Exhibitions

“Medicine & Memory: Public Health in The Bahamas”, begins to unpack practices around healing and medicine (of both the pharmaceutical and bush variety) in The Bahamas.

PULSE, a three-fold exhibition, centered on Bahamian public art, asks us to pause in our everyday lives. This triad (livingPULSE, onePULSE, and naturesPULSE) reflects on the power of art in the public realm during the contemporary crisis of COVID-19 and other historical moments.

Refuge is an exhibition that was conceived to uplift and give space to visual artists and writers in The Bahamas affected by Hurricane Dorian, providing a space for reflection and community.

The NAGB is thrilled to announce the opening of the new ITE “Thirty: Island Life Perspectives”. The exhibition is named for the thirty inhabited islands of our archipelago of 700 islands and cays and celebrates our similarities while recognizing those things that create the juxtapositions between Family Island life and city life.

This year, campers explored the art and history of storytelling in The Bahamas and across the Caribbean diaspora under the theme “Ol’ Story: Folktales and Traditions”. The rich and vibrant history of teaching and entertaining with the spoken word is deeply entrenched in our culture.

The NAGB is thrilled to announce that Kendra Frorup’s Mid-Career Show, “The Whimsical Collector”, will engage viewers with a body of work that spans a robust practice from 1989- present with a new collaborative installation, that the artist is engaging with the Bahamian community, opens on March 24th, 2022.

The NAGB is thrilled to announce the 10th NE, “MERCY”, is another opportunity for conversation and for dialogue that is inclusive, highly participative, respectful and courageous; a renewed dialogue on how we are shaping our future, opens on October 6th, 2022.

The Inter-Island Traveling Exhibition (ITE) comes to you – virtually!

“Evolution of the Arc” is an Open Call Exhibition, in a spirit of partnership between The Salus Project and the NAGB.

Double Dutch brings together artists from the region and diaspora to produce provocative bodies of work through collaboration and exchange.

The NAGB is thrilled to announce that Lynn Parotti’s solo show, “INHERIT THE EARTH,” which examines the effects humans are having on the earth through her stunning canvases, opened on April 15th, 2021.

“Floating Rib” is a look at the experience and practice of Black women of The Bahamas working in the diaspora, exploring roots, bodies and belonging, homecomings and goings.

Coming soon to the Project Space (PS) and NAGB Online Exhibitions is an installation of Tamika Galanis’ 2015 video work, “28”. This PS show is included as an offering as part of the current Permanent Exhibition, “Medicine & Memory” on public health in The Bahamas.

“Medicine & Memory: Public Health in The Bahamas”, begins to unpack practices around healing and medicine (of both the pharmaceutical and bush variety) in The Bahamas.

The Permanent Exhibition (PE) at The National Art Gallery of The Bahamas (NAGB) is an annual exhibition focused on displaying the National Collection and, at times, supported by works from prominent private collections including, but not limited to, the D’Aguilar Art Foundation Collection, The Dawn Davies Collection and other private collections.

Sue Katz has been living and working in The Bahamas for 28 years. Her roots may have originated in the US, but they now find themselves firmly planted here in The Bahamas.

Averia Wright presents “Straw Paradox: The Pig that Built His House of Straw” in the NAGB Project Space her following her moving works for the National Exhibition 9 “The Fruit and The Seed”, “Elevating the Blue Light Special.” Drawing from tradition and her family’s history, Wright will explore the legacy of straw works and its relationship to the Bahamian tourism industry.

Our society is ever changing from the influence of America and our growing tourism industry, and in turn, the perception of masculinity is one of those aspects that is transforming, albeit, ever slightly within our culture.

The Visual Life of Social Affliction seeks to grapple with the ways in which Caribbean visual practice critically engages long-standing experiences of social suffering

Whether you’re born here or a transplant, the Bahamian landscape has been a more than willing muse to many an artist over the years, including the likes of Hildegarde Hamilton, Eddie Minnis, Chan Pratt, and more, artist John Paul Saddleton (J.P.) is in good company.

The National Art Gallery of The Bahamas is proud to present a collection of new paintings by interdisciplinary artist Tessa Whitehead. Her first solo exhibition in The Bahamas titled “…there are always two deaths” catalogues the artist’s observations of the landscape, everyday life, and the inner working of nature in conjunction with the sacred feminine.

The National Art Gallery of The Bahamas brings to life a collection of over 110 works from the master Bahamian artist, Chan Pratt. We celebrate Pratt’s life and creativity posthumously in “Resurrection.” Working closely with Dewitt Chan Pratt, Chan’s son along with 20+ collectors across the archipelago we bring to life his story and ruminations on the landscape and honour the legacy of works left for study and record.

The NAGB was pleased to present ‘R. Brent Malone: Reincarnation’ – a retrospective exhibition spanning the entire gallery, which featured more than 250 paintings, drawings, prints and sculptural pieces by late artist Brent Malone.

The NAGB was pleased to present “Swan Song of the Flamingo”, a collaborative project that marries Kishan Munroe’s visual artistry with the work of other Bahamian and Cuban artists from various disciplines to create a boundary shattering program that shines a spotlight on painful period in Bahamian history: the sinking of HMBS Flamingo of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force fleet on May 10, 1980.

The NAGB is thrilled to announce the 10th NE, “MERCY”, is another opportunity for conversation and for dialogue that is inclusive, highly participative, respectful and courageous; a renewed dialogue on how we are shaping our future, opens on October 6th, 2022.

The National Exhibition 9 “The Fruit and the Seed” opened on Thursday, December 13th, 2018 and will run through March 31st, 2019.

Featuring the work of thirty-one professional Bahamian artists, The Fourth National Exhibition officially opened on Tuesday, July 8, 2008.

The NE7 calls on visual and literary artists to engage with these complex ideas of self, and how they have been affected by social and racial codes, complex histories and global convergences that are seeking to determine representation and meaning.

Featuring the work of thirty-one professional Bahamian artists, The Fourth National Exhibition officially opened on Tuesday, July 8, 2008.

Featuring the work of thirty-one professional Bahamian artists, The Fourth National Exhibition officially opened on Tuesday, July 8, 2008.

Featuring the work of thirty-one professional Bahamian artists, The Fourth National Exhibition officially opened on Tuesday, July 8, 2008.

The Second National Exhibition was held in 2004. It was decided that the biennial National Exhibition should feature the best of Bahamian art produced within the past two years.

The Second National Exhibition was held in 2004. It was decided that the biennial National Exhibition should feature the best of Bahamian art produced within the past two years.

The Inaugural National Exhibition is of particular significance for The Bahamas as it brings together the best of Bahamian art created since our independence in 1973.