Gordon Solomon provides the best in Caribbean Impressionism, large scale abstracts, on oils on canvas....
The Artist Born in George Town, Grand Cayman in the late 1970’s , Gordon Solomon states “from the time I was a child I knew I was an artist.” Indeed, his formative years under instructors such as Lorna Reid, Mark Frazer and John Broad influenced his decision to pursue art. Solomon is now a painter, muralist and musician. After high school Solomon found work as a signmaker.
He joined several other emerging Caymanian artists - members of the collective Native Sons - for an exhibition in 1999. The Native Sons is now one of the most prominent associations in the arts in Cayman. Later in 1999, Gordon was commissioned by the National Gallery (NGCI) to paint a vehicle during Cayfest. In 2001, Solomon participated in NGCI’s inaugural “Artist Away” programme. He gained knowledge of printmaking techniques alongside several of Cuba’s most esteemed artists, receiving his certificate from the Taller Experimental de Gráfica de La Habana in Cuba.
During this period Solomon oversaw the creation of a series of murals of Cayman’s history on the walls of the Bonaventure Boys’ Home, while employed as an instructor for the Cayman Islands Marine Institute. Later, in 2002, he won the Cayman National Cultural Foundation‘s (CNCF) Artistic Endeavour Award. Solomon attended the University of Superior Art for six months in 2003. Upon his return to Cayman, he poured himself into his work and held his successful first solo exhibition, True Colours in the Westin Causarina Resort’s lobby in 2005. Solomon has since exhibited successfully both here and abroad including the prestigious Artexpo in 2014.
Alternating between three distinct styles, he has also won second place in the 2012 Ogier Art Award and the Silver Star Medal for Creativity in the Arts. His work is a part of the collections of the Cayman Islands National Archive, the Cayman Islands National Museum, NGCI and numerous private collectors.
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