Last fall, I was honored to create a large-scale collage for Sugar Made Us Free? Diabetes and the Afterlife of Slavery in Barbados: Art, Archive & the Gendered Dimensions of Risk, an interdisciplinary project led by Drs. Tonya Haynes (UWI) and Nicole Charles (University of Toronto Mississauga). The project delves into the impact of sugarcane cultivation and (neo)colonialism on the racialized and gendered prevalence of Type 2 diabetes in Barbados.
Read MoreSmall Axe: In Conversation with Poet Anton Nimblett
I am delighted to be the featured artist for Small Axe SX Art January 2024 issue in which I discuss the evaluation of Another Poem, my large-scale mixed media collage that will be exhibited in The Plural of He exhibition at Leslie Lohman Museum starting March 15, 2024.
Read MoreThe Plural of He at Leslie Lohman
Drawing inspiration from Colin Robinson’s published book of poems, You Have You Father Hard Head, I produced “Another Poem”, a large-scale mixed media collage that explores Robinson’s sitting at the crossroads of several intersecting aspects of his life that will be exhibited during the Plural of He exhibition in New York.
Read More"Moonlight Pool" Collage Featured on the Cover of The Journal of West Indian Literature
My Moonlight collage, Pool graces the cover the November 2022 cover of The Journal of West Indian Literature edited by Dr. Ronald Cummings, Associate Professor of English Cultural Studies at MacMaster University.
Read MoreDebut of The Guard: An Intervention at the Barbados Museum and Historical Society
Artists Llanor Alleyne and Nyugen E. Smith explore invisibility, memory, and identity in The Guard. Through prose and poetry, this collaboration reflects on ancestral histories and the spiritual impact of occupying historical spaces, rooted in their intervention at the Barbados Museum. Dive into this powerful examination of cultural memory and the interplay of presence and time.
Read MoreSugar Apple on Moore Family Farm, Barbados. Photo: Llanor Alleyne.
Field Studies: The Launch of Yabisi Guada
So much of my art practice has been rooted in the visually stunning quality of Barbados’ landscape that when Dr. Sonia Peter approached me in 2019 about collaborating on a duo of activity coloring books for adults and children featuring the rich biodiversity of the island, I was more than a little excited; I knew the field studies and research trips would be epic.
Read MoreVisionary Art Collective Interview
This week I’m the featured artist interview on the Visionary Art Collective website.
Read MoreFugitive Ecologies at the Leonard Tourné Gallery
I am thrilled to announce that I have joined the roster of artists represented by New York’s Leonard Tourné Gallery.
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