21 contemporary Bahamian artists envision futures beyond colonial inheritance, examining visibility, absence, and transformation.
National Exhibition 11 Catalogue
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Blank Canvas with Jodi Minnis, Averia Wright, John Cox, Kachelle Knowles
On today’s Blank Canvas, the show on which we discuss visual culture and creative community, your guest host Katrina Cartwright, NAGB Education and Outreach Manager is joined by TERN (Jodi Minnis, Gallery Manager), The Current at Bahamar (Averia Wright, Curator and John Cox, Creative Director) and mixed media artist Kachelle Knowles.
Blank Canvas with Kendra Frorup and Averia Wright: The Whimsical Collector
On this week’s “Blank Canvas”, the show in which we discuss visual culture and creative community, your hosts Diana Sands and Dr Douglas Barkey have an engaging discussion with trailblazing sculpture artist Kendra Frorup and visionary curator Averia Wright. Kendra makes history with the debut of her extraordinary exhibition, The Whimsical Collector.
The Straw Paradox
By Natalie Willis. Averia Wright’s “The Straw Paradox: The Pig That Built His House of Straw” is something of a paradox in the name itself. Straw work in The Bahamas is a bit of a misnomer – it isn’t really “straw” in the Western traditional sense at all. Our straw is not made of barley, wheat or things of that ilk at all, rather, it is a pale gold weaving made of Silver Top Palm. Wright comes from a family of straw market women, and has been plaiting her whole life.
Under Attack: Averia Wright and the Dualities of Bahamian Identity
For Caribbean economies reliant on tourism, the demands of a capitalist market often preclude the production of authentic cultural goods.
Blank Canvas with Spurgeonique Morley and Averia Wright
Returning to “Blank Canvas” are two young Bahamian artists who, until now, have been known as ceramicists. Averia Wright, completed her BFA in Ceramics at the University of Tampa, returned home to work at the NAGB for 4 years as an Assistant Curator, and is now completing her masters (MFA) in “Expanded Practice” at Ohio University. Spurgeonique Morley received a BA in Art Education from UB and was one of the first year of graduates under the newly-formed university. As a practicing artist she has presented at the NAGB, in Transforming Spaces and at Hillside House, among other locations.
Medium: Practices and Routes of Spirituality and Mysticism Catalogue
Exploring The Bahamas as a multi-faith space through 33 artists examining spirituality, the divine, and religious critique.