We are open in Dubai! Grenada Pavilion at Expo2020
The fortitude to keep going and resilience to adapt seems to be encoded in our DNA.
On the Road to Dubai
Susan Main Gallery is the official curator of the presentation of visual art at the Grenada Pavilion at Expo 2020 in Dubai.. We know its already 2021, we are not confused. (more than usual anyway). Opening will be Oct 1, 2021 and will continue through March of 2022. Take a look at the video with…
We know we have been a little quiet…
Although it has been very quiet we are still here!
Creativity in a time of Quarantine 10 ways
While we are at home, plan for your creative bloom!
We have been featured!
The amazing Corrie Scott of Barbados puts out this art and event guide every month. We are so appreciative that she included our recent show at Art Medellin in Colombia. Click here to to see the great coverage! You can also see some of the great art and photography happening in Barbados. November 2016 Arts…
Grenada Contemporary 3 “The Bridge”
Forming a critical mass in the region is the Grenada Contemporary Exhibit. In its first expression, in 2014, the exhibit was visited by one of the most important curators in the region, Jose Manual Noceda from Cuba. His attendance put Grenadian artists who participated into an official register of Caribbean artists and helped give a…
When Grenadians Come Home
August is the traditional month when Grenadians who live abroad come home to visit. Considering that there are more Grenadians who live in the United States, Canada, and Europe than there are in our island, it is quite an overwhelming homecoming! Family reunions, School reunions, Carnival, Carriacou Regatta, Emancipation Celebrations, all compel travelers to…
Back Story– Asher Mains shares background on “Sea Lungs” for Rhy Art Fair, Basel
Here is the artist Asher Mains at work, finding and creating the story. Located in the island of Grenada in the Caribbean, he builds the work using local materials. You can see this work at the Rhy Art Fair in Basel Switzerland, June 17- 19th.
Asher Mains and “Sea Lungs” on the go.
Susan Mains Gallery will feature the work of Asher Mains at the Rhy Art Fair in Basel, Switzerland June 16-19. Watch this video of Asher talking about “Sea Lungs” the work shown in the Trio Bienal in Rio di Janeiro Brazil in 2105. This is the work that will be featured at the fair.
Susan Mains Gallery travels to Switzerland
RHY ART FAIR is a young international contemporary art fair, developing the artist-to-public relationship during the great art week in Basel. RHY ART presents from 16 to 19 June 2016 works of newcomers and established artists: paintings, sculptures, art photography, digital art, and much more in the Rhypark Hall Basel. In June 2016, Rhypark Basel…
Review of Asher Mains Society: Cocoa
By Deborah Root The three figures standing tall in Keepers of the Earth greet us as they invite us into their world. Substantial and strong, delighted with the produce they offer, they become iconic images of cocoa production in Grenada. The large size of the canvas (96” x 88”) ennobles these cocoa workers, transforming individuals…
Society: Cocoa Asher Mains Says “This Show is Not a Fantasy”
Asher Mains opened his Society:Cocoa exhibition at the Susan Mains Gallery. It was a sizzling affair. Click to see video of performance by “Struggle” cast. Asher’s statement: For centuries people and societies have sought after gold. For personal wealth and for the stability of society the pursuit of gold is a large chapter in…
A little run-a-way to Barbados
Contemporary Caribbean Art — an unexpected rise. Grenadian artists Susan Mains and her son Asher Mains and a few artist friends took a trip to Italy in 2013 to see the Venice Biennale. It was a look see. Could Grenada possibly participate in this world famous art event. It was a dream—a day dream. Fast…
Benoit Builds with Bricks of Identity
Oliver Benoit’s “Anima Externalised” Approaching Oliver Benoit’s solo show titled, “Anima Externalised”, viewers will see familiar elements of Benoit’s paintings but Grenada’s foremost abstractionist offers new and provoking material based on Grenada’s collective identity and heritage. “Anima” is a psychology term coined by Carl Jung that is an archetype of collective unconsciousness. The paintings, depicting…
The Portraits of Cocoa Farmers
Asher Mains’ cocoa farmer portrait project. Great work.
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