#nadiahuggins

[acubien]

Did you know that @acubien awesome brand design and logo was created in the Caribbean by the irrepressibly talent @nadiahuggins? Such talent! . . . . . . . . . . #caribbeancreatives #caribbeantalent #graphicdesign #nadiahuggins #caribbeandesign #caribbeanartist https://www.instagram.com/p/CEhZCzLFRXy/?igshid=tzyo59cpc73h

[fashionispayne]

For the history books. La Soufriere volcano explosive eruption Friday 9th April, 2021 Saint Vincent. The eruption is still in progress as ash fall covers the entire island with red & orange zones being evacuated since Thursday 8th. . The previous eruption was in April, 1979. The world watches. #prayforvincy . Amazing images captured by photographer @nadiahuggins ... Tap for pages to follow. . #volcano #nature #eruption #saintvincent #explosion #caribbean #lasoufriere (at Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNfajRUlhWK/?igshid=1ecugw8e37ahr

[cdefthom]

#Repost @nadiahuggins (@get_repost) ・・・ @nadiahuggins I've been staring at this one for a while. https://www.instagram.com/p/CFKHw0-g5O1/?igshid=1bt55ecxu6d5a

[ninaforplace]

Another finished piece, this one an 18x43 inch from my #lanternseries 🌗🌘🌑🌒🌓 I refer to these as “positive lanterns” because I’m repeating the circles on top of a background to create depth and texture (both visual and tactile); I’m usually referencing a horizon as these pieces stemmed from images of sunlight reflecting on water...the first image that inspired these paintings was from a print by @nadiahuggins after I was introduced to her work via @marielbrown74 both exceptional artists 💕 #ninatichava #newpainting #newfavorite #studiowall #studioview #geometricart #sunlight #ocean #inspiration (at Santa Fe, New Mexico) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7Oeu9THGfG/?igshid=1be0szu86lkr0

[kwesiabbensettsgallery]

Its a wonderful pleasure it be part of this @thrdhrzn project 🙏🌻using my works for the promotional entity of #thirdhorizonfilmfestival. Miami Sept 28-Oct1. .#givethanks . Get your weekend pass tickets now via @thrdhrzn . . @Regrann from @caribbeanfilm - Our artists, @kwesiabbensetts and @nadiahuggins along with the Third Horizon creative team, @quantumkeisha and @jasonfitzroy are off the chain .... #Repost @thrdhrzn ・・・ Our fly new flyers featuring the artwork of @kwesiabbensetts - #regrann

[petaodini]

If you’re in Vincy go support this venture! So happy to see this coming to fruition! #Repost @nadiahuggins ・・・ Save the date! March 22-30, 2019 the Hairouna Film Festival @hairounaff is teaming up with Miami's @thrdhrzn to bring to you Vincy's first ever film festival. With a full week of outdoor film screenings, there will be many opportunities to see some of the best films in Caribbean cinema. Our line up includes films from Trinidad and Jamaica, as well as several local Vincy films. Enjoy stories steeped in Caribbean culture on the big screen in the language you know and love. Keep following us for more updates! Illustration by @anushajiandani . ..................................................................... #hff #hairounaff #hairounafilmfestival #vincentianfilm #stvincentfilmfestival #caribbeanfilmfestival #caribbeanfilm #welovecaribbeanfilm #caribbeancinema #caribbeanstories #filmmaking #storytelling #caribbeanculture #caribbeanarts https://www.instagram.com/p/BtgiIiVFTvE/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1o4y8odyuz6ei

[webethefun]

Sharing some musical blessings this morning. Did you purchase Freetown Collective's Born In Darkness album? Have you seen their latest video for the song Space For A Heart? We suggest you do both and bless your ear & soul with their music. Head to YouTube to check out the video & visit www.wearefreetown.love for the album & more. - Song: Freetown Collective - Space For A Heart - Vid. directed by: @nadiahuggins . . . . . . #TrinidadandTobago #Caribbean #island #islandlife #music #video #talent #star #angel #friends #family #love #instagood #instadaily #follow #igdaily #bestoftheday #friendsofFUN. #marketing #webetheFUNmarketing #wearefreetown #FreetownCollectivebetheFUN. #SpaceForAHeart #UntilEverywhereIsFree #Freetown #FreetownCollective Follow @wearefreetown for more music & updates. #webetheFUN. (at Trinidad and Tobago) https://www.instagram.com/p/BmD0g-_nXBk/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1d7ccwa7llqxr

[designeronanisland]

❤️To All the Amazing Women we've had the pleasure of interviewing at Designer Island and all the amazing writers, photographers, collaborators who've shared this journey with us thus far, HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY!❤️ Interviewees: @meilinginc @aucourantdaily @aislingcamps @lesleyannnoel @ediblesweetheart @petaodini @saysm_live @ayannagillianlloyd @jadedrakesartjeweller @latrelle_ @freshmongerja @laura.narayansingh @caribbeanlookbook @choiselle @tonicrockettdesign @nadiahuggins /// Di Collaborators: @tanyamarie.w.r @deowatti @rastanixx @debbannes @jlh.perspectivs @curlygirlmimi

[madebysoka]

Le Smoking. Soka SS16

[acubien]

When @nadiahuggins came to town...#londonlife . "Circa No Future" now on @nowgalleryse10 until 17 Nov 19. #nadiahuggins first solo exhibition in London navigates the boundaries between land and sea through collection of filmic and #photographic works. Photographed in #stvincentandthegrenadines these #artphotography introduces a fresh narrative of #islandlife and boundaries between beauty and vulnerability, between frivolity and danger and the known and unknown. (at NOW Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3Pd8UNFZSW/?igshid=bnmn18nrrwxo

[terrestories-blog]

Nadia Huggins, Fighting the currents, 2014. Digital photograph.

[freshmilk-books]

Validity and Visibility - See Me Here #CCF

By: Katherine Kennedy

There is an undeniable relationship between validity and visibility. As quietly confident, assured or competent as one can be, there is something about gaining recognition that feeds the feeling of being appreciated and understood – of being seen. I already feel slightly uneasy and egotistical trying to articulate this in a way that doesn’t trigger little accusatory voices in the back of my mind hissing ‘vain!’ or ‘insecure!’...concepts that by all logic should be mutually exclusive, but the idea of needing validation from external sources manages to connote both. Maybe a less self-destructive approach is to delve into something relevant to, yet larger than myself, through the honest and brave work of the artists featured in See Me Here: A Survey of Contemporary Self-Portraits from the Caribbean.

In her critical essay for the publication, Marsha Pearce referred to the introspection practiced by these artists as a “rebranded narcissism,” not founded in selfishness and inaccessibility, but using their own distinct and diverse narratives to implicate a collective self borne from the cultural influences of living in a region that has historically been oppressed and segregated to quash identity, preferring to lend credence to stories told by outsiders. This again places emphasis on extraneous opinions and how they affect our self image; particularly problematic when we are being grossly mis/underrepresented by these projections.

See Me Here confidently answers back to imposed ideas of who we are – and it is not shy about doing so. The cover is bold, bright and loud, featuring work by Barbadian artist Sheena Rose. Before even seeing the piece in its entirety or reading a statement, the strong graphic lines and belligerent expression on the face of the painting’s subject sends a very clear message that the artists are here, ready to speak with clarity and conviction. This is not to say that the stories and messages being told have all reached solid conclusions; on the contrary, as stated in the book’s foreword, the only real certainty is the desire to question “How do we really see ourselves? How accurate is the image we present?”

Part of the process of charting Caribbean identity is that we become the masters of its construction. Vincentian artist Nadia Huggins even has a piece in the book called The Architect (2006). She says in her artist statement, “There is a sense of control and authority over the outcome of the image in the beginning, but in reality it is just the body that I assert control over.” In contrast, for example, to Sheena’s cover piece, Nadia’s photographs use subtlety, employing natural light and muted tones to blend her body into her environment. By exercising control over atmosphere and composition to camouflage herself and create harmony, this makes the anomalies and the uncontrollable variables in the work all the more evident. Emotions laid bare are much more conspicuous than exposed anatomy, and this conveys a truth about expressing identity, even when it is consciously constructed – no one has total control. But as Nadia states, relinquishing this control is also a catalyst to “mend, heal, learn and grow.”

Marsha Pearce calls the work amassed in See Me Here “cartography of self.” Yes, we are placing ourselves on the map to be acknowledged as more than stereotypes, but the fact that we are fighting those views in the first place means we need to look inwards first, cater to our own needs and conduct investigations as artists to test, create or reject limitations of our own accord. To map out and contribute to the discourse about an identity in its formative stages, cultural experimentation needs to be carried out – and what better way to conduct human trials than through self-portraiture.  

Source: See Me Here: A Survey of Contemporary Self-Portraits from the Caribbean. Eds. Archer, Melanie and Brown, Mariel. Trinidad & Tobago: Robert and Christopher Publishers, 2014. Print.

See Me Here is available by request at our library. - FMB

[petaodini]

About yesterday ... A super big shout out to the coordinators Raven and @nadiahuggins at 1 Drop In the Ocean for pulling so many creatives together for such a worthy cause. Follow @1dropintheocean to see all of the things that Raven as already collected from our seas, future events and how a group of artists will transform trash into art while bringing awareness to the growing problem of littering here in our country. Amazing video by @calvert.jones (Too bad IG won’t let me post with sound 😩)

[jredcreative-blog]

ARC Magazine- VOLTA NY Promotion

[arcmagazine-blog]

ARC Magazine- VOLTA NY Promotion

[madebysoka]

SOKA SS16 , PORT OF SPAIN