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Black Pony Gallery is proud to announce its participation in the upcoming 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair 2025 in New York, as a partner in the Caribbean Spotlight curated by ATLANTIC ARTHOUSE. For this special feature, the gallery will present the work of Dede Brown, a multidisciplinary artist from The Bahamas, whose powerful visual language contributes to the collective exhibition Crossfigurations.

Curated by Atlantic Arthouse Co-Founders Lisa Howie and Vanessa Selk, Crossfigurations brings together eleven artists from across the Caribbean Mid-Atlantic, examining the entanglements of the body and figuration within Caribbean cultures and diasporic narratives. The exhibition highlights the region’s diverse histories, spiritualities, and social landscapes, revealing how figurative representation becomes a site of memory, identity, and shared humanity.

In this context, Dede Brown’s work adds a vital voice to the conversation. Drawing from her Caribbean heritage and her background in design and photography, Brown creates layered, mixed media portraits that explore themes of feminine strength, identity, and healing. Combining digital collage with natural materials such as seafan coral and copper, her practice evokes a dreamlike, introspective world where personal experience meets collective resonance.

Black Pony Gallery is honored to present her work alongside an inspiring selection of regional artists in this landmark moment of visibility for Caribbean contemporary art at 1:54.

✨ Crossfigurations, Caribbean Spotlight curated by ATLANTIC ARTHOUSE | Lisa Howie & Vanessa Selk
📍 Booth 25 – @154artfair NY | Halo, 28 Liberty Street
🗓️ 8-11 May 2025

Black Pony Gallery is pleased to share that a selection of works by Caribbean Mid-Atlantic artists is currently on view and available for purchase at Cambridge Beaches Hotel, Bermuda.

This ongoing collaboration with hotel owners Dovetail + Co. began in 2022 with the curatorial selection of artwork for guest rooms and the on-site spa. Since then, the partnership has grown to include the gallery in the reception area (2023), an expanded selection in the boardroom (2024), and the introduction of new artists in 2025.

The current exhibition features original paintings and limited-edition prints by regional talent: Bermudian artists ABWilson, Meredith Andrews, James Cooper, Graham Foster, Teresa Kirby Smith, and Charles Zuill; Bahamian artist Dede Brown; Cayman artists Shane Aquârt (Dready), David Bridgeman, and Nasaria Chollett; and Cuban artists Osmeivy Ortega and Niels Reyes.