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Caribbean Brilliance at Art Basel 2025
Art Basel 2025 once again highlighted the growing presence of Caribbean and diaspora artists within global art conversations. What was once a quiet emergence has developed into a clear and confident contribution that continues to influence how the international art world thinks about identity, memory, landscape and cultural continuity. Throughout the fair, Caribbean talent stood out both in regional presentations and within major international programmes, where artists with l
Cloud Dancer Sparks Debate: Is Pantone’s Colour of the Year a Shade of Contention?
Pantone’s 2026 Colour of the Year, Cloud Dancer , has generated a lively debate online. Described by the company as a calming, billowy white imbued with serenity, the colour was intended to inspire reflection, creativity and renewal. However, some members of the public and creative community have questioned whether the choice is timely, meaningful or even a true colour. On social media, critics have argued that Pantone’s description stretches the definition of colour, labelli
Caribbean Voices Dominate Miami Art Week at Scope and Untitled
The Caribbean is lighting up Miami Art Week once again. From bold visuals to boundary pushing voices, artists from across the region and its diaspora are bringing vivid colour, sharp commentary and unmistakable island energy to two of the week’s most anticipated fairs: Scope Art Fair and Untitled Art Fair. Visitors can catch it all live through December 7. Caribbean Presence at Scope Art Fair Inside Scope, Jamaican born and United States based artist O’neil Scott brings strik
Cuba in Colour: Leo Morey's Vision
Art has always been a tool to express memory, place and identity, and Cuban artist Leo Morey embraces this with every stroke. His paintings, rich with life and layered with cultural storytelling, serve as a bridge between the home he grew up in and the world he now navigates. Morey’s preferred medium, acrylic on canvas, gives him the freedom to build worlds that feel both nostalgic and vividly present. Born and raised in Cuba, Morey’s artistic voice was shaped by the textures
The Radiant Silhouettes of Kamlah Kew
Some artworks carry a quiet charge before you fully take them in. The recent pieces by Antigua and Barbuda artist Kamlah Kew belong to this realm, where near-silhouette figures appear subdued yet glow with an inner force. The figures move between shadow and gentle clarity. From within these dark forms, a light emerges that feels inherited, suggesting ancestry and the brightness passed through generations. This balance between concealment and emergence shapes Kew’s visual lan
The Sculptural Language of Nyzere Dillon
Nyzere Dillon is a Jamaican American sculptor based in Brooklyn, New York. He works primarily in clay and uses figurative sculpture to explore the depth and resilience of the African diasporic experience. Dillon was raised between Jamaican culture and an American environment, and this duality shapes the tone of his work. His sculpture reflects the negotiation of two worlds, each carrying its own histories and aesthetics. This perspective informs how he approaches identity, me
Ingrid Pollard and the Question of Belonging
Guyanese-born Ingrid Pollard is a pioneering photographer and media artist whose work has long challenged cultural assumptions about race, identity, and belonging. Born in 1953 in Georgetown, Guyana, and raised in London, Pollard has consistently questioned who is permitted to feel at home within British landscapes, particularly its rural spaces. Her practice centres on visibility, memory, and the quiet politics of place. As a founding member of the Association of Black Photo
Daveed Baptiste and the Power of Cultural Authorship
In a global creative economy still negotiating whose stories are valued, resourced and sustained, Daveed Baptiste’s recent recognition by the CFDA marks a shift in how cultural authorship is being acknowledged and invested in. This is not simply a personal milestone. It is a statement about the growing recognition of diasporic voices as vital cultural and economic forces. Baptiste’s work has long resisted spectacle in favour of substance. Drawing from Caribbean heritage, migr
From Jamaica to Pantone: Natasha Cunningham and Cloud Dancer
Jamaican visual artist Natasha Cunningham is among the voices shaping Pantone’s 2026 Colour of the Year, Cloud Dancer , bringing Caribbean creativity to the international stage. The feature highlights her reflections on creative reset and the role of calm and focus in her work, values that resonate strongly both in her artistic journey and the shade itself. Natasha’s artistic journey is a blend of formal training, professional experience and a fearless embrace of digital med
Supporting Caribbean Artists Beyond Buying Art
Buying art matters. It sustains artists directly, affirms the value of their labour and allows many to continue their practice. For those who are able to buy, it remains one of the most meaningful forms of support. However, not everyone has the financial means to collect art. Limiting support to purchasing alone risks excluding large parts of the community and narrowing how we understand care for culture. Caribalent exists because we believe Caribbean culture is not a commodi
Designing with Nature: Sea Breezes, Light & Local Materials
A visual guide to creating airy, grounded spaces using island climate and natural elements to your advantage In the Caribbean, design is...
A Colour Story: Shades of the Caribbean in Everyday Life
In the Caribbean, colour is not merely visual, it is emotional, cultural and profoundly alive. It clings to walls and dances through...
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