DIANA EUSEBIO

The exhibition takes its title from the 1989 baseball film which focuses on themes of faith, belief, and second chances. For Eusebio, this title reflects the Dominican immigrant experience: the act of building a new home in a new land.

Field of Dreams takes the viewer on a historical journey. Eusebio creates a variation of vibrant colors found in the natural world throughout the Americas and the Caribbean, with a palette that incorporates seven dyes: avocados and cochineal (cochinilla) for red and pinks; annatto (bija), Spanish moss (itla-okla), and marigolds for yellows and oranges; Palo de Campeche (logwood) for purple; and indigo for blue. These seven core dyes are central to her practice, connecting her work to centuries-old dyeing traditions, from harvesting to boiling the plants and immersing the fabric within the dyes.

This exhibition transforms the gallery into an ethnobotanical garden of art, filled with suspended Spanish moss and soft muhly grass, family portraits communicatively representing layered memories. Visitors are invited to move through this living environment that celebrates heritage, community, and the enduring bond between people and the natural world.

Diana Eusebio: Field of Dreams is curated by Kimari Jackson