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Jamaica Biennial 2017 – Invited Artists: Norma Rodney Harrack

Norma Rodney Harrack – Lidded form with Peacock Glaze and Brush Drawing (2013)

 

The Jamaica Biennial 2017 is now in its final days, after the main exhibition at the National Gallery of Jamaica in Downtown Kingston was extended to June 10.

Norma Rodney Harrack was born in Kingston, Jamaica. Harrack was educated at the University of the West Indies (MA) and the Jamaica School of Art (now the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts). She has exhibited extensively in Jamaica, Europe, Asia and the USA. Among her many accolades, was the Silver Musgrave Medal she was awarded in 1993 for contributions to the field of pottery and ceramics. In 1999, Rodney Harrack was elected a member of the International Academy of Ceramics and in 2002 was awarded the Aaron Matalon Award for her entry in the 2002 National Biennial. She lives in St Andrew, Jamaica.

 

Norma Rodney Harrack – Shino-glazed Form with Geometric Incised Design (2013)

 

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The National Gallery of Jamaica is the oldest and largest public art gallery in the Anglophone Caribbean. It has a comprehensive collection of early, modern and contemporary art from Jamaica along with smaller Caribbean and international holdings. A significant part of its collections is on permanent view. The NGJ also has an active exhibition programme, which includes retrospectives of work by major Jamaican artists, thematic exhibitions, guest-curated exhibitions, touring exhibitions that originate outside of the island, and its flagship exhibition, the Kingston Biennial. The NGJ offers a range of educational services, included guided tours, lectures and panel discussions, and children's art programmes and also operates a gift shop and coffee shop.

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