Commodity Series

Commodity: Sugar

Commodity: Tobacco

Commodity: Coffee

The artist had been engaged in environmental sustainability efforts but arrived at the conclusion that all efforts would be to no avail unless the underlying monetary system which facilitated greed and exploitation was addressed. The pursuit of profit has been responsible for the subjugation of people, destruction of the environment, and abuse of resources predating the colonial era to present-day economic slavery and widespread poverty. While the Commodity Series references Jamaica, the inequity and injustice of exploitative relationships are global.

NOTES ON THE ARTIST

• 1966-1967   Studied with Gloria Escoffery , Jamaican poet and painter
• 1971   Graduate, California College of Arts & Crafts, BFA degree
• 1979   Annual National Exhibition, National Gallery, Kingston, Jamaica
• 1980   "Homoerotica: The Art that Dares to Speak its Name," Bolivar Gallery, Kingston, Jamaica
• 2016   Digital Exhibit, National Gallery, Kingston, Jamaica