“The Nation/The Imaginary: The National Collection” will display over 500 works from the National Collection, acquired by the National Art Gallery
ITE: “Thirty: Island Life Perspectives”
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.
ITE: “Thirty: Island Life Perspectives”
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.
The December Artwork of the Month is ‘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.
Feature from the National Collection: Emancipation Day Boat Cruise
The sight of colorful faces, the rock of the music, and the sway of the boat with a boisterous, energetic crowd are all felt in John Beadle’s Emancipation Day Boat Cruise. Viewing this piece is an experience in and of itself. The analogous colors of reds, oranges and yellows are aptly applied across the canvas. The painting also includes elements of drawing, collage and quilting.
Feature from the National Collection: Burnside Crowns a King
If a visitor at the National Art Gallery of The Bahamas were to wander into the office, found on the second floor, and make a left turn, one of the first things they would see is a “larger than life” painting of a man gazing back at them with a contemplative yet peaceful expression on his face. That would be Stan Burnside’s feature piece, “Solomon” (2000).