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This is a list of Jamaican artists (in alphabetical order by last name) of various genres, who are notable and either born in Jamaica or associated with Jamaica, including sculptors, ceramists, painters, photographers and designers.
Edna Swithenbank Manley, OM (28 February 1900 – 9 February 1987) [1] is considered one of the most important artists and arts educators in Jamaica.She was known primarily as a sculptor, although her oeuvre included significant drawings and paintings. [2]
The somewhat abstract statue depicts a figure with a tree trunk for a lower body and a distorted face. [1] When the sculpture was unveiled on the second anniversary of the iconic reggae artist's death, angry Marley fans threw fruit and rocks at the bronze piece because, according to them, it didn't adequately represent the widely revered artist.
Jamaican art dates back to Jamaica's indigenous Taino Indians who created zemis, carvings of their gods, for ritual spiritual purposes. The demise of this culture after European colonisation heralded a new era of art production more closely related to traditional tastes in Europe, created by itinerant artists keen to return picturesque images ...
Kofi Kayiga (born December 1943), [1] formerly known as Ricardo Wilkins, [2] is a Jamaican-born artist and educator, who migrated to the US, after periods spent in the UK and Uganda. [3] He has exhibited widely internationally and since the 1960s has taught fine art at various institutions, becoming a professor at the Massachusetts College of ...
Kenneth Neville Anthony Garrick was born in Jamaica on 28 July 1950. [3] He attended Kingston College in Jamaica before studying graphic art (after switching from economics) at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), on a football scholarship, where he played for the UCLA Bruins men's soccer team, reaching the National Collegiate Athletic Association finals in both 1971 and 1972.
Basil Watson, OJ CD (born 1958), [1] is a Jamaican sculptor. He is the son of painter Barrington Watson , [ 2 ] and the brother of sculptor Raymond Watson. [ 3 ] He was honoured with the Order of Distinction , Commander Class, in 2016, in recognition of his artistic accomplishments.
His style changed somewhat after his return from England; his mature work was marked by the influence of African art, particularly of the Yoruba people, and cubism. Much of his subject matter was drawn from Jamaican society, including the Junkanoo festival and the Rastafari movement .