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 82 artists in 2012, 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. Selected works were featured in an exhibition at Camana Bay for a period of two weeks in June 2012.
In partnership with Ogier, the National Gallery oversaw the administrative aspects of the competition during its operation.
2012 Winners:
- 1st: Rasitha Sanjeewa
- 2nd: Gordon Solomon
- Emerging Artist: Allison Hill
- Photography Prize: Raymond Michael Bush
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Featured Artists
Alejandro Angel, Thuyi Tin Aung, Joanna Austin, Mary Belfoure, Joseph Bernard, Maureen Andersen Berry, Joseph “Gumba” Betty, John Bird, Tulsi Bodden, Debbie Chase van der Bol, Mary Brown, Janice Brown, Villence Buchanan, Raymond Michiel Bush, Cira Bush, Nasaria Suckoo Chollette, Randy Chollette, Lisa Clarke, Taylor Clarke-Wint, Megan Compton, Benton Conolly, Hannah Cook, Michael Daley, Erika Van Dem, Judith Dodds, Lisa Ebanks, Kaitlyn Elphinstone, Kathryn Elphinstone, Brandon Esteban, Hannah Foreman, Ezequiel Gomaz Franco, Svitlana Gilyun, Roz Griffiths, Teresa Grimes, Terry Gunderson, Betty Ann Harrison-Christian, Gordon Hewitt, Darryl Hill, Allison Hill, Suzette Hislop, Sue Howe, Lynn Husemann, Tiffany Hydes, Merryl Jackson, Nicholas Juman, Svetlana Kostich, Maureen Lazarus, Leanna Lewis, Charles Long, Elisabeth Macdonald, Franklin Manderson, Chris Mann, Carla McDowell, Bob McKendrick, Edney McLean, Dawn McTaggart, Bonnie North, Charlotte Olbrecht, Claire Pettinati, Yonier Powery, Lorna Reid, Dione Scotland Rivero, Rasitha Sanjeewa, Tom Sargison, Renate “Ren” Seffer, Featured Artists: Donovan Sewell, Amar Sheow, Iain Smith, Hermes Solomon-Hydes, Gordon Solomon, Cara Stock, Shilpa Talgalpallewar, Monte Lee Thornton, Debbi Truchan, Heather Turner, Tony Walton, Chelsea Walton, Desiree Ward, Avril Ward, Carolyn Whitney, Darla Wood, and Lee Wood.