After earning a BFA from Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD) in 1999. Justin Augustine quickly established a reputation as a brilliant up and coming painters He was featured in numerous solo and group across Nova Scotia and also took part in international exhibitions in the USA, England and France including international touring exhibition on Bob Marley And Beyond (2000). Augustine is known for his well-executed human figures often posed in unexplained and mysterious settings. In 2001 he created In A Foreign Land – a series of paintings that feature the artist juxtaposed in the landscapes of local Black communities.