Navarro Newton
Born in New Providence and raised on the island of Andros, Navarro Newton fell in love with nature and the creative arts at a young age. In 2013 he began his formal education in Visual Arts at the College of the Bahamas. He was then awarded the ‘Popop Junior Residency Prize’ in 2016, which led to his first solo show called ‘Metanoia’ (2017). His second solo exhibition, ‘Synesthesia,’ was hosted by The Current Gallery & Art Center at Baha Mar in 2020, followed by ‘Channeling Kronos: Existence’ in 2021. He has since began a residency at I.C.E., where he has participated in 2 group exhibitions- Sacred Spaces (2023) and When Tides Are Low (2023).
Newton’s creative practice is informed by the potential of a medium to create subtle nuances in opacity and texture. The work builds a narrative from shapes suggested by the movement of media on a surface, directed through incidental and imagined compositions. Newton continues to create work based on theories of existence, time, and examination of self.
View ArtistReagan Kemp
Reagan Kemp (b./l. Bahamas) is a multi-disciplinary visual artist living and working in Nassau, The Bahamas. Kemp is an emerging curator and creative director working with her self-founded production company SixSeven Multimedia and ICE Bahamas. Her photography and videography practice led her to document artwork, artists and gallery openings in most of the major galleries in the Bahamas, along with an extensive list of commercial clients and local artists of multiple disciplines.
Kemp has also worked in a curatorial and art handler capacity for Bahamian galleries such as The Central Bank Art Gallery, the National Art Gallery of the Bahamas, The Gallery and Wine Bar, and ICE Gallery, most recently installing at the FUZE Caribbean art fair and the Prix Pictet travelling global photography exhibition at the Central Bank Art Gallery.
Her artistic practice includes commercial and fine art photography, commercial and experimental film, oil painting and mixed media sculpture, showing works in several exhibitions since the genesis of her practice in 2020. She currently serves as the Curator and Creative Programming Director at ICE (Incubator For Collaborative Expression), melding her passion for art with the community building ideals she reveres and prioritizes in her work.
Reagan's ultimate goal is to live a life exalting the work of other creatives through curation and camerawork, while successfully exhibiting her own concepts and ideas in gallery spaces.
View ArtistCharles Zuill
Charles Zuill grew up on a dairy farm in Bermuda and this is where his love of nature and science developed. He approaches art as a scientific process of experimentation. He holds a BA in Fine Art from Atlantic Union College, an MFA in painting and printmaking from the Rochester Institute of Technology, and a PhD in Critical Studies from New York University. In addition, he studied drawing and painting at The Byam Shaw School of Art, London, drawing and sculpture at The Heatherley School of Fine Art, London, and conducted research at the Bauhaus Archive. His influences include Paul Klee and Josef Albers. His artwork has been included in each Bermuda Biennial since 1994, he has had numerous solo and group exhibitions on Island and overseas, and his artwork can be found in the permanent collection of the Bermuda National Gallery, of which he is a founding trustee.
View ArtistNasaria Cholette
Nasaria Chollette grew up in George Town, Grand Cayman, without television, where play came purely from imagination and books. This was where she learned to express emotions through storytelling, playacting and art. She holds a BFA in Theatre from Howard University and a MFA in Theatre Education from New York University. Chollette is a founding member of Native Sons Artists Collective, who seek to develop an authentic Caymanian art aesthetic. Her influences are Romare Bearden, Faith Ringgold, Tessa Mars and Frida Kahlo. She won the McCoy Price for her work “Maiden Plum” in 2006, and the Bendel Hydes Award in the 1st Cayman Islands Biennial with an art installation entitled, “Becoming Again”. She has collectors worldwide and has exhibited extensively in the Cayman Islands, including her most recent solo exhibition, “All the Coals we Left in the Fire” in 2022.
View ArtistJames Cooper
A photographer for over 25 years, James Cooper was discovered by New York artist and curator Tim Barber in 2008. Subsequently, he has worked on many local and international projects and publications including Juxtapoz, Dear Dave magazine, ARC magazine, See Me Here anthology, Pictures from Paradise photography from the Caribbean, and more. In addition to being featured in several Bermuda National Gallery Biennials and having several solo exhibitions in Bermuda, Cooper has exhibited at Alice Yard (Trinidad), National Art Gallery of The Bahamas, National Gallery of Jamaica, the Ghetto Biennial (Haiti), Brighton UK Photo Festival, New York Photo Festival, Toronto Photo Festival and the Fondation Clement. His work is in the permanent collection of Bermuda National Gallery and the private collection of Kenneth Montague (Toronto) and many others worldwide.
View ArtistFrantz Zéphirin
Frantz Zéphirin was born in 1968 in Cap-Haitien. He began painting at the age of 5 with Antoine Obin, grand master of the Cap-Haitien School. He grew to develop his own style, featuring all kinds of wild and familiar animals which in a free and colorful ballet recreate the eventful history of humanity. He has collaborated with artists including Préfète Duffaut, Jose Bédia, Aparecida de Ozedo, Ermelinda Ozias, Diagne Channel, Étienne Chavannes, Pascale Monnin and Edouard Duval Carrié. His paintings have been featured on the cover of several magazines including The New Yorker, Time, and The New York Times. He has exhibited extensively including several biennales and is collected by the Smithsonian, Afrika Museum, Berg-en-Dal, Pays-Bas and Waterloo Museum.
View ArtistJean Louis Sénatus
Jean-louis Sénatus was born in Léogâne in 1949. He began drawing and painting in his teens, and studied at the Lope de Véga Institute, then at the Foyer des Arts Plastiques. In 1973 he joined the group of "Nouvellistes" which opened up new perspectives to primitive art. Just one year later he moved to the Galerie Monnin joining Roosevelt Sanon, St-Louis Blaise, Fritzner Lamour, as he quickly became the leader of the school known as " The Atelier Monnin ”. He has exhibited in multiple solo and group exhibitions around the globe.
View ArtistJean Adrienn Seide
Jean Adrien Seide was born in Les Cayes in 1956. He began studying art with Jean-Claude Louis in 1973 and enrolled in the Academie des Beaux Arts in 1977. The landscapes that he paints represent infinite fields and plains. They are large canvases that communicate a sense of calm, relaxation and peace. His work has been exhibited globally and is in the collections of The Musée de Vence in France and the Haitian Heritage Museum in Miami.
View ArtistLilika Papagrigoriou
Lilika Papagrigoriou is a Greek painter born in Athens and currently living and working in Haiti since 2007. “Ever since I visited Haiti, I directly sensed a big similarity between my native country Greece and Haiti, going all the way back to Greek Mythology, comparing it to Haitian Voodoo. With my art I am aiming to profoundly touch the audience, while I’m widely exposing my soul.” Papagrigoriou has exhibited in Haiti and abroad, and her work is in several private exhibitions.
View ArtistPascale Monnin
An innate artistic talent, born in Haiti and raised in Europe, Pascale Monnin was formally trained in both locations and the cross cultural experience has been informative. Yet it is her deep connection to her island of birth that permeates her work, transforming Haiti’s magic and mysticism into a mythology undeniably her own. Versatile in multiple mediums, Monnin has exhibited widely, and her work is held in numerous public and private collections including the Lowe Art Museum, Miami and the Musée du Panthéon National Haitian.
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