National Exhibition 6
Kingdom Come
Dates
15 November 2012 – 7 April 2013
Location
NAGB
The National Exhibition 6: Kingdom Come features work by 50 Bahamian artists responding to the idea of the apocalypse—not just as an end, but as a shift or new beginning. The exhibition looks at how global and local belief systems are being challenged in a time of rapid change. Artists explore five main themes: Identity, Transformation, Justice, Survival, and Conversion. Together, the works examine questions about who we are, what we’ve inherited, and how we move forward.
In context
The National Exhibition (NE) is a biennial exhibition held since the museum’s opening in 2003. It invites Bahamian artists—local and in the diaspora—to create new work reflecting the country’s cultural, social, and political climate. The NE welcomes both emerging and established artists and is a key moment for collection acquisitions. Most editions are organised around a curatorial theme, but some years remain open-ended.
Artists
John Beadle
Joann Behagg
Jonathan Bethel
Lillian Blades
Dede Brown
Lawrence D. Burns
Apryl Burrows
Maria Chisnall
Jessica Colebrooke
Christina Darville
Claudette Dean
Donna DeCosta
Veronica Dorsett
Michael Edwards
Sonia Farmer
Tyrone Ferguson
Del Foxton
Kendra Frorup
Yutavia George
Maria Govan
Kendal Hanna
Andret John
Sue Katz
Thierry Lamare
Scharad Lightbourne
Sabrina Lightbourne
Toby Lunn
Susan Moir MacKay
Candis Marshall
Jace McKinney
Patricia Glinton Meicholas
Jeffrey Meris
Kishan Munroe
Lavar Munroe
Keisha Oliver
Holly Parotti
Lynn Parotti
Jackson Petit
Malcolm Rae
Dylan Rapillard
John Paul Saddleton
Heino Schmid
Steven Schmid
Dave Smith
Max Taylor
Allan Wallace
Eleanor Whitely
Italia Williams
Artwork
Special catalogue
This limited-edition catalogue departed from traditional formats. Inspired by zines, it featured removable prints and quotes from participating artists. It was designed by Denise See and printed by Sonia Farmer of Poinciana Paper Press.
