Akilah Watts
Akilah works with a number of media including drawing, painting, mixed media, sculpture as well as high and low relief paintings.
Some of her works deal with pop culture and cultural exchange as well as Barbadian folklore and traditions through ideas of play and souvenirs. Watts’ new works touch on issues such as race, culture as well as ideas of belonging and beauty.
mahogany culture: exposition
MARCH 27TH - APRIL 27TH
This exposition is a conversation about Barbados and the Caribbean shown through a new lens identifying what a “contemporary culture” looks like. It is an expression of creatives from Barbados and the diaspora with work that sparks discussion.
curated and animated by Zoe Osborne for Mahogany Culture
Akilah Watts
Alex Gibson
Alexander James
Danielle Trotman
Dwight Jones
Joshua Greaves
Kyle D. Alchemist
Orisha Image
Ray Liottta
Rhiannon Marquez
UZiMA
Xii the 7even
Zoe Osborne