Desanna
Watson

Awardee

Country

Jamaica

Desanna Watson promotes free expression through her visual art.

Themes
Racial justice
Gender equality
Free Expression / Civil Society
Reexamining history
Disciplines
Artistic Research
Visual Art
Awards
SEED Award 2021

Profile

Desanna Watson is a visual artist based in Jamaica. Watson is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Leadership in Education from Liverpool John Moore University. She has exhibited at New Local Space, Kingston for ‘La Practica Group Exhibition’ (2021). Working with mixed media on canvas, she utilizes archival town plans, maps, screen printing techniques, and assorted fabric to create a visual language that explores social issues embedded in geographical spaces. Watson’s artistic practice portrays the development and deterioration of communities at different points in history focusing on wealth impact and colonial systems in a contemporary world.