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Jamaica’s Art Pioneers: Colin Garland (1935-2007)
Colin Garland – In the Beautiful Caribbean (1974), Collection: NGJ Colin Garland was born on April 12, 1935 to a working class family in Sydney, Australia, during the period of the Great Depression....
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In Memoriam: Gaston Lascelles Tabois (1924-2012)
Gaston Tabois – John Canoe in Guanaboa Vale (1962), Collection: NGJ I put out my effort. Hopefully I’ll die very old having accomplished a lot of good for mankind. Gaston Tabois, 1987 The National...
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National Biennial 2012: A Perspective from a Participating Artist, Charles...
The following remarks were delivered by Charles Campbell at the opening function of the 2012 National Biennial. Charles was invited to speak to provide a perspective from a participating artist. Ebony...
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National Biennial 2012 – Musgrave Tributes: Omari S. Ra (Silver, 2011)
Omari S. Ra – Self-Portrait (2012) Omari S. Ra was awarded the Institute of Jamaica’s Silver Musgrave medal in 2011 and, as has become customary, is honoured with a small tribute exhibition in the 2012...
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National Biennial 2012 – Musgrave Tributes: Bryan McFarlane (Silver, 2012)
Bryan McFarlane – Masking Face, 1984, oil on canvas, 91 x 152.5 cm, Collection: NGJ (Gift of the Artist in honour of the NGJ’s 20th anniversary) Bryan McFarlane was awarded the Institute of Jamaica’s...
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National Biennial 2012 – Musgrave Tributes: Ebony G. Patterson (Bronze, 2012)
Ebony G. Patterson was awarded the Institute of Jamaica’s Bronze Musgrave medal in 2012 and, as has become customary, is honoured with a small tribute exhibition in the 2012 National Biennial. The...
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In Memoriam: Fitzroy “Fitz” Harrack (1945-2013)
The National Gallery of Jamaica deeply regrets to announce that the master sculptor Fitzroy (Fitz) Harrack has passed away on January 10, 2013. Born in 1945 in St John’s, Grenada, Harrack received his...
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National Biennial 2012: Conversations in the Gallery (or a Few Curatorial Notes)
This perspective on the curatorial aspects of the 2012 National Biennial was contributed by Nicole Smythe-Johnson, Senior Curator at the NGJ. It is the first of several perspectives from staff members...
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National Biennial 2012: The Way Art Makes Me Feel (and Think), by Deanne...
Click to view slideshow. This perspective on the 2012 National Biennial was contributed by a visitor to the NGJ, Deanne Bell, Ph.D. It is the second of several perspectives from staff members and...
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Perspectives on Blackness in the 2012 National Biennial
K. Khalfani Ra – Death Sentence,the creolecentric/multicultural gaze, mixed media on fabric, National Biennial 2012 Last month, February 2013, was observed as Black History month and this encouraged...
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National Biennial 2012: Artists Talk, Monday March 11
The National Gallery of Jamaica is pleased to present a talk featuring artists in the 2012 National Biennial on Monday March 11, which will also be the ultimate opportunity to see this critically...
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Kei Miller: Languages beyond Meaning
Kei Miller As the National Biennial 2012 draws to a close, we are pleased to provide you with yet another perspective, contributed by Kei Miller, Jamaican poet, novelist and essayist. It has not been...
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National Biennial 2012: The Final Word!
This short video documentary on the National Biennial 2012 was produced and contributed, as a special courtesy, by Marvin Bartley Studios Ltd.
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Remember This: Tributes and Selections from the National Collection
Click to view slideshow. Having spent three months exhibiting a wide range of work produced in the last two years in the National Biennial, we at the National Gallery now turn our attention to history...
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Natural Histories: Deborah M. Carroll Anzinger
A closer look at Deborah Anzinger’s work in the Natural Histories Exhibition: Click to view slideshow. Instability is a major theme in much of Deborah Anzinger’s recent work. In both Gone and Lizard...
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Natural Histories: Charles Campbell – Transporter 6
A closer look at Charles Campbell’s Transporter 6: Charles Campbell – Transporter 6 (2012), screen print on card and metal clips, diameter 101.6 cm Transporter 6 is a part of an ongoing project that...
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Natural Histories: Eugene Hyde, Croton Series
Eugene Hyde – From the Croton Series (1974), mixed media on canvas, Collection: NGJ Croton Series (1964) is a part of Eugene Hyde‘s flower series. For most of his career, Hyde’s stylistic approach was...
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Natural Histories: Esther Chin, Yisitie
Esther Chin is a recent graduate of the School of Visual Arts, Edna Manley College. Her work “Yisitie” was part of her final year show and was subsequently shown in the 2012 National Biennial. It is...
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Natural Histories: Hope Brooks, Slavery Trilogy
Click to view slideshow. Hope Brooks’ Slavery Trilogy is a combination of three series: (from left to right) Kings and Princes, Backra Pickney and Trilogy. The work explores the history and development...
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Natural Histories: Shoshanna Weinberger
Shoshanna Weinberger – Collection of Strangefruit, gouache & mixed media on paper, 18 panels, ea. 51 x 42 cm Shoshanna Weinberger’s work takes beauty and sex appeal and turns them on their head....
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