US-award winning Guyanese artist Jorge Bowenforbes, will later this month host an exhibition depicting pre-Independence images of Guyana.
Bowenforbes, who is gradually “settling down” after returning to these shores several months ago, told The Scene recently that the exhibition, which had been on his agenda ever since he returned here last year, will be one of a kind, as his “huge” paintings are expected to grab the public’s attention.
The exhibition, which will be held under the theme, ‘Remembering Guiana’, will showcase some 30 pieces of never-before-seen images painted by Bowenforbes. The remigrant said that he is currently putting the finishing touches to the paintings, all of which he started to work on over the past several months, as ideas and thoughts trickled into his imagination.
At the exhibition, changes in the geographical, social and natural features from the then British Guiana to present day will be on show, and according to Bowenforbes, an Allied Arts of America (AAA) awardee, the highlight of his creations will be painted on a 96” X 50” canvas.
The exhibition will be held at the National Gallery of Art, Castellani House, Vlissengen Road and will run from May 20 to July 31.
Bowenforbes returned home last November, with elaborate plans to showcase his talent in the field, among his plans being the re-opening of a greeting cards company he started while he resided in the United States.
