Last night we headed for the 1st time to one of Kingston’s coolest art spaces at New Local Space NLS to see an exhibition by Jamaican born, New York based multidisciplinary artist Simon Benjamin. The Forum hotel in Port Henderson, St Catherine, which opened its doors in 1973 and closed in 1978 due circumstances that … Continue reading
From January 30 – March 2, 2016, eleven exceptional Jamaican talents have been invited to showcase their work at Galleri F15 in Norway. Art from Jamaica and the Caribbean is still mostly unfamiliar to the Norwegian public which has pushed curator, Selene Wendt, into conceptualizing Jamaican Routes ‒ an exhibition where Jamaican music, in all … Continue reading
We fell in love with the work of Jamaican artist Ebony G. Patterson 4 years ago at the National Gallery of Jamaica’s Biennial. Today Ebony lives in Lexington, Kentucky and her newest exhibition Dead Treez, can now be on viewed at the Museum of Arts and Design, Patterson presents a blinged-out deluge of colors, patterns, sparkles and … Continue reading
On my early morning drive I noticed this thought provoking artwork on the walls of Abby Court in New Kingston. The street art is done by Jamaican artist Leasho Johnson who is an Edna Manley graduate, who has has exhibitions at the National Gallery of Jamaica. Leasho’s street art can also be found around in … Continue reading
Yes! Its back and we are excited!!! The National Gallery of Jamaica is pleased to announce the Jamaica Biennial 2014, which will open with a week of events from December 7 to 14, 2014, and continue for three months, until March 15, 2015. The Jamaica Biennial 2014, which has been rebranded and expanded as part … Continue reading
A couple of weeks ago we went down to 41 Fleet Street in south-side Kingston to see the beautiful art by Paint Jamaica and to see the start up project of Plant Jamaica at Life Yard with our friend Andrew Bruce founder of the project. Plant Jamaica is an organization creating sustainable farms in small … Continue reading
Japan comes to Jamaica!!! On May 11th, 2014 from 11am to 4pm, The National Gallery of Jamaica will present the exhibition JAPAN: Kingdom of Characters, which showcases popular anime and manga characters. Under the theme “Characters and the Japanese”, the exhibition asks various questions: What exactly are “characters”? Why do characters appear and become popular? … Continue reading
