About me

Looking around my grandmother’s living room for the final time compelled me to root my art practice as a love letter to my working class Black British Caribbean heritage. I remember the precious figurines in her display cabinet, a kinetic Lord’s Supper painting and the feeling of running my hand along the textured wallpaper as I left her home.

Playing with the themes of nostalgia, identity and belonging, I embrace the multiplicity of time and place in both English inner cities and the lush hills and rivers of Jamaica and Grenada. My work is layered with my ancestral legacy and memories alongside the realities of the present day, as a second-generation immigrant. I use paint, printmaking and collage to create figurative works that create intimate moments and encounters. The people within them are drawn from a pool of loved ones, myself and my community, alongside folklore characters, traditional mass carnival and songs handed down through generations.

From my studio in South London, I create works anchored in a materiality that emphasises texture, holding space for joy, reflection and pride in my identity. Referencing materials typically found in the iconic interiors of the Windrush Generation, my works introduce the tactile patterns and textures of vintage mid-century wallpapers, plastic carpet protectors and decorative trinkets allows me to make sense of my life story, all while giving the viewer an opportunity to connect with their own memories.

My background as a Fashion Stylist with a BA in Fashion design, not only explains the importance of the figure in my work but the significance of style, colour and pattern in cementing my pieces in time and culture. This allows me to shift the focus from the clothing to the sitter, flattening the garments with blocks of colour or collaged wallpaper.

Combining these facets has allowed me to create a body of works on wallpaper and vintage objects and more recently using Intaglio Printmaking. Each work bridges past and present, opening a dialogue about displacement, justice, resilience and the evolving concept of home.

A woman with short dreadlocks, wearing glasses, a mustard yellow floral blazer, and maroon pants, sitting in front of two large portrait paintings of women with detailed hairstyles.

CV

    • Fashion Bachelor of Arts, Central Saint Martins, 2004

    • Art Foundation, Camberwell School of Art, 2000 text goes here

    • Islands In the City, Royal Overseas League, London, Sept - Nov 2025

    • Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery, London, July - Oct 2025

    • The Space in Between, NG Creative Arts, Eglise St Laurent, France, 2025

    • Lore, Sunny Bank Mills, Leeds, Oct 2024

    • Rogue 3, Rogue Galleries, Manchester, Oct 2024

    • Together We Thrive, Sotheby's Institute x Cultural Leaders, Gallery OCA, London, Feb 2025

    • Plurality Now, 198 Gallery, Sept 2023

    • Black & Bold, M&C Saatchi x Harrods, Oct 2022

    • ING Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London Oct 2022 text goes here

    • The Land Holds Secrets, Galerie Heimat, France, June 2025

    • Black Roses in My Garden, Lemonseed Project, London, March 2025

    • Proverbs of the Windrush Child, Black Cultural Archives, Summer 2023 here

    • Queen’s College Portrait, Oxford University, 2026

    • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor 150, Croydon Council, London, August 2025

    • Marvee's Food Shop by Chef Dom Taylor, London, May 2025

    • 100 Black Women Who Have Made a Mark, Serendipity Institute, Leicester Gallery, Oct 2024

    • Holding Ground: Caribbean Visions in Britain, Black Blossoms Journal, October 2025

    • In Conversation with Yvadney Davis, Fluxx Magazine, July 2025

    • Discover Inset Day 2025 by Yvadney Davis, The Wick, August 2025

    • Marvee's Food Shop Opens, Evening Standard, May 2025

    • Sistas Celebrated in Black-Led Exhibition, The Voice, September 2024

    • Online Art Fairs Prove Their Renewed Value for Small Galleries, Financial Times, Feb 2024

    • Portrait Artist of the Year, Sky Arts, Semi-Finalist, November 2023

    • Artist Creates Portraits as Love Letter to Windrush Generation, PA News, August 2023

    • Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer x National Portrait Gallery Commission Prize, 2025

    • Zsuzsi Roboz Scholarship, 2025-2026 

    • NG Art Creative Residency x Galerie Heimat Art Prize, Winner 2025

    • Women in Art Prize, Finalist, 2024

    • Art United Painting Prize, Winner 2022

    • ING Discerning Eye, Shortlist, 2022

    • GSCE Art Masterclass, National Portrait Gallery, October 2025

    • Portrait Class, The Popup School x Dulwich Picture Gallery, August 2025

    • Croydon Gladi Gladi (Street Workshop), Croydon Council, August 2025

    • Evening Life Drawing Class, National Portrait Gallery, July 2025

    • Windrush Family Collage Workshop, Stanley Arts, June 2025

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