Art Jamaica

Barrington Watson Feature: A life in paint

Today’s Sunday Gleaner carries a Tamara Scott-Williams feature on master painter, Barrington Watson. As its contribution to the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts’ inaugural Rex Nettleford Arts Conference — ‘The Arts: Catalyst for Caribbean Development’ — the National Gallery of Jamaica hosted, on Thursday, a public lecture by Jamaican Master Painter [...]

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Master Painter Barrington Watson’s New Book Of Art

Master Painter, Barrington Watson, recently published a book – Barrington: 50 Years of drawing 1958-2008 – which depicts more than 200 of his drawings dating back to 1958. This 160 page, full colour, hard cover, coffee table book showcases Watson’s full range – figure drawing, portraits, nudes and landscapes, which employ a variety of media [...]

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Barrington Watson and His Sons Basil & Raymond

In a special Father’s Day feature in today’s Sunday Observer newspaper about the legendary Jamaican painter Barrington Watson, and his two sons Basil and Raymond (who are also internationally acclaimed artists). Basil Watson’s son Kai is also an artist, who has already garnered acclaim for his own works. Each of these men has distinct stories [...]

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Barrington Watson Retrospective – April 2011

The National Gallery of Jamaica has started preparations for a major retrospective of master painter Barrington Watson’s work. It is scheduled to open in April 2011 (the artist’s 80th year). Persons who own work by Barrington Watson, or important documentary material such as photographs or video footage that are relevant to his life and work, [...]

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