About

Holly Bynoe is an independent curator, writer, spiritualist, Earth Ally, and researcher from St. Vincent and the Grenadines with over a decade of experience leading transformative cultural initiatives across the Caribbean. Her interdisciplinary practice integrates contemporary art, decolonial theory, spiritual ecology, and community-based engagement, with a strong focus on empowering emerging artists and reimagining curatorial and institutional frameworks in the region.

As co-founder of ARC Magazine (2010-2017), a pioneering platform for contemporary Caribbean art, she has played a vital role in shaping critical discourse around Caribbean visual culture. She also co-directed Caribbean Linked (2012-2025). This regional residency program fosters cross-cultural exchange, and co-founded Tilting Axis (2014-present), a transnational network advocating for structural change in the arts through collaboration and research.

From 2015 to 2019, Bynoe served as Chief Curator at the National Art Gallery of The Bahamas, where she curated major exhibitions that promoted cultural preservation and amplified the voices of underrepresented artists. Since 2020, she has been a core team member of The Hub Collective Inc. in Bequia, leading strategies on environmental sustainability, memory, and heritage. She is also the co-founder of Sour Grass, a curatorial agency that advances contemporary Caribbean art through critical discourse and regional partnerships.

Bynoe’s work is grounded in the values of sustainability, equity, and cultural innovation, and reflects a long-standing commitment to arts activism, decolonial methodologies, and the cultivation of transformative creative spaces throughout the Caribbean and its diasporas.

I’m currently engaged in freelance work and open to new collaborations in writing, curatorial projects, and island-based cultural experiments. If you're interested in working together or starting a conversation, feel free to reach out via email here; I’d be glad to connect.

“It's more than alchemy. It's the wisdom, thoughtful-attention, and hard-work infused into each of Holly's efforts — from art to healing — which lead to magic.”

—Lise Ragbir, Director of Verge

PRINCIPLES

Curiosity & Deep Listening
I move through the world with an open mind and heart—asking questions, embracing uncertainty, and listening closely to what is spoken and unspoken. Spirit and nature are my guides; I honour their rhythms in all aspects of my work.

Place-Based Practice
Island geographies, local knowledge systems, and land relationships are central to how I create, curate, and collaborate. I value slow, situated practices that emerge from lived experience and cultural memory.

Critical Care
I believe in showing up to difficult histories and conversations with courage, kindness, and generosity. Whether confronting colonial legacies or addressing social inequities, I hold space for truth-telling and transformation.

Spiritual & Mythic Interconnection
The supernatural world intermingles with our histories. I make space for the unseen, the intuitive, and the ancestral—recognising that our dreams, memories, and rituals carry wisdom that shapes the present.

Collaboration & Accessibility
I value co-creation and collective thinking. My work is invitational, inclusive, and designed to engage diverse communities with respect and accountability.

Imagination & Alchemy
There is poetry and power in dreaming. I trust in creative experimentation and artistic risk as essential tools for reimagining more just, expansive, and beautiful futures.