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  Laura Facey

  • Posted by Marina Vatav
  • September 5, 2011
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  Bold, brave and spiritual, Jamaican artist Laura Facey is best known as the creator of the "Redemption Song", a monument of emancipation from slavery. Facey was the winner of the national...

Interviews

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  Lillian Blades: A Bahamian artist that would not quit on her dream

  • Posted by Marina Vatav
  • October 5, 2011
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  Since about 11 or 12 years old, I knew I wanted to be an artist. I always made art when I was in high school. My aunt tried to discourage me from doing that because they said there is no money in it.
  I chose then to study architecture at The College of th...  moreSince about 11 or 12 years old, I knew I wanted to be an artist. I always made art when I was in high school. My aunt tried to discourage me from doing that because they said there is no money in it.
  I chose then to study architecture at The College of the Bahamas. I did, however, had the opportunity to speak with a few artists about art, such as Jackson Burnside, who was an architect and an artist, and he told me: "Do what you want to do and don't worry about money, it will come." So, I decided to major in painting. I finished my MFA in 2000 from Georgia State University, and started having shows that were very successful. I just decided that being an artist and doing art is something I am most passionate about, something I want to work on all the time.  less

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  Interview with Sophie Cressall, Curator at Bermuda National Gallery

  • Posted by Marcel Wah
  • September 25, 2011
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  Sophie Cressall is Bermuda National Gallery's sole curator, at least for now. She, along with the Gallery's staff, is busily preparing for the Bermuda National Gallery's biennial slated for next year. Ms. Cressall has been the curator of the Bermuda Natio...  moreSophie Cressall is Bermuda National Gallery's sole curator, at least for now. She, along with the Gallery's staff, is busily preparing for the Bermuda National Gallery's biennial slated for next year. Ms. Cressall has been the curator of the Bermuda National Gallery for the past six years now. She has many hopes and dreams for the future of Bermudian art and for Bermuda's artists. Her insights give us a glimpse into the world of art as it now exists in Bermuda. A short paragraph is excerpt from her curator's foreword in the Bermuda National Gallery's 2010 Biennial catalogue which best explains Bermuda's contemporary art:  less