Neville Legall Barbados
The Importance of Caribbean Art Stories
"The art in each island is as rich and diverse as the people throughout the region and much of the artwork is as powerful and relevant as the art from any other part of the world. From the discovered remains of the indigenous people who inhabited these islands centuries ago to the absolutely intuitive expressions of our self taught artists, added to those who received training at home and abroad, there is a richness to the art of the Caribbean and the stories need to be told."
Neville Legall is a Barbadian artist currently based in St. Thomas, Barbados. Legall’s works in oil and watercolour capture the essence of Caribbean island life and culture, its opulent light and radiant colours. His work explores the shapes, colours and textures of the rural landscape, its rugged hills and village scenes.
In 1987, Legall participated in the Detroit Jazz Centre Artistic Exchange Programme under the tutelage of Harold Neal, and his work was shown in the Third Havana Biennial in 1989. He has had numerous solo and group exhibitions in Barbados, and his works have been exhibited in the UK, USA, Canada, Germany and Cuba. Legall currently serves as the President of the Barbados Arts Council.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2014 3 Decades - A Celebration (Celebrating 30 years in the Barbados Arts Council), Barbados
2010 TREASURES, Pelican Art Gallery, Barbados
2002 Opulent Light, Pelican Art Gallery, Barbados
1999 Opulent Rhythms, Verandah Gallery, Barbados
1991 REFLECTIONS, Barbados Arts Council, Boston, USA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2020 Group Show featuring the Barbados Arts Council Ministry of Culture, Sky Mall, Barbados
2019 Voices of The FisheriesNational Library Service, Barbados
2019 All Bajan Group Show, Pelican Art Gallery, Barbados
2018 Simply Barbados Group Show, Pelican Art Gallery, Barbados
2017 Carifesta X111, Barbados
2017 Our Heritage, Group Exhibition, Pelican Art Gallery, Barbados
2017 BAC Celebrating 60, Group Show, Pelican Art Gallery, Barbados
2013 Tribute to the land, Pelican Art Gallery, Barbados
2013 D.N.A. of an artist (with Denzil Mann and Rasheed Boodhoo), The Gallery of Caribbean Art, Barbados
2011 Bajan Vibes, Pelican Art Gallery, Barbados
2010 Expo China, China
2010 Awepo Gallery, Barbados
2010 Reflections (with Denzil Mann), Gallery of Caribbean Art, Barbados
2007 Boundaries Unlimited, Pelican Art Gallery, Barbados
2007 Barbados On The Water Festival, Toronto, Canada
2006 Vivid Vibes (with Ron Lucas), Pelican Art Gallery, Barbados
2006 Barbados 40 "Expressions," New York, USA
2006 Generations 3, Diaspora Vibe Gallery, Miami, USA
2005 Rustic Rhythms (with Carolina Kontec), Pelican Art Gallery, Barbados
2004 Six Artists, Pelican Art Gallery, Barbados
2004 Speightstown: The Essence of St. Peter, Pelican Art Gallery, Barbados
2003 Legall, Lynton, Manns at Barbados Art Council, Barbados
2003 Three Brush Strokes, Gallery of Caribbean Art, Barbados
2003 (Re)View, Queen's Park Gallery, Barbados
2003 Visions of Bridgetown: The Artists' View, Pelican Art Gallery, Barbados
2001 Queen's Park Gallery
2001 The Kirby Gallery, Barbados
2001 Verandah Art Gallery, Barbados
2001 The Connection, North Carolina, USA
1989 Third Havana Biennial, Cuba
1987 Ford Auditorium, Detroit, USA
