Exhibition
The Ogier Art Award was conceived by the National Gallery of the Cayman Islands (NGCI) in partnership with the offshore law firm Ogier to celebrate new developments in the Cayman Islands art scene. The exhibitions were inspired by Ogier’s Corporate Giving Philosophy, which supports the promotion and development of arts and culture within the community.
Each year artists were invited or nominated to submit work within the chosen theme. Entries were judged by a jury made up of Ogier partners and island-wide cultural administrators, and artists competed for a first, second, and third place monetary prize. Out of 78 artists in 2011, artists were awarded first and second-place prizes, along with a third prize for an ‘Emerging Artist’ who had exhibited and worked for less than two years. Judging consideration was given to skill, creativity, and artwork originality. Over the course of the award cycle, winning works from each year were purchased to form the basis of the Ogier Corporate Art Collection, which is now on display at Ogier corporate headquarters. In 2011, selected works were featured in an exhibition at Camana Bay for a period of two weeks in June and early July 2011.
In partnership with Ogier, the National Gallery oversaw the administrative aspects of the competition during its operation.
2011 Winners:
- 1st: Hannah Cook
- 2nd: John Bird
- Emerging Artist: Breanne Carle
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Featured Artists
Alejandro Angel, Joanna Austin, Joseph “Gumba” Betty, Jen Bily, John Bird, Maria Bodden, Tulsi Bodden, Debbie Chase van der Bol, Dubadah Boldeau, David Bridgeman, John Broad, Mary Brown, Janice Brown, Villence Buchanan, Breann Carle, Randy Chollette, Betty Christian, Lennon Christian, Karen Coles, Benton Conolly, Hannah Cook, Michael Daley, Pauline Doerr, Chris Duty, Kerwin Ebanks, Kaitlyn Elphinstone, Kathryn Elphinstone, Hannah Foreman, Svitlana Gilyun, Roz Griffiths, Teresa Grimes, Betty Ann Harrison, Betty Lou Hendrickson, Darryl Hill, Susan Howe, Lynn Husemann, Steve Joscelyn, Megan Kounnas, Peggy Leshikar-Denton, Leanna Lewis, Greg Lipton, Charles Long, Elisabeth Macdonald, Bina Mani, Evana Martinez, Evana Martinez, Carla McDowell, Carla McDowell, Dawn McTaggart, Christina McTaggart-Pineda, Christina McTaggart-Pineda, Dawn McTaggart, Edlin Moore, Edlin Moore, Amanda Nicholls, Amanda Nicholls, Bonnie North, Bonnie North, Lynda Parsons, Lynda Parsons, Alejandro Baula Salindato, Donovan Sewell, Amar Sheow, Franz Simpson, Ian Smith, Alta Solomon, Gordon Solomon, Cara Stock, Shilpa Talgalpallewar, Anais Tatum, Charles Viggers, Tony Walton, Avril Ward, Gabrielle Wheaton, Sue Widmer, Frederick Williams, Marcie Wood, and Lija Zenija.