Dr Earl McKenzie poet, painter and
philosopher will launch an exhibition of his paintings on Monday April 27, 2015
at 6:00pm at the UWI Regional Headquarters Building, Mona. The launch will
include poetry readings by friends and colleagues including: Ann-Margaret Lim,
Dr. Velma Pollard and Trudy Schoepko. The guest speaker will be Lecturer in the
Department of Government and fellow artist Dr Clinton Hutton. This will be
McKenzie’s fourth solo exhibition of paintings and poems. He has also exhibited
at the Caribbean Literary and Cultural Centre in New York.
McKenzie is retired from the University of
the West Indies, Mona, where he taught philosophy. He is the author of eight
books including two volumes of academic philosophy and two collections of short
stories. In 2012, his multi-genre volume of poetry, fiction, essays and visual
art entitled A Bluebird Named Poetry
solidified his skill in connecting diverse genres of artistic expression. In
her launch of the text, Kim Robinson-Walcott notes that McKenzie “is interested
in exploring his own multidimensional creativity with abstract, intellectual
curiosity.” This exploration is evident in his paintings which, according to Edward
J. Sullivan, Professor of Art History at New York University, “have the
suggestive power of Giorgio Morandi: one of the greatest masters of the simple
object.”
McKenzie has won numerous awards for his
work. In 2000, he was awarded a Silver Musgrave Medal for his contribution to
literature, and in 2011 he received a Mico University College 175th
Anniversary Award for distinguished service. His exploration of the
intersections among genres of expression continues in the forthcoming
publications of his first novel, a third collection of short stories and a
memoir in 2015. The exhibition, which will be mounted in the lobby of the
Headquarters Building, will run until May 8, 2015. The public is invited to
attend.
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