âUnder the Galvanize Roofâ
Acrylic and Glitter on Canvas
36 in. X 48 in.
2026
By: Akilah Watts, Alanis Forde, Anna Gibson
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Our exhibition âReimagined II: Under the Galvanized Roofâ has recently come to a close. In the following weeks we will be posting all the artwork from the exhibition.
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A big thank you to
@caribbeanbrushstrokes for helping us to bring this exhibition to life and to
@frameartco for always believing in us and providing the frame for this piece which, fun fact was on our first ever collaborative artwork when we did Reimagined: Unspoken Bodies and Space
@frameartco back in 2021.
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Reimagined Il: Under the Galvanize Roof brings together the artistic colors of Akilah Watts, Alanis Forde, and Anna Gibson, three Barbadian Female artists whose practices explore the complexities of identity, memory, and place. The exhibition takes its title from the ever-prominent galvanized roof, a symbol of Caribbean domesticity, resilience, and adaptation. Beneath this shelter, the artists reimagine what it means to exist, create, dream and escape within and beyond the islandâs cultural and physical landscapes.
Each artist contributes a distinct visual language that intertwines personal narrative with collective history. Wattsâ evocative portraits reflect quiet introspection and emotional depth while Forde explores the tensions between vulnerability and empowerment through layered, expressive figures, and Gibson examines the elements of nostalgia, vulnerability of self and belonging, embedded in Caribbean spaces. Together, their works challenge static representations of Barbadian womanhood and assert the fluid, multifaceted nature of contemporary Caribbean identity.
Reimagined Il encourages these conversations within a broader dialogue of transformation. The âgalvanize roofâ becomes not only a marker of protection and familiarity, but a metaphorical structure under which new stories, visions, and possibilities take form.
