Akilah Watts
Akilah works with a number of media including drawing, painting, mixed media, sculpture as well as high and low relief paintings.
Some of her works deal with pop culture and cultural exchange as well as Barbadian folklore and traditions through ideas of play and souvenirs. Watts’ new works touch on issues such as race, culture as well as ideas of belonging and beauty.
mahogany culture: exposition
mahogany culture: exposition
Alex Gibson is a Barbadian artist based between Vancouver, BC, and Barbados. They are
interested in investigating queer themes and sentiments in relation to their Caribbean
background, and primarily works in drawing, animation, and painting. Through the exploration
of gender and identity, Gibson’s practice seeks to reveal new/alternate realities of queer
Caribbean potentials, while simultaneously using escapism as a means of self preservation.
Gibson’s works have been exhibited at Tomato Mouse, New York; CBC Arts, Canada; Wil
Aballe Art Projects, Vancouver.
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