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.
Soundwaves aims to showcase Bahamian musical and artistic talent by hosting eclectic shows. On July 24, 2021, Soundwaves held a fundraiser at Club Waterloo to aid the residents who lost their homes in a tragic fire on Jennie Street in early May. In addition to the many good Bahamians that rushed to their aid since then, […]
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KFC Nassau’s marketing team appointed nine Bahamian artists to promote their new sandwiches with a mural project. What began as a zoom meeting, the artists were encouraged to have complete creative control over their designs. Both seasoned and emerging artists had the opportunity to execute their own style in a public space. “Utilizing the restaurant […]
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Some artists live to paint. Dyah Neilson lives amidst her paintings. To get to a drawer for a t-shirt, she has to shuffle past art supplies before she juggles canvases leaning up against the dresser. To climb into bed, she crawls over works in progress. Dyah’s bedroom-aka-studio is her safe haven but the industrious artist […]
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Doongalik is extremely pleased to announce its new rebranded Gallery space and we invite you to visit to experience the transformation that was completed this month to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the passing of our founder, the late Jackson Burnside III. The Gallery now features the varied artworks of the talented Burnside who, as […]
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“Evolution of the Arc” is an Open Call Exhibition, a partnership between The Salus Project and the NAGB. Taking place on Thursday, May 13, 2021 through Friday, June 25, 2021 at the National Art Gallery of The Bahamas. For more information, please visit the NAGB website. The Salus Project was founded in summer 2011, by Dr. Graham Cates […]
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The Creative Center is Nassau’s newest creative venue for visual artists, students and media professionals.
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