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Racquel Rowe

2026 Artist in Residence

August 9 - 30

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I’m an interdisciplinary artist from Barbados, living in Southern Ontario. Centred on the Caribbean, my work examines the intersections of food, water, ritual, cultural exchange and memory in forming Black identities. Through my work, I critically engage with race, migration, and colonial histories, uncovering new ways to reflect on and document diasporic stories. My studio practice has been recognized in solo and group exhibitions across Canada. Recent solo exhibitions include The Centre of the World Was the Beach at Forest City Gallery (2025), and Saltwater Cures All at the Tom Thomson Gallery (2024). My interdisciplinary research-creation practice has been supported by grants such as the Canada Council for the Arts Research-Creation Grant (2023), and the Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Grants (2022–2024). I hold an MFA from the University of Waterloo (2021) and a BA (Hons) in History and Studio Art from the University of Guelph (2019).

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