The Halifax County Arts Council will present the exhibition Artists of the Caribbean on August 29 which features the works of Humberto R. Gonzalez Espinal and Adrian J. King who both have relocated to the area.
The exhibition will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the arts council gallery located at 1027 Roanoke Avenue.
Espinal, born in 1992, is a Cuban visual artist who uses techniques such as painting, engraving, and installations to express his thoughts and feelings.
These feelings range from personal spirituality to social criticism.
Humberto graduated from Joaquin Tejada's Academy of Art and has exhibited in different national and international salons such as New York, Luxemburg and several collaborations in the Havana Biennial.
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Cultivating his desire to spread the arts and culture, Humberto worked in diverse pedagogical projects with Caritas Missions, Movement of Focolare, and in his native locality.
He will present a summary of his latest work since his arrival in North America, which runs through a variety of themes and styles.
King was born in Trinidad and Tobago.
He migrated to Washington, D.C.
He is an artist and registered architect who holds architecture and masters of science engineering degrees from Howard University and Catholic University respectively.
In 2022 he retired from private practice, city, and county governmental agencies, where he was instrumental in revitalizing neighborhoods and community infrastructure within the DMV — the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia.
He currently resides in Weldon and is a member of the town’s planning board.
King is a self-taught painter who took art classes in high school and later in his career began painting classes at the Art League in Alexandria to improve his skills.
Extensive travel helped him recapture his interest in painting and the need to experiment with color.
He reinvented himself as a painter and began studying the essence of art, improving his techniques, developing art expressions, and painting style.
His works reflect the diversity of cultures, regions and use of color while creating cultural images: Scenery, still life, human and pet portraits.
In addition, he also expresses his artistic talents through sculpture and pottery.
