Winsom Winsom, born in the Maroon lands of the Cockpit Mountains, Jamaica. An influential figure of the Canadian art world, beginning with the pivotal 1989 travelling group show, Black Wimmin - When & Where We Enter, and the first Black female artist to exhibit at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Winsom Winsom is a multi-media artist, activist, and arts educator. From 2004 to 2021 Winsom split her time between Canada and Belize, where she established the Winsom Foundation. Since 2021 she has been based in the Toronto area. Her instinctive works explore themes of freedom, survivance, resilience, renewal, and African spirituality within the context of the Black Atlantic experience.
b. 1946
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