Katrina Coombs: Solo Show 'Just Breathe' in Downtown Kingston, Jamaica

Transart alum and fiber artist Katrina Coombs opens her solo exhibition this Sunday 3rd December in Downtown Kingston, Jamaica.

The opening reception starts at 11am at: CreativSpace Laws Street and Mark Lane, Downtown Kingston, Jamaica. @creativspaceja

Come and engage with these felted creations taking you on a psychoanalytic journey through the visual engagement of memory, hysteria, projections and rest.

JUST BREATHE is brought to you by @sacatarbrazil@caribart26 @blackartndialog and is curated by Dr. Winston Campbell.

Katrina Coombs was born in St Andrew, Jamaica. She holds a BFA with Honours in Textiles and Fibre Arts (2008) and a Certificate in Curatorial Studies (2009) from the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts. In 2013, she obtained an MFA in Creative Practice from Transart Institute via The University of Plymouth. Coombs has a passion for fibre and an understanding of the sensitivity of threads and fabric, which she uses to bring forth unique designs and sculptural forms. 

Her practice focuses on the impact of the Other on the “I”, and the role and existence of the woman. She weaves and stitches fibres and textiles as ways of engaging the ambivalent and stigmatizing ways society engages the female persona. Coombs’ work has been featured in numerous international exhibitions in Kingston, Manila, Berlin, New York, Bogota, Miami, Chicago, and Washington. She lives and works in St. Andrew, Jamaica.

More about the artist: HERE