The artist's family came to the US as immigrants. Now he turns his attention to modern immigrants and their long journey from Africa to the UK.

Phil Dynan has lived and worked in North Africa and is keenly aware of some of the issues that people there face daily. The fifth slide ("Key") mentions some of these issues and motivations for migration.

Welcome to New York

This triptych is about the dangerous journey from Guatemala to New York. The artist considers this an important documentation of history. He has ties to Guatemala which make this very personal. The shirt that the immigrant is wearing indicates he comes from Huehuetenango, Guatemala.

Agitu Gudeta

A painting in honour of an immigrant who made a huge contribution to her new homeland. From Wikipedia: "Agitu Ideo Gudeta (Oromo: Aggituu Ida'o Guddataa; Amharic: አጊቱ ጉደታ; 1 January 1978 – 29 December 2020) was an Ethiopian Oromo[1] farmer,[2] entrepreneur, and environmentalist who immigrated to Italy after experiencing conflict due to her political activism against land grabbing by the military for international corporations. She established a goat farming operation using the indigenous breed Pezzata Mòchena to produce dairy and beauty products. Gudeta became a national symbol of environmentalism and successful refugee integration into Italian society by the press and politicians. She died violently in December 2020; Adams Suleiman, a Ghanaian seasonal worker she had hired, was charged with raping and murdering her."

Lost Girls Not Forgotten

In honour of the women who are promoting the hope that girls kidnapped by Boco Haram in the DRC (Congo) will be rescued. They are holding plants that are symbols in Africa of Life, Strength and Resilience.