Kriston Banfield

Kriston Banfield is a multidisciplinary artist from Trinidad and Tobago. His work is concerned with ideas of community and belonging, often referencing the process of finding one’s sense of place. By drawing heavily on elements of myth and spirituality he examines lived experiences and questions the way in which social and economic disparities directly police the human experience, more so one’s access to opportunity, influencing power and social stratification. His work takes the form of painting, drawing, sculpture and installation. To date he has participated in a number of self produced exhibitions as part of a collective of artists in Trinidad & Tobago. His work was also included in the 5th Ghetto Biennale in Port au Prince, Haiti (2017) and the Upcoming 19th Asian Art Biennale in Bangladesh. Kriston Banfield currently lives and works in New York.

“My work is concerned with ideas of community and belonging, often referencing the process of journey, healing and transformation that one undergoes whilst constantly trying to define oneself. Strongly inspired by Trinidad and Tobago’s affinity for narration and much of its cultural histories being based in West African storytelling, my paintings utilize new interpretations of myth, elements of religion and spirituality to engage on notions of social and economic disparities within a Caribbean context.”