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Exhibition "Jamaican Art" from June 28th to August 24th 2025 at the Museum im Kloster in Bersenbrück
The exhibition presented Jamaican art by Jamaican artists. The vibrant island of Jamaica is home to many talented artists in the visual, sculptural, and digital arts. Jamaica's distinctive art has evolved from its humble beginnings in the 1930s, through the 1960s as a young sovereign nation in August 1962, to our digital and contemporary modern era. All these eras and their distinctive artistic expressions are represented in this unique exhibition.
"We likkle but TALLAWAH" is often quoted in Jamaica and by Jamaicans in the diaspora. Therefore, the "likkle" Museum in the monastery developed this concept and is proud to have presented a broad spectrum, from established Jamaican artists to contemporary young rebels, with very limited resources – to present "it TALLAWAH" in Germany. In doing so, it also crossed boundaries to Jamaican music. The exemplary artworks and works highlight many different genres of Jamaican visual art: classical painting, intuitive art, sculptures, graphic design, pottery, photography, and digital art. The exhibition also invited visitors on a journey into the Jamaican art scene in Kingston and far beyond.
Artists:
David Pottinger, Richard Gayle, Ras Dizzy, Laura Facey, Gene Pearson, Joshua Solas, Barbara Walker, Cecil Baugh, Neville Garrick, Michael "Freestylee" Thompson, Limonius, Sean Henry, Gavin Jordan, Karin Rahts, Acquille Dunkley, Phyll Williams, Taj Francis, Judy Ann MacMillan, Albert Artwell, Albert Huie, Alan Zion, Carl Abrahams, Michael Elliott, Osmond Watson, Richard Nattoo, Seya Parboosingh, Karl Parboosingh, Alecia McKenzie, Christopher Gonzales, Beverley Oliver, and many more.
The vernissage took place on June 27th 2025 followed by the panel discussion Jamaican Art – from different prospectives. Chances and Challenges – locally and in Europe on June 28th 2025 in the Museum im Kloster. Pannelists were:
- Mrs. Theresa Roberts (Jamaica Ambassador/Special Investment Envoy for Culture and Arts, UK),
- Mrs. Dr. Claudia Hucke (Art Historian with focus on Jamaican Art, Germany – author of the book: Picturing the Postcolonial Nation: (Inter)nationalism in the Art of Jamaica 1962 – 1975, Ian Randle Publisher),
- Ms. Barbara Walker (Artist, Jamaica Diaspora Germany – former owner of Mocking Bird Hotel in Portland),
- Ms. Petra Schmidt (Jamaican Art Collector, Germany),
- Mr. Joshua Solas (Artist, Jamaica).
Curatorial team: Katharina Pfaff (Director of the Museum im Kloster) and Karl-Olaf Kaiser (member of the GJS board).
The press release from the museum's Website can be found here.
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