Brent Malone

Richard Brent Malone, MBE (December 17, 1941 – February 5, 2004) was a Bahamian photorealist painter and gallery owner.^[1]

A native of Nassau, Malone began his career as a potter, working as an apprentice at the Bahamian branch of the .^[2] He had previously studied at Don Russell's Academy of Fine Arts, and would later travel to England for further study, planning to attend Ravensbourne College to gain teaching credentials.^[2][3] He also studied at the .

In 1964, Malone was invited by Sir Harold Christie to return to Nassau to become the director of a new incarnation of the Chelsea Pottery.^[3] Called the Bahamian Pottery, it opened in 1964 but soon closed.^[3] Nevertheless, the experience helped Malone in his later work as a gallery owner. He owned a number of galleries throughout his life, including the Loft Gallery, Matinee Gallery, Temple Gallery, and Marlborough Antiques.^[3] All served as important exhibition spaces for young Bahamian artists, whose work Malone supported for much of his career.

In 1991, Malone, Antonius Roberts, Max Taylor, , and founded the group B.-C.A.U.S.E,^[3] dedicated to the promotion of Bahamian art. Malone was also a supporter of the Junkanoo festivities,^[4] and depicted them in many of his paintings. His style, though basically photorealistic, contained elements of surrealism as well.

Malone died of a heart attack in a Nassau hospital in 2004.^[2]

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External links[]

• BrentMalone.com
• Brent Malone Artist in Residence Program, National Art Gallery of the Bahamas
• Obituary - Nassau Guardian
• Bahamian artists making a mark (Article)
• Artists of the Bahamas (Documentary)

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