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The January Artwork of the Month is ‘Beller’
Though we are nine days into the new year, excitement from the recent Boxing Day and New Year’s Day Junkanoo parades is still in the air. It isn’t difficult to see why the tradition resonated so much with Brent Malone.
Reinforcing connection
NAGB chief curator looks for potential links for regional artists abroad!! Chief Curator of the National Art Gallery of The
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Brent Malone’s ‘Balinese Woman With Flamingoes’
For many at the National Art Gallery of The Bahamas (NAGB), Brent Malone’s “Balinese Woman with Flamingoes” is a favorite from the National Collection. An original Malone, the painting is considered one of the gems that has been graciously gifted to the gallery over the years (in this case, by the kindness of Jean Cookson). Painted in the last decade of his life, “Balinese Woman with Flamingoes” resulted from the intersection of several events and factors in Malone’s life at the time.
The business of doing art: COB students get insight on marketing themselves
It’s a hobby, a method of therapy and a way to keep students occupied after school. For many Bahamians, art
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Art and education at the NAGB
The gap between exhibitions was not enough to prevent a room from filling at the National Art Gallery of The Bahamas this past Tuesday, when the inaugural talk of a series of discussions presented by some of the country’s foremost sociopolitical activists was held.
Max Taylor’s ‘What to Do?’
“What to Do?”, a woodcut by Bahamian master printmaker Maxwell Taylor, is this month’s Art Work of the Month.
Allan Wallace’s ‘Let There Be Order’
This month, the National Art Gallery of The Bahamas (NAGB) had the pleasure of a visit by renowned Bahamian artist Max Taylor. Called one of the country’s foremost ‘master artists’, multimedia artist Taylor has been an invaluable member of the country’s visual arts community for decades. During that time, he has produced exquisite prints, paintings and ceramic works, many of which are on display at the NAGB and for sale in its Mixed Media gift shop.
Moving forward and upward
This summer, the National Art Gallery of The Bahamas wishes two of its most valued employees farewell as they prepare to take the next leap in professional development.
The writing on the wall
One of the much-talked about highlights of the National Art Gallery of The Bahamas (NAGB) Mixed Media Art Summer Camp has been the new mural – or, rather, murals – adorning the public wall spaces at the NAGB. As living, collaborative works, the murals have been completed by groups of campers and individual artists, all of whom joined the NAGB for some time during its summer camp, led by Education and Curatorial Support Associate Abby Smith.