The Atlantic World Art Fair 2023 brought together 12 galleries with close to 300 artworks from the Caribbean, Atlantic Islands and diaspora (artsy). This is the third edition of the fair and from the looks of it it promises to be engaging as it looks forward to the the future with more exhibits. Our first selection is a work by Dele Jegede an American Nigerian artist who rendered a scene from a Black Lives Matter demonstration. We don't know which city we're in but we're gripped by the dramatic stance of the figure before us. She is standing tall and holding her fist which appears enlarged. She is powerful and standing away from the demonstration she proudly announces her identity and message. Black Lives Matter which began as a denouncement of police brutality against African Americans continues today stronger then ever. Its message central to ending the senseless violence we continue to see to this day. Please enjoy this and the other works as they are full of diversity and speak of the great talent that is central to this region and is just waiting to be discovered.
1 Dele Jegede Black Lives Matter, 2021, American Nigerian
2 HezronH, Commuion, 2023, Guyanese
3 Giovanni Jona, Agnisa, 2023, Surinamese
4 Niels Reyes, Muchacho del monte, 2023, Cuban
5 David Pottinger, Gossip, 1997, Jamaican
6 Richard Hall, My Country, 1999, Jamaican
7 Garfield Morgan, Energy Goddess, 2023, Jamaican
8 Dede Brown, Floating Head VI, 2023, Bahamian
9 Aimee Garcia, Ties, 2022, Cuban
11 Michael Elliott, Shelf Life, 2020, Jamaican
12 Everald Brown, Healing River, 1997
13 Zorhia Allen, If I can't change my colour, I want luck, 2022, Jamaican
14 Winfred Nana Amoah, In My Shoes, 2022, Ghanaian
15 Ghislaine Sabiti, Dans les Yeux de Bena, 2016, Congolese
16 Nasaria Suckoo Chollette, Woman Whose Children are Fish III, 2023, Caymanian
17 Kenneth Flijders, Galigi gron, 2022, Surinamese
18 Tenjin Ikeda, Reservoir of Expression, 2023, Puerto Rican
19 Yermine Richardson, Mar, 2022, Dominican
20 Rose L. Williams, Buck in Forest Fire, 2020, Canadian
21 Tyrone Deans, Downtown Kingston, 2023, British
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