Our Bahamas Art Channel is curated by Bahamian artists who have contributed to the art community in The Bahamas for decades.
About Bahamian Art
Bahamian artists have evolved over the decades, moving away from traditional folk art to a more personal style. Contemporary Bahamian art is now being recognized and sold around the world. Art from Bahamian photographers is also becoming more popular in galleries and online sales.
The Bahamas has long had a vibrant arts community encompassing artists working in a wide variety of creative fields. The National Art Gallery of The Bahamas features an extensive collection of primarily Bahamian art, including paintings by Amos Ferguson, sculptures by Antonius Roberts and pencil drawings of historic Nassau from the 18th century. Other galleries and Bahamas artist studios are located in Nassau and throughout the other Bahama islands.
For many years, art in The Bahamas consisted primarily of straw crafts and paintings of island life, created primarily for the tourist market. Over the past few decades, a new crop of Bahamian artists has emerged on the scene expressing themselves in new, creative and uniquely Bahamian ways. These young artists are encouraging a new form of individualism and artistic personality.
Meet Bahamian artists and find locations of art galleries and other art resources in the Bahamas art listings in our hand-selected Directory.
We feature art and artists of The Bahamas including artwork, artist interviews, art & culture events, exhibition reviews and gallery openings.
Above Image: “Lighting Up” By Chauncey Rolle from Eleuthera, The Bahamas Jenn Stack’s vision was to create a platform for the outer island, emerging artists of The Bahamas. Since last year September, she began an online gallery on Instagram which has caught the attention of buyers — local and international alike. Stack, […]
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Above Image: Torrell Glinton by Christin Reckley Torrell Glinton is a Bahamian photographer who features the beauty of pivotal icons to charming family portraits. Glinton has perfected his craft for more than a decade. It all began being gifted a camera by a family member for a photojournalism class at the former College of The […]
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Jason Evans is a multi-media artist based in Nassau. His latest work themed, “Junk-A-New” comprises used and old material that he repurposes. Evans teamed with Juan Bethel who assisted with video mapping Evans’ animations. The projected imagery told stories of certain natural phenomenons. “The characters are based off my cosmic mother created around 1999-2000. Each […]
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Featured Image: “The Company You Keep” by Rashad Adderley “Demons Are Better Than Friends” art exhibit opened at Traveller’s Rest on August 17, 2021, featuring works by digital painter Rashad Adderley. He describes the works as a triumph over hard times. “I refer to demons as difficult parts of yourself or circumstances that people […]
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On Friday, August 6, 2021, Sixty 2 Sixty Gallery hosted an art exhibit featuring artists Jalan Harris, Javon Nixon and Justin Moultrie. The trio produced self-portraits along with portraits of each other ranging from realism to dreamy and surreal. “It was a reflection of our subconscious…the way we view each other which inevitably shows […]
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On July 10th, 2021 A group exhibit featured three Bahamian film photographers whose aesthetic illuminates the urban, rural and alternative lifestyle in The Bahamas. The show is up until further notice at Turn|schuch skate shop. Prints are available for purchase. Roger Duvalier is a Bahamian street photographer who highlights his country’s alternative lifestyle through angled […]
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