Guadeloupe wishes to […]

Jamaica

Anthropomorphic nature with Aeron Cargill

Kimberley Demagny

Feb 11, 2021

Discover Aeron Cargill, a Jamaican artist, born and raised in St Andrew. He got a unique style, especially with his anthropomorphic nature series, mixing animals and humans. And that's not a coincidence, he's a committed artist.

Guadeloupe

Anticonformism 2.0 of Shahine Héry’s universe

Kimberley Demagny

Feb 11, 2021

As a child, she wanted to save animals and the planet, as she grew up, she used her virtuous sensibility through art. Discover Shahine Héry, a 22 years old Guadeloupean woman who catches your eye with her offbeat artworks rich […]

Guadeloupe

Poetic Blur by Alice Demoly

Kimberley Demagny

Jan 27, 2020

Alice Demoly is not only a talented French artist living in Guadeloupe, but also a doctor and a mother! This self-taught artist takes us through her colorful and blurry universe thanks to her very own “Island Impressionism” style that she […]

Trinidad & Tobago