© DOONGALIK STUDIOS ART GALLERY NEWSLETTER

July 2009—
2009—Volume 3, Issue 7—
7—HAPPY INDEPENDENCE BAHAMAS !!
Marina Village at Atlantis, Paradise Island Open Daily 10am –10pm ▪18 Village Road Open Mon-Fri 9am –5pm
P.O. Box N-1207▪ Nassau, Bahamas ▪ Tel (242) 363.1313 / 394.1886 ▪ Email:doongalikart@batelnet.bs ▪ Website: doongalik.com
PROMOTING THE VISION: ”By the Year 2020 more visitors will be attracted to The Bahamas by Bahamian
Art, Culture and Heritage than by Sun, Sea and Sand.”

‘NASSAU – the REALITY of ILLUSION’

This collaborative work of art-

ists Jackson Burnside, Paulette
Mortimer and John Cox, is still
open to the public Monday to
Friday 9-5pm at the #18 Village
Road Gallery, Tel 394-1886.

As of next month the Village

Road Exhibition will be a stop
on the twice daily Art Bus Tour
for cruise ship visitors. This ini-
tiative is a joint effort between
Bahamian artists and Bahamas
Experience Tours and Limou-
sine Services in an effort to offer
a unique Bahamian art experi-
ence.
Plans are moving full steam ahead for the ‘Save the Turtles’
Art Show next month. We are happy to announce that over I f y o u a r e p l a n n i n g
20 artists (a third of the more than 70 artists that we repre- a cruise into Nassau please in-
sent ) are taking part and there will be an exciting selection of quire about this special Tour.
mediums on exhibit. You don’t want to miss this Show!
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
We hope also that by next month’s Newsletter we can state
that the Bahamian Government has passed the Law which ‘SAVE THE TURTLES’ Art
bans the capture and killing of the Bahamian turtle thereby Show 1
offering much needed protection for this endangered species.
‘NASSAU—the REALITY of
In addition to the Friday evening Opening we hope to have a ILLUSION’ Art Show continues 1
weekend Family Day during the month when children and Other Upcoming P.I. Shows
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their parents can come out to see the exhibit, learn about this
fascinating creature and sign up to become an advocate for Welcome to two new artists 2
change.
New Additions 3
See more about how you can help at www.saveourseaturtles.org
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M O R E U P C O M I N G S H O W S AT WELCOME TO OUR
M ARIN A VILL AGE NEW ARTISTS
”ISLANDS IN THE SUN” SUSAN KATZ LIGHTBOURNE AMOS FERGUSON
BOOK LAUNCH ‘STILL LIFE 2’ OPENING JOINS THE GALLERY!
Friday, November 13 Tuesday, November 24 We are overjoyed to
announce that artwork by
Amos Ferguson will be
This fabulous coffee table You won’t want to miss available for sale as of this
book by two young Baha- this tremendous collection month!!
mian authors, John Thomp- of colourful artwork!! We A close personal friend of
son and Nikita Shiel - Rolle, will provide more informa- Gallery owners Jackson and
tion about Susan’s Show P am Bu rn s ide , A mos
illustrates the wonders of
Ferguson is a world famous
the northern Exuma Cays in in future editions of the artist who has impacted the
The Bahamas. Newsletter. art world for decades with his
intuitive painting. We are
Each chapter brings to life proud to be able to offer his
BRIGITTE BOWYER
the distinct habitats that work for sale to our
CAREY customers!
make these islands such a Friday, December 4
vital part of the Bahamian We will have much more
information on this important
environment. Beautiful pho- Bahamian icon in next
tographs and intriguing text month’s Newsletter!
introduce you to the natural
heritage of the Exuma Cays JASON BENNETT
beyond the sun, sand, and Jason is one of the country’s
sea. younger, very accomplished
artists who is back home
again after living abroad for
The book is being pub-
many years. It is a pleasure
lished by The Danguille- to carry his spectacular multi
court Project, a non-profit media works on paper!
organization dedicated to
promoting awareness, ap-
preciation, and stewardship
of the unique Bahamian en-
vironment through educa-
tion, research and art. The
group is committed to in- Brigitte, a well known art-
spiring individuals from all ist living in Abaco, is busy
walks of life to treasure the preparing for her showing
natural heritage of the Ba- of a collection of fascinat-
hamas and to preserve it ing watercolour originals
for future generations. just in time for the Christ-
mas season!

NEW ADDITIONS
MAX TAYLOR—Ever popular ceramic
bowls are back in stock from Max and
we were pleasantly surprised that he
also brought in several chickcharnies,
the mythical Bahamian creature from
the island of Andros, which he had pre-
viously discontinued.
LEMERO WRIGHT—A young and as-
piring Bahamian artist, Lemero deliv-
ered these sculptural facial paintings
for sale.
JESSICA—Jessica’s Tileworks is al-
ways producing something new as
shown here by this colourful ceramic
tea set and small mini leaf trays that
are completely functional.
Paradise Island to shop, and as
a result Bahamian art has found
BRIGITTE BOWYER CAREY—
Brigitte has sent in the larger versions home to share with our readers!
(16” x 20’) of her watercolour prints.
Now you can make a selection from
three different size ranges, as well as
some of the actual watercolour origi-
nals on display.
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OKSANA YANCHUK—These mini
paintings of colourful lizards which
come with their own display stands
are a hit in the Gallery so we are
happy to have a new selection for
you!
M ARJO L EI N SCO T T —Mor e
ceramic tiles imprinted with popular
images of Marjolein’s artwork.
These tiles can be plastered right
on to walls, or displayed on a
stand.
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We need your help to feature
BAHAMIAN ART AROUND THE
WORLD
Many visitors come into our
Marina Village Gallery on
new homes all around the
world! PLEASE send us a
digital image showing the
artwork you purchased at the
Gallery hanging in its new
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GREETINGS GO OUT TO OUR
BAHAMIAN, U.S. & CANADIAN
READERS WHOSE COUNTRIES ALL
CELEBRATED THIS MONTH!!