Mission House, Bodden Town
Andersen Berry’s Mission House, Bodden Town pays homage to this historic eighteenth-century Manse — one of the oldest structures in Cayman that was reconstructed in 2007, restoring it to its original appearance. Much like the artist’s depiction of the late Gladwyn ‘Miss Lassie’ Bush’s cottage and garden in South Sound — another architectural landmark and one of the best-preserved examples of a traditional wattle and daub cottage surviving to this day — Andersen Berry’s sensitive rendering celebrates Cayman’s rich cultural history.
About the Artist
Maureen Andersen Berry
1927–2016
Born in Derby, United Kingdom, the late Maureen Andersen Berry studied fine art at the Slade School of Fine Art, London, and gained an art teacher’s diploma from the Institute of Education, London. While in the United Kingdom, Andersen Berry taught art and exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts in Burlington House, as well as the Whitechapel Gallery and the Paddington Art Society. She moved to the Cayman Islands in 1976 and taught art in Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac until her retirement in 1991, painting abundantly in oil and watercolour throughout this time. Her work is heavily influenced by Post-Impressionism and is predominantly concerned with the vibrant flora and vistas of the three Cayman Islands. She was a regular exhibitor at the NGCI festival Art@Governor’s. Key NGCI exhibitions include Our Story of Art (2014), All Access (2015), A Legacy of Light (2016), Tropical Visions (2019), and Seascapes: Maritime Art from the National Collection (2020), which travelled to the Little Cayman Museum.
