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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]
González was born in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1943. [1] He had a Puerto Rican father and Jamaican mother. González graduated in 1963 from the Jamaica School of Art (The Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts), where he majored in sculpture. [2] He later became a faculty member at the school. [1]
Richard Nattoo was born in Spanish Town, Jamaica, in 1993. [2] [3] He received his early education from Ardenne High School in Kingston. [4] [3] He pursued his studies in architecture at the University of Technology, Jamaica. [5] [3] Later, he transitioned to a career as an artist. [5]
Officer of the Order of Distinction, Silver Musgrave Institute of Jamaica, Member of Caribbean Hall of Fame Gloria Escoffery OD (22 December 1923 – 24 April 2002) was a Jamaican painter, poet and art critic that contributed to post-colonial arts and culture during the mid-to-late 20th century.
Specifically Valerie Facey founded the Mill Press, which has 'produced memorable, award-winning books' about Jamaican art, poetry, biography, cuisine, history, and so much more. [1] Laura Facey's family continues to instill the importance of representing their home country and giving a voice to the unheard, which is a central theme within Laura ...
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 ...
His artistic education, such as it was, consisted of frequent visits to museums and art galleries where he picked up his technique. On returning to Jamaica in the 1970s, he started building a large house in Fisherman's Park, Long Bay, Portland. Six stories high with circular staircases and a vast studio, it was half castle and half temple ...