Know Your Caribbean was born out of frustration,” says Fiona Compton, founder of the platform dedicated to the enrichment of the history and culture of the region. A frustration caused, says the St Lucian, who was studying art in the UK at the time, “by this very monolithic lens that was being used to represent the Caribbean”.
With this in mind, when she graduated, Compton decided to “focus my art on telling Caribbean stories” Her history-loving mum was also a major influence on this decision. “Our house has a lot of
