Fiona Compton
Fiona Compton | |
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| Occupation(s) | Artist, historian |
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Fiona Compton is an artist and Caribbean historian from Saint Lucia.[1][2][3][4][5] Her work has explored the various disparities in representation of the Afro Caribbean diaspora within art and mainstream media, exhibiting as part of a collective and in solo presentations across the U.K, Europe, the Caribbean, USA. [6]
She is the founder of the online platform Know Your Caribbean, the number one online platform for Caribbean history and culture in the world, with a global monthly reach in its millions.
Biography
[edit]Compton is one of the five children of politician John Compton, the first prime minister of Saint Lucia, and Janice Barbara Compton.[1][7] She is the goddaughter of Charles III, King of Saint Lucia.[2][8][9] In 2013, her youngest sister Nina Compton finished second and was voted as "fan favourite" on American reality cooking show Top Chef.[10]
Compton works for publishing houses in the UK, taking photographs of European officials in the finance and banking industries.[11][third-party source needed] She is an ambassador for Notting Hill Carnival, a two-day festival in London.[12][13]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Ward, Victoria (2022-11-08). "The King 'ready for active conversations' about Britain's role in slave trade". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
- ^ a b Myers, Russell (2022-11-08). "King Charles 'ready to speak' about British slavery and wants to mend relations". mirror. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
- ^ "King Charles begins Yorkshire visit with trips to Bradford and Leeds". BBC News. 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
- ^ "King Charles narrowly avoids being hit by eggs". Dunya News. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
- ^ "Swansea is one of seven host cities for The World Reimagined | Swansea". www.swanseacity.com. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
- ^ https://travelnoire.com/fiona-compton-on-calling-out-colonial-narratives-and-retelling-caribbean-history
- ^ "Sir John Compton". Caribbean Elections Biography. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
- ^ Harris, Rob (2022-11-11). "A note from Oxford: The UK's shifting approach to stolen treasures". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
- ^ "Fiona Compton has been talking to Godfather King Charles about slavery but not about reparations!". THE STAR - St Lucia. 2022-11-10. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
- ^ Canavan, Hillary Dixler (2014-02-06). "The Winner of Top Chef New Orleans Season 11". Eater. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
- ^ "Recreations of Icons". www.fionacompton.com. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
- ^ "2020 Ambassador". Notting Hill Carnival. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
- ^ Liu, Tansy (2021-08-28). "'Notting Hill Carnival is the ultimate Black Lives Matter march'". MyLondon. Retrieved 2022-12-01.