Coral Bernadine Pollard
Coral Bernadine Pollard (born Roberts circa 1940) is a Barbadian artist. She is known for her paintings, murals and also for her work as an art tutor for Her Majesty's Prison Dodds, a prison in Barbados. Her studio is located in Saint James.[1]
Life
[edit]Coral Bernadine Pollard was born in Bridgetown, Barbados.[1] She attended the Christ Church Girls' Foundation School and began painting there.[1] Her teacher, Evelyn Heath, encouraged her to pursue art, however, her father was not supportive of the idea.[1] When Pollard was 17, she began working at Mount Gay Distilleries.[1] She married Cornelius Pollard when she was 19 and the couple went on to have three children, though they would eventually divorce.[1] Pollard took classes for fashion illustration at the Traphagen School of Fashion and Pollard would go on to create art professionally by age 26.[1]
Art career
[edit]Her work included graphic art, murals, and painting, though most of her early work was commercial in nature.[1][2] She created the "emancipation mural" on display in the West Wing of the Parliament building and was the designer of the "national dress" of Barbados.[3] Pollard also worked as an art tutor at Her Majesty's Prison Dodds.[4]
Pollard was featured in a 2011 exhibition at the Barbados Museum and Historical Society exhibition celebrating women artists where she displayed her painting, Roots.[5][6][7] Pollard's exhibition, "Power and Glory" for Barbados Day in 2015 was the precursor for the 2016 50th anniversary of independence exhibition titled "The Pride of Barbados."[3][8] In 2016, she presented the Prime Minister, Freundel Stuart, with a portrait featuring him during the 50th anniversary celebration.[9] She was honored by the National Cultural Foundation (NCF) in 2017 for her "contribution and development of art" in Bajan culture.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h Carter, Gercine (30 October 2016). "BAJAN TO DE BONE: Coral's art exposes 50-year love affair". Nation News. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
- ^ "Reflections of a free spirit". Barbados Today. 2016-11-08. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
- ^ a b Ins & Outs of Barbados 2016 Edition. Miller Publishing Co Ltd. 2016. p. 170.
- ^ Dottin, Bea (25 April 2012). "Drawing on a life behind bars". Nation News. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
- ^ "Portraits of a Head-Tie". The Barbados Museum & Historical Society. 2011-03-11. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
- ^ Carter, Gercine (5 April 2011). "A 'woman' celebration". Nation News. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
- ^ "Art Exhibition: "Portraits of a Head-Tie" in Barbados Museum". Repeating Islands. 2011-04-12. Retrieved 2018-08-19.
- ^ King, Lisa (7 November 2016). "PM: 50th well within $7m budget". Nation News. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
- ^ Gittens, Marsha (10 November 2016). "Tribute paid to PM | Barbados Advocate". Barbados Advocate. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
- ^ "Crop Over 2017 launched". Barbados Today. 2017-06-24. Retrieved 2018-08-16.