Fiona Compton
Saint Lucian artist and 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]
- John Compton (father)
- Janice Barbara Compton (mother)
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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
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][independent source needed] She is an ambassador for Notting Hill Carnival, a two-day festival in London.[12][13]