Hulda Guzmán: Please awake – asked Nature kindly

23 May-13 Sep 2026

Hulda Guzman, Uva de Playa 2, 2020

Overview

Turner Contemporary presents the first European institutional exhibition of Dominican artist Hulda Guzmán. Spanning a decade of work and featuring major new paintings, the exhibition introduces new international audiences to Guzmán’s distinctive vision of landscape as a site of mysticism, ecology and Caribbean identity.

Drawing on Mexican muralism, Caribbean vernacular traditions and Western art history, Guzmán's paintings open portals into vibrant, dreamlike worlds where the artist, her family, animals and mythical beings exist in close dialogue with nature.

Guzmán lives in the rainforest mountains of Samaná in the Dominican Republic and this biodiverse environment profoundly shapes her visual language. Her richly layered compositions of landscapes and interiors echo the lush abundance of her surroundings while engaging with questions of Caribbean identity, belonging and the urgent realities of climate change.

Please awake – asked Nature kindly is Guzmán’s most extensive solo presentation to date and includes new paintings completed this year. The exhibition traces the evolution of her practice from intimate studio interiors rendered on wooden panels to expansive landscapes. Across these works, Guzmán develops interconnected themes of mysticism and the enduring wonder of the natural world.

 In Guzmán’s paintings, nature emerges as an active force and protagonist subtly challenging Western landscape traditions rooted in romanticism and the picturesque. Her expressive handling of paint and colour conveys a palpable sense of vitality and magic—qualities that, in an age of climate anxiety, remind us to slow down and reflect.