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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]
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, sprinter, 100m and 200m World and Olympic record holder (Beijing 2008 and London 2012), fondly known as "The Pocket Rocket" Ricardo Fuller, Jamaican-born Premier League and Jamaica national football team football player; Ricardo Gardner, Jamaican-born Premier League and Jamaica national football team football player
All three artists returned to teach at the Jamaica School of Art. Since the island declared independence in 1962, Jamaican art has swung between two styles that Chief Curator, David Boxer, has defined as "mainstream" and "intuitive." [9] "Mainstream" references Jamaica's trained artists, more often exposed to art trends and styles used abroad.
Jimmy Cliff was born James Chambers on 30 July 1944 in Saint James, Colony of Jamaica. [4] He began writing songs while still at primary school in St. James, listening to a neighbour's sound system.
The following year, Dunkley received a bronze medal for "notable contribution to the art of the world" at the New York World's Fair. Three works, "Back to Nature", "Jerboa" and "Pastures" were exhibited at the Institute of Jamaica's 1945 Survey of West Indian Painting, a show that also traveled to Canada. Four paintings including "Banana ...
She was one of the first artists in Jamaica to produce assemblage and installation art, often incorporating found objects with carved elements. She was featured in the National Gallery of Jamaica's Six Options: Gallery Spaces Transformed (1985), which was the first exhibition of installation art in Jamaica. [5]
Beenie Man (Island Jamaica) Bernard Szajner; Bill Laswell (Axiom/Island) Bhundu Boys; Black Uhuru; Black Rebel Motorcycle Club; Blancmange; Blessing Annatoria (Island UK) Bob Dylan (Island UK) Bob Marley (Tuff Gong/Island) Bomb the Bass (Quango/Island) Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. (4th & B'way/Island) Boukman Eksperyans (Mango/Island) Boy Kill Boy; Blue ...