Ashanti Town/ A Shanty Town

Stanley Burnside is an established painter and sculptor and has been an important artist and leader in the Bahamian art community throughout his career. Burnside's work tackles political and cultural patterns, and often draws inspiration from the role of the matriarch in The Bahamas. His artwork is distinguishable by what he describes as his “use of elemental and mystical symbolism rooted in his African heritage.”