Untitled (East End Scene)
An interior designer by trade, this watercolour showcases Sibley’s technical mastery of architectural rendering and her appreciation for the traditional Caymanian wooden cottage. Surrounded by towering palm trees and lush shrubbery, she documents a simpler time in the country’s history when traditional architecture like the one illustrated here, was a common sight. Partially obscured by the elements in the foreground, the ocean in the background touches on our Island’s close relationship with its surrounding waters and the rich maritime history that was born from it – harking back to a time before the rapid physical development of recent decades.
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).
