OMG Digital Magazine OMG Issue 291 11th January 2017 | Page 34

OMG Digital Magazine | 291 | Thursday 11 January 2017 • PAGE 34
JOHN DUNKLEY: NEITHER DAY NOR NIGHT
Now through January 14 2018
This exhibition presents the work of John Dunkley (b. 1891, Savanna-la-Mar, Jamaica; d. 1947, Kingston), widely con-
sidered to be one of Jamaica’s most important historical artists. John Dunkley: Neither Day nor Night will include
paintings from the 1930s and ‘40s alongside a smaller selection of carved-wood and stone sculptures. Dunkley’s
paintings are defined by their distinctive dark palette, detailed imagery—often landscapes––and psychologically
suggestive underpinnings. His intimate sculptures reflect more figurative elements—people and animals—and offer
insights into his unique iconography. Although his work is well represented in the collection of the National Gallery of
Jamaica, Kingston, as well as in international private collections, Dunkley has not been the focus of a solo exhibition
since the 1970s, and never before outside Jamaica. This exhibition represents a unique opportunity to bring together
a substantial grouping of his work and to create an international context for its study.