MY HISTORY

      

     

 

Courtney Orlando Devonish is a Barbados born sculptor/potter who has attained an international reputation for his creations in wood, stone and clay.

He has been residing in Anguilla for over 30 years, and the Devonish Art Gallery is the permanent showroom for his creations.

Courtney began his art education at Birmingham University School of Education in England, where he majored in arts and crafts, specializing in sculpture. He did post-graduate studies in Italy under the auspices of an OAS fellowship in ceramic technology.

He has been featured in many English and Caribbean publications, Courtney’s work has graced the pages of Le Figaro of France, Fielding’s Travel Guide of North America, and Seura of Finland. Courtney’s work can also be found in many private collections throughout the world.

Some of his pieces have been bought by the Government of Barbados to be presented to international heads of state, including the President of the United States (1982), the President of Venezuela (1981) and the Prime Minister of Australia.

1968-69: Coventry Art Gallery and Museum
1968: Gallery 13, Rugby1968: Kensington Art Gallery, London
1967: Belgrade Theatre, Coventry

Exhibitions: Caribbean

2008: Carifesta, Guyana
1991-2006: Harmony Hall, Antigua
1998-2018: Mango Tango, USVI
1995: Carifesta, St. Kitts
1991: Carifesta, Trinidad
1988: Devonish Art Gallery, Barbados
1988: Barbados National Gallery
1986: Care Shepherd, Barbados
1985: Voyager Gallery, Trinidad
1985: Nina Squreles Gallery, Trinidad
1982: Simpson and Johnson, Trinidad
1981: Care Shepherd, Barbados
1979: Caridesta, Cuba
1977: Carifesta, Guyana 
1975: Gallery 71, Barbados
1975-88: Devonish Art Gallery, Barbados
1971: Gallery 71, Barbados
1988—current. Devonish Art Gallery is now located in Anguilla, BWI

Exhibition: Canada

1990-98: Barbados Consulate, Toronto
1986-88: Alex Peck Gallery, Burlington, Ontario
1984: Art Expo, Toronto
1977: Montreal
1977: Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto
1977: Simpson and Sears, Toronto
1977: Hilton Hotel, Vancouver

“…articulate and straightforward… a refreshing example of the kind of intelligent and sophisticated artist we enjoy meeting. His work is, to put it at its simplest, an exciting reflection of his personality.”John Wickham’s Roundabout The Bajan

Exhibition: Italy

1994: Caribbean Art today, Venice
1978: Instituto Statale de Arte, Teramo

Exhibitions: United States

2002: Blue Heron Gallery, Massachusetts
1997: Clay Studio, Philadelphia
1997: Lincoln University, Pennsylvania
1996: Yaeger Museum, Hartwick College, New York
1993: Caribbean Art Today, Boston
1992: Caribbean Art Today, Pennsylvania
1991: Charles summer School Museum, Washington DC
1991: Drexel University, Pennsylvania
1987-88: Gallery Caribe, Pennsylvania
1975-80: OAS Headquarters, Washington DC

Teaching Experience

Spon Gate Primary School, Coventry, England
Finham Community Centre, Coventry, England
Barbados Community College

During the eighties Mr.Devonish worked as a ceramic consultant and trainer conducting workshops throughout the Eastern Caribbean under the auspices of CTAP-Canadian Training Awards Project

Artist in Residence

1997: Lincoln University of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
1997: Clay Studio, Philadelphia , PA
1996: Hartwick College, Upstate New York

Art Education

Birmingham University School of Education, United Kingdom, Arts and crafts/Sculpture, 1964-67
Instituto Statale D’Arte di Castelli, Italy,Ceramics OAS Fellowship, 1979

IDC Exhibition Awards

1980: 1 ^st Prize
1977: 1 ^st and 3 ^rd Prize
1976: 1 ^st and 3 ^rd Prize

June Academy of Art Awards

1976: Most Outstanding Exhibit
1976: 1 ^st Prize
1975: 1 ^st and 2 ^nd Prize