Well hello!! I am just back from my trip to Grand Cayman where I had an amazing visit with my Mum, Dad, brother and sister. All of which explains my blog delinquency I hope!
A visit to the National Gallery of the Cayman Islands was on the agenda. Pieces from the National Collection were on display and the introduction on the wall explains: “Seen collectively these works begin to tell the story of Caymanian Art. They provide the record of a growing nation – from the mythic to the common place, the harmonious and the dissonant – as it defines itself in a rapidly changing world.” I took the photos with my phone so please forgive the lack of clarity. You can see more of the collection on the National Gallery’s website. I am pleased to say that both my mum and dad have paintings in the collection!
So that’s a taste of art from the Cayman Islands. I’d love to hear from you. What other Caymanian artists do you know of? One I have not included, as I couldn’t get a good photo of his work, is abstract artist, Bendel Hydes. Check out his work here.
That’s all for now. I’ll be back in a few days with the pastel I painted at the end of my Cayman trip.
Until then,
~ Gail
4 thoughts on “From the collection of the National Gallery of the Cayman Islands”
Very interesting and educational the inclusion in the gallery of your parents work must be very satisfying any chance of your inclusion at a later date??
Yes, it’s wonderful that they both have their work in the Gallery’s collection. As for me? Probably not as I don’t live in Cayman. I do have a piece in the National Gallery of Jamaica’s collection however 🙂
My stepmother has a Gladwyn Bush painting that she would like to sell. Do you have any idea where she would have luck with this? Thanks, Ehren Snyder
How wonderful to have an original Gladwyn Bush painting. Ehren, I am not sure where you are located. I would suggest that getting in touch with he National Gallery of the Cayman Islands might be a place to start.