Meet HezronH | Contemporary Fine Artist

I attribute my current success primarily to perseverance and consistency. As an artist, embracing failure is essential for eventual success, especially when submitting for open calls, residencies, or entering competitions. It’s not uncommon to face numerous rejections before finding that one person or team who resonates with your work. The same principle applies to selling art; although hundreds may view your creations without making a purchase, it just takes one person to connect deeply and become a collector.

Perseverance, in my case, is coupled with consistency. I’ve diligently ensured that my work is consistently visible, adhering to the themes and vision of my art practice, and maintaining a high standard of quality. When I decided to pursue art professionally, I conducted thorough research on the local market in the Turks and Caicos. I observed a trend where much of the visual art catered to tourists, focusing on sun, sand, and sea but lacking a storytelling element and a genuine reflection of the local culture. By concentrating on cultural and storytelling elements, I’ve managed to distinguish myself as an artist.

However, being based in the Turks and Caicos presents challenges for artists due to the scarcity of art materials and a supportive art ecosystem.

Despite these challenges, I’ve found opportunities to showcase my art locally through the annual art show hosted by non-profit organization; the Edward Gartland Youth Centre. Additionally, I’ve actively submitted my work to various open calls from galleries and arts organizations, resulting in several international exhibitions. My debut international exhibition occurred in the first year of my art career, as part of the Wacom Next Level exhibitions in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia, and Auckland, New Zealand. My artistic focus shifted from digital art to incorporating traditional painting elements.

Bio

“We are all blended with a swath of experiences; walking, breathing, thinking creatures, full of insight and emotions expelled through every single pore. Our aura illuminates spaces of darkness and drives ideas through vision, endowing minds with fragments of personality shimmering through a kaleidoscope of colour.”

Turks and Caicos Islands’ based artist of Indo/Afro Caribbean descent; Hezron Henry’s work is an exploration of this, via his practice. His body of work consists of acrylic on paper, canvas, and digital painting, adapting both traditional and modern painting mediums to his signature style. His art is laden with vibrant colours and a link is established highlighting the emotive power of colour. Drawing inspiration from his youth, collecting comics, and his everyday interactions as an adult, he bridges youthful vibrancy and rule-breaking with the depth of an individual’s search for belonging in a region, still underrepresented, and overlooked. Hezron infuses his portraits with introspection and longing while vivid colours harken to a palette present in Fauvism.

His passion is honest artistic expression, creating an experience people can enjoy and connect with on an ethereal level. As one of Turks and Caicos’ most prolific artists he has exhibited in cities across Australia, New Zealand, the UK, Trinidad & Tobago at CARIFESTA, Portland (USA), and at Art Takes 2021 (NYC). Hezron has also had the pleasure of being featured in several publications: Beautiful Bizarre Magazine, Wacom’s “The Next Level,” Turks and Caicos Magazine, and selected as “Curators’ Picks: Emerging” on Artsy.

Artist Statement

My art explores facets of identity through the lens of colour, culture, the individual in society, and the community as a whole. Through the use of colours in my art I present a visual language that appears chaotic and disorienting but as a whole, the precision can be realized through a macro view and its scale revealed.

It is a work that beckons the viewer to be invested in the subject, in the idea, and in the heart of the narrative presented visually. It also creates an avenue by which they project facets of their own character into the work, and it becomes a reflection of their lived experience. I capture their essence and show it to the world, the struggles and the hope of the spirit‘s undying chase.