JUDITH JARVIS
I am a British artist who has been living in the Caribbean - to be specific, Grenada - since 2007. Since this time I have been working as a full time painter.
Influences on my work are many but through the discovery of the "National Geographic" magazine
in childhood the love of travel and other cultures was instilled in me, re-inforced by having spent the first five years of my life in Iraq.
My content is essentially narrative, and the initial sense of the magic of the Caribbean stays with me - beach bars, markets, fishing with nets and hauling to shore, colour, light, the dynamic landscape, the chaos of goats on the road and improvisation!
However, I am not exclusively a painter of the Caribbean, and find equal inspiration in many other locations.
Two of my portraits that I submitted for the BP Awards at the National Portrait Gallery (London) have been shortlisted. This has been very encouraging as it is recognised globally as one of the most prestigious awards for portraiture. "Maureen and the mahi mahi" shortlisted 2012 and "John Prosper - rasta craftsman" Shortlisted 2013 images can be found in the galleries of this website.
Natasha Were, a journalist for Real Life magazine wrote "She depicts the people and their lifestyle so authentically that, in viewing them, one feels a profound sense of place, as if one can feel the heat, smell the aromas and sense the easy pace of life. Just as a photo-journalist documents a story through candid, spontaneous photos, Jarvis' paintings reproduce quintessentially Caribbean scenes, in a natural, un-posed manner to capture the prosaic beauty of life's daily pulse. It is the deliberate inclusion of imperfections - the paintwork on the boats that is faded and flaking; the dry, dead palm fronds lying tangled in the undergrowth, or the stained, pitted wall of the fish market - that make the scenes so real."
I couldn't put it better myself!
http://www.reallife.ky/editorial/grenadian-artist-judith-jarvis-sunshine-shadows
Exhibitions:
2018
October 15th - Inauguration of mural for the "Dive Grenada" Dive shop, Mount Cinnamon Resort, Grenada,West Indies.
Solo Exhibition - La Luna, Villa 3. This exhibition continues indefinitely.
2017
Petite Anse Hotel - Work is on permanent display
The Beach House
2015
Group Exhibition - Grenada Arts' Council Exhibition
2014
Group Exhibition - Grenada Arts' Council Exhibition
2013
Group Exhibition - Grenada Arts' Council Exhibition
2012
"Gallery Special" - 4 artists, St. George's Gallery Exhibition
Group Exhibition - Grenada Arts' Council Exhibition
2011
"Woma" - Group Exhibition, Grenada
Group Exhibition - Grenada Arts' Council Exhibition
2009
Belmont Plantation Estate Exhibition
2006
"50 over 50" - Selected exhibition (from a large number of entries from artists across the UK - 50 paintings selected)
Brighton University UK
Bio:
2007 - Current - Full time artist
2008 - 2011 - Part time Instructor, School of Arts and Science, St George's University, Grenada
2006 - 2007 - Head of Art and Technology, Thomas Bennett CC, Crawley, UK
1998 - 2006 - Head of Art. St. Peter's Catholic Comprehensive, Guildford, UK.
1994 - 1998 - Part time teacher of Art. St. Peter's Catholic Comprehensive, Guildford, UK.
1993 - 1994 - PGCE. Brighton University. (post graduate teaching degree in Art)
1982 - 1993 - Continuing Education teacher in Art. Part time artist and working on commissions. Mother
1981 - 1982 - Contact Theatre, Manchester. Designer/assistant designer
1980 - 1981 - The Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester. Sets/Property maker.
Designer of 2 studio shows for artistic director, Greg Hersov
1979 - 1980 - Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury. Design assistant
1978 - 1979 - Harker's Scenic Studios, London. Scenic artist
1975 - 1978 - Falmouth School of Art - BA in Fine Art
1974 - 1975 - Brighton University. Foundation Course in Art
This is "Turkish Market" which was selected for the "50 over 50" exhibition in 2006, Brighton University, Sussex, UK
Acrylic on canvas. 6' x 4' 6"