SHEENA ROSE

Sheena Rose is an emerging artist from Barbados whose multidisciplinary practice involves painting, drawing, animation, performance, and new media, including her Instagram account, which she uses as a performance platform. Her often-collaborative work is rooted in the celebration of her Caribbean heritage and in an effort to define it for herself, thus challenging societal notions of her cultural background.

ABOUT THE WORK:

Rose’s new series of sports-themed paintings explode with emotion and celebration of their Black subjects while exploring themes of victory, play, and hope. The poised figures engage boldly in their practices, surrounded by bright, joyful color. Created in her studio in Barbados this year, the paintings are a result of the artist’s shift in focus following a heavy year of global and personal illness.