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This is a list of Jamaican artists (in alphabetical order by last name) of various genres, who are notable and either born in Jamaica or associated with Jamaica, including sculptors, ceramists, painters, photographers and designers.
Jamaican art dates back to Jamaica's indigenous Taino Indians who created zemis, carvings of their gods, for ritual spiritual purposes. The demise of this culture after European colonisation heralded a new era of art production more closely related to traditional tastes in Europe, created by itinerant artists keen to return picturesque images ...
Edna Swithenbank Manley, OM (28 February 1900 – 9 February 1987) [1] is considered one of the most important artists and arts educators in Jamaica.She was known primarily as a sculptor, although her oeuvre included significant drawings and paintings. [2]
Dunkley was represented by two pieces, "Jerboa" and "Back to Nature" in the exhibition "Three Decades of Jamaican Painting" at Commonwealth Institute Art Gallery in London (1971). An exhibition of Dunkley's paintings and sculptures was held at the National Gallery of Jamaica , 9 December 1976 to 19 February 1977. [ 9 ]
Specifically Valerie Facey founded the Mill Press, which has 'produced memorable, award-winning books' about Jamaican art, poetry, biography, cuisine, history, and so much more. [1] Laura Facey's family continues to instill the importance of representing their home country and giving a voice to the unheard, which is a central theme within Laura ...
21st-century Jamaican artists (2 C, 3 P)-Artists from Kingston, Jamaica (15 P) + Jamaican women artists (4 C, 13 P) D. Jamaican designers (1 C) Jamaican directors (2 ...
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In 1991 the National Gallery of Jamaica opened the Cecil Baugh Gallery of Ceramics as part of the development of the visual arts on the Island. In 1994, he received the George William Gordon Award for Excellence in the Visual Arts, and the Order of Jamaica in 2003. In 2004 he received the Gleaner Honour Award for Excellence in Arts and Culture.