© Courtesy of Cydne Jasmin Coleby and cadet capela
Cydne Jasmin Coleby
Biography
Born in 1993, Nassau, Bahamas
Lives and works in Nassau, Bahamas
To paint, Cydne Jasmin Coleby is inspired by old family pictures and experiences taken from the past. And also : her own face. Her self-portraits mix textures and patterns. Like collages, they reveal her duality and plurality.
Born in the Bahamas, influenced and markey by her Caribbean identity, Cydne Jasmin Coleby studied graphic design. She has kept a mastery of colors and constantly plays with her “tropical palette”. She is also inspired by the garish and neon colors of the Junk-a-noo festival, its colorful parades and costumes.
But beyond the frozen postcard and the cliché, Cydne Jasmin Coleby reveals all the pitfalls of a postcolonial society: feverish economy, financial difficulties, youth dreaming of a better elsewhere, global warming… Nature appears, in the form of a tree or fruit, as ubiquitous. The painter wants to recall the carnal bond that binds her to her original land. This is where she draws all her inspiration.
In 2024, Coleby was selected as one of the Artists in Residence at the Four World Trade Center in New York, US.
Exhibitions
Daughter of the Soil
Cydne Jasmin Coleby
March 9 — April 20, 2024
54 rue Chapon, 75003 Paris
Cydne Jasmin Coleby & Rico Gatson
Cydne Jasmin Coleby, Rico Gatson
October 15 — December 3, 2022
13 rue Béranger, 75003 Paris
Untitled Art Miami Beach 2021
Cydne Jasmin Coleby
November 29 — December 4, 2021
Miami, FL, US
Family Matters
Cydne Jasmin Coleby
December 19, 2020 — January 30, 2021
54 rue Chapon, 75003 Paris
Personal Mythologies
Cydne Jasmin Coleby, Monica Kim Garza, Anuar Khalifi, Basil Kincaid
August 29 — September 23, 2020
54 rue Chapon, 75003 Paris
Curriculum vitae
Solo and two-person exhibitions
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2024Daughter of the Soil, cadet capela, Paris, FR
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2023One of The Boys, curated by Amanda Coulson, Tern Gallery, Nassau, BS
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2022Cydne Jasmin Coleby & Rico Gatson, with Rico Gatson, cadet capela, Paris, FR
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2021Queen Mudda, curated by Natalie Willis, Unit, London, GB
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2020Family Matters, cadet capela, Paris, FR
Group exhibitions
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2022Stick It., Tern Gallery, Nassau, BS
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2021My Secret Garden, curated by Emilia Yin and Melanie Ouyang Lum, Asia Art Center, Taipei, TW
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2020Black Voices : Friend of My Mind, Ross-Sutton Gallery, New York, US
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Pressure Drop, Galerie MC, New York, US
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Drawn together (online), Unit, London, GB
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Personal Mythologies, cadet capela, Paris, FR
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2019Specimen, The National Art Gallery of the Bahamas, Nassau, BS
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Small Works, The Current: Baha Mar Gallery & Art center, Nassau, BS
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2018National Exhibition Nine : The Fruit and the Seed, The National Art Gallery of the Bahamas, Nassau, BS
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2013AAA, The National Art Gallery of the Bahamas, Nassau, BS
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Colour of Harmony, The College of the Bahamas, Nassau, BS
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Annual Art Competion and Exhibition, The Central Bank of The Bahamas, Nassau, BS
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2012Absolut vodka art competition, D’Aguilar Art Founation, Nassau, BS
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The Salus Project, The saulus Art Gallery, Nassau, BS
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Transforming Spaces: Fibre, Hillside House Gallery, Nassau, BS
Fairs
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20231-54 London, duo with Stacey Gillian Abe, Unit, London, GB
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Untitled Art Fair Miami Beach, Tern Gallery, Miami, US
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2022Futur Fair, Tern Gallery, New York, US
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2021Untitled Art Fair Miami Beach, (solo), cadet capela, Miami, US
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Untitled Art Fair Miami Beach, Tern Gallery, Miami, US
Residencies
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2024Silver Art Projects, Four World Trade Center, New York, US
Collections
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Xiao Museum of Contemporary Art, RiZhao, Shandong, CN
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SUArt Museum, Syracuse, NY, US
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The Maria Brito Art Collection, New York, US
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The D’Aguilar Art Foundation Collection, Nassau, BS
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The Dawn Davies Art Collection, Nassau, BS
Education
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2013Associate of Art - Art, College of The Bahamas, Nassau, BS