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 in driving transformative cultural initiatives across the Caribbean. Her interdisciplinary practice integrates contemporary art, decolonial theory, spiritual ecology, and community-based engagement, with a particular focus on empowering emerging artists and reimagining institutional and curatorial frameworks in the region.

As co-founder of ARC Magazine, a pioneering platform for contemporary Caribbean art, Bynoe has been instrumental in shaping the discourse surrounding Caribbean visual culture. She is also co-director of Caribbean Linked, a regional residency program that has fostered over a decade of cross-cultural exchange and professional development for emerging Caribbean artists. Additionally, Bynoe co-founded Tilting Axis, a transnational network and annual convening that champions Caribbean perspectives in global arts discourse, advocating for structural change through collaboration, research, and innovative practices.

From 2015 to 2020, Bynoe served as Chief Curator at the National Art Gallery of The Bahamas, where she curated major exhibitions that promoted cultural preservation and amplified underrepresented voices in the region. In 2020, she joined The Hub Collective Inc., a socially engaged arts nonprofit based in Bequia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, where she plays a key role in developing its strategies around environmental sustainability, memory, and heritage preservation. She is also co-founder of Sour Grass, a curatorial agency dedicated to advancing contemporary Caribbean art through critical discourse, exhibitions, and residencies.

Currently, Bynoe is a PhD candidate at the University of St Andrews, researching “Shared Island Stories Between Scotland and the Caribbean: Past, Present, Future.” Her academic work explores the complex inter-island histories, colonial legacies, and cultural resilience that shape the Caribbean today, offering new models for sustaining creative ecosystems in postcolonial contexts.

Bynoe’s work is deeply aligned with the values of sustainability, equity, and cultural innovation. Her long-standing commitment to arts activism, decolonial methodologies, and the cultivation of creative spaces makes her an ideal candidate for funding that supports cultural practitioners dedicated to creating lasting, impactful change within the Caribbean region and beyond.

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 the Christian-Green Gallery + the Idea Lab

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.