Dr. Roy’s House
In this work, Sibley depicts the home of Dr. Roy Edison McTaggart, a prominent politician, businessman and philanthropist widely regarded as one of the founding fathers of the Cayman Islands. Once a prominent landmark on the George Town harbour, the house was demolished in 1991 to make way for modern development, leading to great public outcry from the community. In the face of the capital’s rapidly changing landscape, Sibley’s work evokes a sense of nostalgia for a simpler time in Cayman’s history.
About the Artist
Joanne Sibley
b. 1930
Joanne Sibley arrived in the Cayman Islands from Canada in 1980 after living in Jamaica, where she had established herself as a successful artist. An interior designer by trade, Sibley has a signature style highly influenced by her formal training in architectural rendering. She has become one of the Islands’ most prolific and recognisable artists and was awarded the 1995 Creativity Prize by CNCF. Her work is featured in Art of the Cayman Islands, the Islands’ first formal art history (Scala Fine Art Publishers Ltd.: Fall 2016). NGCI exhibitions include the solo show Watermarks (2005), Faces and Figures (2007), Our Story of Art (2013), Metamorphoses (2014), All Access (2015), A Legacy of Light (2016), Mediating Self (2017), Tropical Visions (2019), Seascapes: Maritime Art from the National Collection in Little Cayman (2020) at the Little Cayman Museum, Saltwater in Their Veins (2020) and The People’s Collection: A 25-Year Cultural Legacy (2022).
