born lives and works in Barbados
Russell Watson is a Barbadian-based multidisciplinary artist whose practice fuses theatre, body-performance, digital imaging and installation to explore ancestry, ecology, masquerade and temporality in the Caribbean context. Holding an MFA in Film, Video & New Media from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, he lectures in film/cinematography at the University of the West Indies (Cave Hill) and leads the multimedia workshop RSTUDIO in Barbados. His solo exhibition PHYLUM (2015) and participation in thematic group shows such as Water (2019) reflect his interest in the performative body, coral/sea-ecologies and metaphorical transformation. In 2025 he was awarded a fellowship from the Clara Lionel Foundation/Fresh Milk/Mellon partnership, affirming his growing role in the Caribbean visual-arts field.
Grenada Venice 