Anina Major, Beneath the Docks (2022). Courtesy of Shoshana Wayne Gallery, Los Angeles.
October 5, 2022
The Bahamas, where artist Anina Major is originally from, plays a central inspirational role in the works presented in “Inheritance,” her first solo show with Shoshana Wayne Gallery. Building a life and home away from The Bahamas led Major to explore the connection between self and place both from a personal standpoint as well as a social and cultural one. Although the artist works in many mediums, including installation and video, the stoneware pieces shown in this exhibition utilize a traditional weaving technique, plaiting, which she learned from her grandmother, and evoke themes of community and identity.
