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Anything with Nothing – Curatorial Introduction, Monique Barnett-Davidson
Click to view slideshow. The following is the curatorial introduction presented by NGJ Assistant Curator Monique Barnett-Davidson at the opening of the Anything with Nothing exhibition on May 25....
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Cosplay in the Kingdom – June 14, 2014
Cosplay in the Kingdom, a costume party celebrating the influence of Japanese Anime and Manga in Jamaica, will take place on Saturday, June 14 at the National Gallery of Jamaica. The party is a...
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Anything With Nothing: Kemar Black
Kemar Black at work on The Creation Kingston-based Fashion designer, musician and street artist is one of 10 artists presently featured in the National Gallery of Jamaica’s Anything with Nothing...
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Last Sundays, June 29, 2014 – KOTE: featuring Anything With Nothing, Aisha Davis
The National Gallery of Jamaica’s Last Sundays programme for June 2014 is scheduled for Sunday, June 29, from 11 am to 4 pm, and is presented in association with Kingston on the Edge (KOTE), Jamaica’s...
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Anything with Nothing: Vermon “Howie” Grant
Vermon “Howie” Grant – Sleepy (Dela Vega City), photo: Charles Campbell Below is a short video interview with Howie, one of the ten artists in the Anything with Nothing exhibition. The video was...
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Introducing: National Gallery West
National Gallery West is the new, Montego Bay based extension of the National Gallery of Jamaica. It is part of the newly refurbished and rebranded Montego Bay Cultural Centre, which is housed in the...
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Anything with Nothing: Cleaver Cunningham
Cleaver Cunningham – Donavan M. (c2010, Pembroke Hall) – photo: LeRhone Webb Here is a feature on Cleaver Cunningham, one of the artists in the Anything with Nothing exhibition: Based in Pembroke...
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Anything with Nothing: Dion Palmer “Sand”
Sand at his cook shop Dion Palmer “Sand” is another of the ten artists in the Anything with Nothing exhibition. Here is a short feature on his work: Palmer works out of a small cook shop near Parade...
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Anything with Nothing: Donovan “Danny Coxon” McLeod
Danny Coxon – Sugar Minott (c2013, Lyndhurst Road) – Photo: LeRhone Webb) Donovan “Danny Coxon” McLeod is another of the artists featured in the Anything with Nothing exhibition. Originally from...
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Anything With Nothing: T. Earl Witter
T. Earl Witter and the members of the Rastafarian Community Development Movement T. Earl Witter is the lead artist in a group called the Rastafarian Community Development Movement based in Parade...
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Anything with Nothing: Ricky Culture
Ricky Culture – Shack (c2008, Three Mile)– Photo: Olivia McGilchrist A Rastafarian artist based in Cockburn Gardens, Ricky Culture does a number of commissions in his community including memorial...
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Anything with Nothing: Andrew “D.I.” Thomas
Andrew “Designer Ice” Thomas – Rider (2014, in exhibition), photo: Olivia McGilchrist We have recently closed the Anything with Nothing: Art from the Streets of Urban Jamaica exhibitions but are...
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Anything with Nothing: Michael Robinson
Michael Robinson – Selassie (photo: Olivia McGilchrist) We continue our posts on the recently concluded Anything with Nothing: Art from the Streets of Urban Jamaica exhibition with a feature on...
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Anything with Nothing: Anthony Brown
Anthony Brown – Kimarley (Hannah Town), photo: Kara Springer Here is the tenth and final post on the recently concluded Anything with Nothing: Art from the Streets of Urban Jamaica exhibition, a...
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Last Sundays: July 27, 2014, featuring the Free Willies Band
The National Gallery of Jamaica’s Last Sundays programme for July 2014 is scheduled for Sunday, July 27, from 11 am to 4 pm. The featured performance, scheduled to start at 2 pm, is by the acclaimed...
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The National Gallery at Forty
Click to view slideshow. The National Gallery of Jamaica is the oldest and largest public art museum in the English-speaking Caribbean and opened its doors, originally at historic Devon House, on...
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“In Retrospect: 40 Years of the National Gallery of Jamaica” Opens on August 31
The National Gallery of Jamaica is pleased to present the In Retrospect: Forty Years of the National Gallery of Jamaica exhibition, which is opening on Sunday, August 31, 2014 and marks the beginning...
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Call for Entries: New Dates for the 2014 Jamaica Biennial
Ebony G. Patterson – The Observation (Bush Cockerel) — A fictitious History, video installation (detail), National Biennial 2012 The National Gallery of Jamaica wishes to announce the new dates for...
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In Retrospect: 40 Years of the National Gallery of Jamaica – Minister Lisa...
Minister Hanna (center) tours the exhibition with senior curator O’Neil Lawrence (right) and assistant curator Monique Barnett-Davidson (left) (Photo courtesy of Oliver Watt) On Sunday, August 31, the...
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In Retrospect: 40 Years of the NGJ – Introduction
Click to view slideshow. As has become customary for all our exhibitions, we are publishing the text panels in the In Retrospect: 40 Years of the National Gallery of Jamaica exhibition. Here is the...
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