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Tribute to Barrington Watson
Further to our tribute to Prof. the Hon. Barrington Watson, O.J., who passed away on Tuesday, January 26, we have mounted a special display of some of Barrington’s key works from our collections,...
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Last Sundays of February 28 to Feature Tribe Sankofa
The National Gallery’s programme for Last Sundays on February 28, 2016 will feature Tribe Sankofa with Black Bodies and two exhibitions, Explorations IV: Masculinities and Tribute to Barrington...
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BARRINGTON WATSON IN CONTEXT – Part I
Barrington Watson – Dancer at Rest (c1962), Collection: NGJ The Jamaican Master Painter Barrington Watson passed away last month. Here is part I of the two-part post based on Veerle Poupeye’s essay for...
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Barrington Watson in Context – Part II
Barrington Watson – Self Portrait (1962) Collection: NGJ The Jamaican Master Painter Barrington Watson passed away last month. Here is part 2 of the two-part post based on Veerle Poupeye’s essay for...
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Panel Discussion on Masculinities @March 17, 1:30 pm
The National Gallery of Jamaica is staging a panel discussion to accompany its Explorations IV: Masculinities exhibition. This panel discussion will take place on Thursday, March 17, starting at 1:30...
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Special Sunday Programme on April 3, 2016
Since the last Sunday of March 2016 is Easter, and a public holiday, there will be no Last Sundays on that day. We will instead offer a special Sunday programme on April 3, the first Sunday in April....
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Selections for “Digital” Announced
The review of submissions for the upcoming Digital exhibition has now been completed and we are very excited to announce that submissions from the following artists have been accepted: Ewan Atkinson;...
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In Memoriam Kay Anderson
We are deeply saddened by the news that our colleague, the artist, writer and art educator Kay Anderson, passed away earlier this week. Kay Anderson received a BA in History followed by a Post...
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Last Sundays, April 24, 2016 – feat. Digital and Chevaughn
The National Gallery of Jamaica’s Last Sundays programme for April 24, 2016, will feature the opening of the Digital exhibition and a musical performance by Chevaughn. Digital, as the title suggests,...
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Digital: Ewan Atkinson
Ewan Atkinson – Only in Our Imagination (2015), one of 12 digitally printed posters. Digital, an exhibition of digital art from the Caribbean and beyond, will open at the NGJ on April 24. The...
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Digital: Sonia Barrett
Sonia Barrett – Leaving the Room: Chair Pose (still from GIF animation) We continue our short features on the artists in the Digital exhibition, which opens on Sunday, April 24, 2016: Bio Sonia E....
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Digital: Kimani Beckford
Kimani Beckford – Jus Becos Mi Black (2016) (still from video) Here is another feature on the artists and works in the upcoming Digital exhibition, opening date Sunday, April 24: Bio Kimani Beckford...
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Digital: Beverley Bennett
Beverley Bennett – Unpick (still from video) Here is another of our features on the artists in our upcoming Digital exhibition, which opens on April 24: Bio Beverly Bennett is a British born artist...
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Digital: Jacqueline Bishop
Jacqueline Bishop – Bodies of Water (2015, video still) We continue our features on the artists in the Digital exhibition (April 24-July 4, 2016)” Bio Jacqueline Bishop was born in Kingston, Jamaica....
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Digital: Ruben Cabenda
Ruben Cabenda – I Am, I Was (n.d.), still from animation Yet another feature on the artists and works in our upcoming Digital exhibition (April 24-July 4, 2016): Bio Ruben Cabenda was born in Suriname...
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Digital: Larry Chang
Chang, Larry – Commodity Series – Sugar (2013), digital composition, giclee print on canvas More on the upcoming Digital exhibition: Bio Larry Chang was born in Jamaica, 1949. From 1966 to 1967, he...
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Digital: Robin Clare
Robin Clare – Log On, 2015 (still from GIF animation) Work on the Digital exhibition, which opens on Sunday, April 24, continues. Here is a feature on another artist in the exhibition: Bio Robin Clare...
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Digital: James Cooper
James Cooper – Bananas (2016, detail), laminated Digital prints60 prints, ea.: 28 x 20.3 cm Another feature on the Digital exhibition: Bio James Cooper was born in 1965 and studied Landscape...
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Digital: Di-Andre Caprice Davis
Di-Andre Caprice – Chaotic Beauty – still 1 (medres) Another feature on one of the artists in Digital, which opens on Sunday, April 24: Bio Di-Andre Caprice Davis was born in Kingston, Jamaica. She is...
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Digital: Pablo Delano
Pablo Delano – Natives Bearing Burdens, 2016 (From The Museum of the Old Colony Project), 15 Laser jet prints, Ea.: 43.2 x 28 cm – installation view at Alice Yard, T&T, in February 2016 We continue...
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