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Jamaica Biennial 2017 – Invited Artists: Bryan McFarlane
Bryan McFarlane – Dark, Like the Weather (c2016) The Jamaica Biennial 2017 is almost in its last month as it closes on May 28, and is a must-see exhibition. Here is a short feature on Bryan McFarlane,...
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18th Century Jamaican Painting Auctions for US$80,000
A painting by the Jamaica-born 18th century artist, musician and botanist Samuel Felsted (1743-1802) has just sold at auction for US$ 80,000, or more than Ja$ 10 million, in an auction of American...
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Jamaica Biennial 2017 – Invited Artists 2017: Jag Mehta
Jag Mehta – Done in India (2015) Jag Mehta’s work can be seen at the National Gallery of Jamaica in Kingston until May 28, as part of the Jamaica Biennial 2017. Jag Mehta was born 1933 in Lahore,...
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Jamaica Biennial 2017 – Invited Artists: Els Meyns
Els Meyns – Horn of Plenty (n.d.) The illustrated mixed media sculpture by Els Meyns is on view at the National Gallery of Jamaica until May 28 as part of the Jamaica Biennial 2017. Els Meijns born in...
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Jamaica Biennial 2017 – Invited Artists: Petrona Morrison
Petrona Morrison – Selfie (2017), video still Petrona Morrison‘s video installation Selfie (2017), is part of the Jamaica Biennial 2017 exhibition at the National Gallery of Jamaica, where it can be...
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Tribute to David Marchand (1944-2017)
David Marchand (photo: Chloe Walters-Wallace) On Tuesday, we received the sad news of the passing of David Marchand, just short of what would have been his seventy-third birthday. Marchand was one of...
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Mother’s Day Sale
Your Mother deserves the best and the best place to shop for her special gifts is the National Gallery Gift Shop. We have a wide variety of fine Jamaican made gift items that will help you to show...
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Jamaica Biennial 2017 – Invited Artists: Winston Patrick
Winston Patrick – Growth (2017) The Jamaica Biennial 2017 continues until May 28, 2017. The work of Winston Patrick can be seen at the National Gallery of Jamaica on the Kingston Waterfront. Winston...
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Jamaica Biennial 2017 – Invited Artists: Khalfani Ra
K. Khalfani Ra – Post White: the end of HIStory, Fukuyama’s Failure – for Yosef ben-Jochannan (n.d.) Khalfani Ra‘s work is on view in the Jamaica Biennial 2017 at the National Gallery of Jamaica until...
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Jamaica Biennial 2017 – Invited Artists: Omari S. Ra
Omari S. Ra is one of the invited artists in the Jamaica Biennial 2017. His work can be seen at the National Gallery of Jamaica in downtown Kingston. Omari Ra was born in 1960, in Kingston, Jamaica....
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National Gallery Presents Young and Emerging Artists Workshops for Arts in...
The National Gallery of Jamaica is pleased to announce that it is partnering with Arts in the Park – Visual Arts Edition, a production of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment, and Sport....
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Last Sundays, May 28, 2017 – Feat. Tsunami Scarecrow, Wayne McGregor and...
The National Gallery of Jamaica is pleased to present a special edition of its Last Sundays programme for May 28, 2017, which features Tsunami Scarecrow, a short film on David Marchand, which starts...
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SPECIAL EDITION OF SATURDAY ART-TIME TO BE HELD ON MAY 27
On Saturday, May 27, 2017 as a part of closing activities for the Jamaica Biennial 2017 exhibition at the National Gallery of Jamaica, the Saturday Art-Time child art programme will be a conducting a...
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In Memoriam Dr. the Hon. David Boxer, O.J. (1946-2017)
David Boxer at his home with visiting Edna Manley College studens, c2015 (photo: Donnette Zacca) The National Gallery of Jamaica has received the sad news of the passing of Dr the Hon. David Boxer,...
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Jamaica Biennial 2017 – Invited Artists: Keith “Uhuru” Reece
Keith “Uhuru” Reece – Ancestral Mask (2017) The Jamaica Biennial 2017 at the National Gallery of Jamaica has been extended until June 10. We continue our short features on the participating artists:...
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Jamaica Biennial 2017 – Invited Artists: Norma Rodney Harrack
Norma Rodney Harrack – Lidded form with Peacock Glaze and Brush Drawing (2013) The Jamaica Biennial 2017 is now in its final days, after the main exhibition at the National Gallery of Jamaica in...
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Jamaica Biennial 2017 – Invited Artists: Oneika Russell
Oneika Russell – A Bit of What You Fancy (2017, video still) On view until June 10 in the Jamaica Biennial 2017 at the National Gallery of Jamaica: Oneika Russell was born in 1980, in St Andrew,...
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Jamaica Biennial 2017 – Invited Artists: Judith Salmon
The Jamaica Biennial 2017 closed on June 10, after a two week extension, but we continue to build our online archive on the Biennial with features of the artists who were included in the exhibition....
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Jamaica Biennial 2017 – Invited Artists: Storm Saulter
Storm Saulter – The World is Yours (2016) We continue to share our archives on the Jamaica Biennial 2017, which closed recently. Storm Saulter was born in 1983, in Westmoreland, Jamaica. Saulter...
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Jamaica Biennial 2017 – Invited Artists: Stafford Schliefer
Stafford Schliefer – Influx (2017) Here is another feature from our Jamaica Biennial 2017 archives: Stafford Schliefer was born in 1939, in Kingston, Jamaica. Schliefer is a self-taught artist who has...
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