As Bermuda Biennial Opens
It is with great pleasure that I am able to announce that in this, Bermuda National Gallery’s 30th Anniversary year, we have been awarded Best Museum in the 2022 Best of Bermuda Awards by The Bermudian magazine.
This is such an honour, and it is a reflection of the dedication and effort that the team here at BNG have put into our exhibitions, programmes and events. A big thank you to our artists, members and supporters for being engaged and involved, it makes a difference and it makes it all worthwhile, and thank you to the community for seeing the value in what BNG does.
With that in mind, I would encourage you to come out and see our exhibitions currently on display. The 2022 Bermuda Biennial recently opened to a crowd of over 200 people with the great support and sponsorship of Bacardi Limited. The exhibition is very strong and we have some familiar faces in artists such as Charles Zuill and Jonah Jones, but also some artists new to BNG such as Sabriyya Harvey and Jahbarri Wilson.
There is a tremendous range of work, and with the inclusion of poetry this year it has a depth of artistic exploration that epitomizes what the Biennial is all about. This year there are also two public works, one by Jacqueline Alma, and the other by Antoine Hunt. Jacqueline’s work is currently installed on the east lawn of City Hall & Arts Centre and Antoine’s artwork will begin installation soon! I really encourage you get out and have a look.
Accompanying the Biennial we also have the Henry Ward exhibition, From Darkness to Light: Portraits by Henry Ward and opening to the public on June 24th in the Ondaatje Gallery, A Personal Perspective: Photographs by Richard Saunders. This is an exhibition of 18 works from the Bermuda National Gallery’s permanent collection curated by Eve Godet Thomas and offers an engaging look at Richard Saunders‘ international works.
Kind regards,
Peter Lapsley MFA
Executive Director