We’ve darned the same cloth

Shannon Alonzo
2020
16.5” x 23.5”
Pencil on Paper

 

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To dust I shall return

Shannon Alonzo
2020
16.5” x 23.5”
Pencil on Paper

 

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Rhizome

Shannon Alonzo
2020
16.5” x 23.5”
Pencil on Paper

 

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Wire Bender

Shannon Alonzo 
2024
32 x 30 ½ inches
Charcoal, pencil, acrylic and ink on paper

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Mangrove II

Shannon Alonzo 
2022
18 x 24 inches
Charcoal, pencil and acrylic on paper

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Crab Backs

Shannon Alonzo 
2024
31 ½ x 30 inches
 Ink, charcoal, pencil, oil pastel and thread on paper

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Occupy My Body and Mine

Shannon Alonzo 
2022
Dimensions variable 
Hand dyed cotton, thread & wadding

Shannon Alonzo ( b.1988, St. Joseph, Trinidad and Tobago ) is an interdisciplinary artist focusing primarily on drawing, installation, sculpture and
performance. Her practice explores themes of collective belonging, place attachment and the significance of carnival ritual to the Caribbean consciousness. She holds a BA from London College of Fashion and MRes Creative Practice from the University of Westminster.

In 2025 she presented both sculptural and performance works at the Weltmuseum in Vienna and was invited to lead a series of workshops through the::sense::archive at Haverford College, Philadelphia. In 2024, she was commissioned to present work at Prospect 6 in New Orleans and participated in the exhibition ‘Hard Graft’ at the Wellcome Collection in London. In 2023 she was the recipient of an Artist Fellowship from the Caribbean Cultural Institute of the Perez Art Museum Miami and has exhibited work at the Liverpool Biennial 2023, Documenta Fifteen in Germany, Ambika P3 and London Gallery West in the U.K, Alice Yard, Y Gallery, and Loftt Gallery in Trinidad & Tobago and the Atlantic World Art Fair on Artsy.