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Some thoughts on the photographic process. For me, the Photographic Process encompasses several stages, some think of it as simply taking a photograph with a device such as a camera or a phone, but I’d like to just mention the stages that I consider part and parcel of the Photographic Process, all of this just…

In last week’s article I wrote about the importance of network building for creative practitioners and touched on one aspect that I felt makes it perhaps the most beneficial component of any artist’s practice. This week I’d like to tease out that point and elaborate on something I think most persons feel uncomfortable speaking openly…

With Art Basel Miami now in full swing, several art fairs have opened their galleries and booths to eager audiences. Earlier this week Prizm presented ‘Universal Belonging’, its fifth edition of global programming that unravels and explores complexities inherent in transcultural dialogue. The exhibition, curated by Director Mikhaile Solomon, delves into how Africa and its…

Although there has always been a cycle of departure of talented artists from these shores, quite a number of them have established thriving art practices across the world. They’ve met and conquered their own sets of challenges, leaving the place they call home to readjust to an alien and sometimes-unwelcoming culture. But in spite of…

“Art is something that has to come from inside of you. It’s a particular feeling, something that is burning deep down inside. [It is of equal importance] to get a mentor, materials, and to know the art history. You also need an art teacher to give you the confidence. Donald Locke was that kind of…

Then member of the Guyana Women Artists’ Association (GWAA) Professor Doris Rogers addressed the audience at the 1994 opening of their exhibition at the Scarborough Civic Center in Canada. GWAA remains one of the few surviving artist-led initiatives in Guyana that is still actively hosting events each year since its establishment in 1987. While there…

As the international art world prepares for Art Basel Miami later this year, The Fearless Artist Pop Up (TFAPOPUP) is preparing for their much-anticipated exhibition ‘Noise’, which is scheduled to coincide with next month’s festivities. ‘Noise’, a group show intended to focus on the intersection of noise and silence and the creative interpretation of that…

Two weeks have passed since the creative exchange between Trinidadian artist Shanice Smith and I began. While I think we’ve both made some headway with regard to conceptualising a more concrete series of work to present at the end of the residency, we’ve also both been wrestling to finish older projects that have managed to…