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New Roots: Matthew McCarthy
Matthew McCarty – I Took the Liberty of Designing One (2013) Biography Matthew McCarthy is a Jamaica-based illustrator and mural painter who has spent the last five years finding a way to combine his...
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New Roots: Astro Saulter
Click to view slideshow. Biography Astro Saulter (b1978, Jamaica) is a digital artist living in Negril, Jamaica. As an infant, Astro was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy – a brain and nervous system...
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New Roots: Ikem Smith
Biography Ikem Smith is a multimedia artist born in Kingston, Jamaica. He is a recent graduate of the Edna Manley College of The Visual and Performing Arts where he earned his BFA in Visual...
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New Roots: The Girl and the Magpie
Click to view slideshow. Biography The artist behind The Girl and the Magpie was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Africa). She obtained a Masters Degree in Archeology and History of Art in...
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Last Sundays: New Roots Opens on July 28
National Gallery of Jamaica to Present New Roots: 10 Emerging Artists The National Gallery of Jamaica is pleased to invite you to its summer show, New Roots: 10 Emerging Artists. The exhibition will...
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New Roots – Gisele Gardner
Gisele Gardner – Subterranean Initiation (2012), oil on canvas Biography Gisele Gardner, 23, has been painting for seven years. A past student of the Edna Manley College, she has also obtained a...
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Last Sundays: Kat C.H.R. to Perform at New Roots Opening @ July 28
We are very excited that Kat C.H.R. will be performing at the NGJ on Sunday, July 28, as part of the opening programme of the New Roots exhibition. Kat C.H.R. will perform an acoustic set and her...
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New Roots: Nile Saulter
Nile Saulter – Pillowman (2013), video still Biography Nile Saulter is a cinematographer, director, editor, and founding member of New Caribbean Cinema. He graduated from the New York Film Academy at...
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New Roots: Introduction
Matthew McCarty – I Took the Liberty of Designing One (2013) Instead of asking what are people’s roots, we ought to think about what are their routes, the different points by which they have come to be...
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New Roots: Some Thoughts on The Artist as Author
New Roots: 10 Emerging Artists opened at the NGJ on July 28 and continues until September 30. Here is the first of a series of reflections on the exhibition contributed by Senior Curator Nicole...
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Last Sundays: August 25, 2013, featuring New Roots and DJ Afifa Aza
The National Gallery of Jamaica’s Last Sundays programme for August is scheduled for Sunday, August 25, from 11 am to 4 pm. Visitors will have the opportunity to view the Gallery’s latest exhibition,...
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Wilfred “Jabba” Francis (1924-2013)
Wilfred Francis – Ethiopia Stretches Forth Her Hands (1968), Collection: Wayne Chen The National Gallery of Jamaica deeply regrets the passing of self-taught artist Wilfred Francis on August 21, 2013....
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Michael Parchment (1957-2013)
Michael Parchment – Death of a Don (2010) The National Gallery of Jamaica deeply regrets the passing of the painter, sculptor and poet Michael Parchment on Tuesday, August 20, 2013. Michael Parchment...
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Last Sundays: DJ Afifa Aza –“What Silences Does Our Art Speak”
DJ Afifa Aza DJ Afifa Aza is performing at our Last Sundays event today, with a sound selection which responds to the questions raised by the New Roots exhibition. Below is the statement she submitted...
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The Museum and the World: A Review of the 2013 CIMAM Annual Conference
“Time to Breathe” by Maria Nepomuceno, an installation at the Museu de Arte Moderna NGJ Senior Curator Nicole Smythe-Johnson recently attended the CIMAM conference in RIO. Here is her report on the...
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New Roots: Patreece McIntosh on Ikem Smith’s 2063
The NGJ recently staged an art writing workshop for its curatorial staff, which was presented by Nicole Smythe-Johnson. Here is the first of a series of short reviews that were produced during this...
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“Reflection on Parallels and Continuity at the National Gallery of Jamaica”...
Camille Chedda – Built-In Obsolescence (2010-2011), Acrylic on Sandwich Bags, 28 parts, each 20 x 16 cm Here is another in the series of reviews that were produced as part of the NGJ’s recent art...
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New Roots: An Invitation to Dialogue
The Girl and the Magpie – installation view We at the NGJ are committed to fostering critical dialogue and our exhibitions are designed to do just that. The current New Roots: 10 Emerging Artists...
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Last Sundays, September 29, 2013: New Roots and Shady Squad
The National Gallery of Jamaica’s Last Sundays programme for September is scheduled for Sunday, September 29, 2013, from 11 am to 4 pm. Visitors will have the opportunity to view New Roots: 10...
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In Memoriam: Peter Johnson (1960-2013)
Peter Johnson – Want Freedom (2012), alabaster The NGJ regrets the passing of the sculptor Peter Ralph Johnson. He was born on April 4, 1960 and most recently lived at 17 James Street, in downtown...
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