Bahamian artist and curator of The D’Aguilar Art Foundation (DAF), Tessa Whitehead, has been practicing and exhibiting as an artist since completing her MFA at The Slade School of Fine Art in 2009. Whitehead recently shared her views on ditching the starving artist status quo by building a more constructive reality through her evolving curatorial practice.
Year: 2016
Popop Group Show Aims To Raise Funds For Hurricane Repairs
Like so many of us, Popopstudios received significant structural damage in the wake of Hurricane Matthew. The exhibition POST is set up as a fundraiser through the sale of artworks by our studio of artists to begin covering the cost of these needed repairs, as well as reopening the gallery to the public and reconnecting with our friends and supporters. Please come out and join us November 10.
Reduce Stress Through Art
At any skill level, making art reduces stress. Initially it was thought that people with […]
The Observer And The Observed
‘the observer and the observed’ features work by Jamaican artist Deborah Anzinger and Bahamian artist Heino Schmid, each of them exploring ideas around representation, the body and how the gaze in effect changes ideas of relation, security, eroticism and social awareness.
Tessa Whitehead In London Exhibition
Something About Failure brings together the work of fellow Slade Painting Graduates, Rose Davey and Tessa Whitehead.
Popopstudios Management
After four years of administrative responsibilities, Duke & Lisa Wells are resigning their management positions at Popopstudios to focus more on their personal art practices and to devote more time to the Bahamian Project, which is entering its fourth year of successful operations.
Studio Visit: Dominique Knowles
An artist’s response to his new space.
Nowe Harris-Smith reflects On Aruba Residency
Journeys are fundamental aspects of life and growth within human souls. Upon arriving to Caribbean Linked IV on August 1st, 2016, I was filled with emotion and excitement. I had never ventured past my homeland or the U.S. in terms of travel.
Writer Muses On Nowe Harris-Smith’s Work During Aruba Residency
CaribbeanLinked IV writer-in-residence David Knight Jr. shares his thoughts on Bahamian artist Nowé H. Harris-Smith, who recently took part in this year’s programme at Ateliers ’89 in Aruba, where her work can still be seen in the ongoing final exhibition.