{"title":"Dominique Hunter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/4215\/5907\/files\/Dominique_Hunter_portrait.jpg?v=1723940198\" alt=\"\" width=\"301\" height=\"335\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eB. 1987 - Guyana\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eDominique Hunter received her Diploma from the E.R. Burrowes \u003cbr\u003eSchool of Art in 2007 where she was awarded Best Graduating Student. Three years \u003cbr\u003elater her first solo exhibition, Introspection, was held at the National Gallery of Art, \u003cbr\u003eCastellani House.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to securing silver and bronze medals in Castellani House’s 7th and 8th \u003cbr\u003eBiennial National Drawing Competition (2008 and 2010 respectively), she secured a \u003cbr\u003esilver medal at the Guyana Visual Arts Competition and Exhibition in 2014, and a gold \u003cbr\u003emedal in 2019. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHunter completed her BFA at the Barbados Community College in 2015, receiving the \u003cbr\u003eLeslie's Legacy Foundation Award for Most Outstanding Work.\u003cbr\u003eShe has since exhibited work in St. Vincent, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York and \u003cbr\u003eMiami, and has participated in residencies including Caribbean Linked IV (Aruba) and \u003cbr\u003ethe Vermont Studio Center (USA), after being awarded the Reed Foundation \u003cbr\u003eFellowship. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe has work in several prestigious collections around the world, including Guyana’s \u003cbr\u003eNational Collection and the National Collection of the Barbados National Art Gallery. \u003cbr\u003eHunter has had her writings published in the Caribbean Review of Gender Studies \u003cbr\u003eIssue 11, and in “Liminal Spaces: Migration and Women of the Guyanese Diaspora,” \u003cbr\u003ethrough Open Book Publishers.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"longing-for-the-warmth-of-yesterday-s-sun","title":"Longing for the Warmth of Yesterday’s Sun","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLonging for the Warmth of Yesterday’s Sun\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDominique Hunter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eMedium: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eMixed Media Collage on Watercolour Paper\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eDimensions: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e42 x 36 inches\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2022\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003eConcepts of “here” and “there” within the Caribbean context and viewed through the lens of binary oppositional thinking, point to a distorted perception that stems from how the region’s residents are typically trained to consider each space (i.e. anywhere else is better than “here”).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCusp is an ongoing series that presents some of my own experiences with what could be \u003cbr\u003edescribed as “mini migrations,” or being grounded in a particular location but engaging in a regular process of uprooting and resettling in the hopes of finding and sustaining new opportunities for creative growth. In these works, I use my own dependence on those temporary movements to examine the experiences of those of us who live and work at the edge of both “here” and “there,” by delving into themes of escapism, transformation, vulnerability and anxiety that are often closely linked to this cyclical process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI’m interested in how we navigate the two spaces; what we take with us versus what gets left behind; and the artificial systems designed to control our movement. I use my dependence on those “mini migrations” to examine the experiences of those of us who, while rooted in a very particular space, find both relief and discomfort at the cusp of those two spaces.The result is a series of work that features an interplay between my own body and the Beach Morning Glory plant, a recurring motif employed for its striking characteristics that, in my opinion, mirror those found in persons who exist in the space between \"here\" and \"there.\" The plant stabilizes the coastline and prevents erosion, with roots running meters deep. The thick, waxy leaves are able to withstand extreme temperatures, unlike their relative variety that grows further inland. In addition to enduring the constant battering of salt water, the beach morning glory plant \u003cbr\u003ehas also developed a chemical compound in its sap that deters grazing. But perhaps most poetic of all is the flower that blooms one day and dies the next. 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In these works, I use my own dependence on those temporary movements to examine the experiences of those of us who live and work at the edge of both “here” and “there,” by delving into themes of escapism, transformation, vulnerability and anxiety that are often closely linked to this cyclical process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI’m interested in how we navigate the two spaces; what we take with us versus what gets left behind; and the artificial systems designed to control our movement. 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