Out of Darkness

Versia Harris (whose work also appears on the covers of this issue) lives and works in Barbados, where she received her BFA in studio art in 2012. Her residencies in the Caribbean and North and South America include, among others, Alice Yard, Trinidad, and the Vermont Studio Center. She has also exhibited in London, China, Nigeria, Moscow, Michigan, California, and Aruba. She was awarded a Fulbright Laspau Scholarship in 2017 and in May 2019 received her MFA at Cranbrook Academy of Art, Michigan, where she also earned a Mercedes-Benz Financial Services New Beginnings Award. In 2022, Versia took part in Documenta15 with Alice Yard and exhibited at the Grimmwelt Museum in Kassel, Germany. She continues to exhibit internationally, while teaching at the Barbados Community College.