Antonius Roberts
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Antonius Roberts (born 1958) is a
Biography
Born in January 1958, in
He, in 1991, with
Roberts was Curator of the Central Bank of The Bahamas gallery for most of its existence, until 2017.[5] Prior to the creation of the National Art Gallery of the Bahamas, the Central Bank's gallery was The Bahamas' preeminent exhibition space. Roberts has been a key driving and developmental force of the Annual Art Competition and Exhibition sponsored by the Central Bank. Since the competition's inception, in 1984, it is renowned as a rite of passage for young Bahamian artists, and counts among its awardees many of today's top Bahamian artists.
Roberts created a series of "sacred spaces" installations of female figures carved from dead but rooted trees.[6] The first of these, at the Clifton Heritage National Park, consisting of 12 figures, marks one of the first landing sites of slaves in the Bahamas. The artist has since created similar installations at other sites, including at the Blake Road Welcome Centre, nearby the Lynden Pindling International Airport. In 2005, Roberts spent a month in Pietrasanta, Italy, working in marble and granite as part of the International Professional Artist Symposium and Exchange. In 2006, he was one of 45 international artists[7] invited by the 8th Changchun China Symposium[8] to create, over a 40-day period, while working in the same space, under that year's theme,"Peace, Friendship and Spring." His 12’ bronze sculpture, "Rebirth," is permanently installed in the Changchun World Sculpture Park. In 2009, as an open space designer and as a contribution to the Nassau Downtown Revitalization Programme, he produced the seven acre park at Centreville House, the location of the Antiquities Monuments & Museums Corporation's headquarters.
In 2011, Roberts participated in the Master Artists of The Bahamas Exhibition[9] at the Waterloo Centre for the Arts, in Iowa.[10][11][12] His artwork, "Bubbles" was installed as part of the expansion of the Lynden Pindling International Airport’s final phase, in 2013. He was Artist in Residence[13][14] at Schooner Bay, Abaco, The Bahamas, for several years; and, in 2017, established a relationship with the Island School, in Eleuthera.[15] He opened "Hillside House,"[16] an art gallery and studio on 25 Cumberland Street, in a restored centuries’ old historic building, which has become an active centre for the Bahamas's creative community. His ethos of connecting humanity's spiritual and emotional nature, and nature itself; and his desire to record and honour Bahamian heritage; are inherent in his paintings, sculpture, and creative pedagogy.
Roberts' work is in numerous worldwide collections. He lives and works in The Bahamas, and is a recipient of the E. Clement Bethel Award, from the University of the Bahamas, The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism's Cacique Award for the Arts, and The Bahamas Silver Jubilee Award.
References
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- ISBN 9780820322841.
- ^ "On the Edge of Time: Contemporary Art from the Bahamas". July 28, 2000.
- ^ Craton, Michael & Saunders, Gail. University of Georgia Press, 2000, p.485
- ^ "Master artists of the Bahamas" (PDF). fsu.edu. [dead link]
- ^ "Artists of the Bahamas - Antonius Roberts". YouTube.
- ^ "Bahamian Artwork Takes Its Place in World Sculpture Park - 巴哈马".
- ^ "Antonius Roberts - 8th Changchun China Symposium".
- ^ "Doongalik Studios Art Gallery".
- ^ "Antonius Roberts Takes His Story to the World | Bahamas News". Archived from the original on August 16, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
- ^ "Bahamian Artist's Residency at UNI | College of Humanities, Arts and Sciences". Archived from the original on August 16, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
- ^ "Home".
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- ^ "Schooner Bay's Artist-in-Residence: Antonius Roberts". November 3, 2009. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ "thebahamasweekly.com - Abaco "First Art Attack" promoted and supported by the Abaco Art Guild". www.thebahamasweekly.com. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ "Transformingspaces". Archived from the original on August 16, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2017.