Education. I studied painting and printmaking at St Martin’s, London, and Hovedskou School of Art, Gothenburg, Sweden, Sumo painting in Kuala Lumpur and Archeology/ Social Anthropology at the University of Gothenburg . Click here for education bio.
Exhibitions.
I have held 23 solo exhibitions and have also participated in numerous national and international group shows.
My work has been exhibited in the Caribbean, Europe, USA and South America , is part of several public collections and treasured by private collectors worldwide. "Wings of the Morning," a Retrospective Exhibition of my work was held at the Queens Park Gallery, Barbados, in November 2010*. * Hosted by the National Cultural Foundation of Barbados; curated by Janice Whittle.
I am a member of AICA ( International Art Critics Association) . My published writing includes 15 years of weekly art reviews in the Sunday Nation and Barbados Advocate, magazine articles on visual art, music and architecture, as well as an author- illustrated children’s book . I am currently working on "Our very own"-the History of Barbados Arts Council' to be published in 2020.
Among the many exhibitions that I have curated are major exhibitions like Francisco Cabral at the Barbados Museum ,the National Collection at Queen’s Park Gallery and the Barbados Arts Council Theme shows.
Link to Feature address for "Home and Heart" Rosemary Pilgrim . QPG Sept 2014:
I have designed and conducted many art workshops , both for adults and children. As a Visiting Tutor I taught practical and theoretical courses at the Division of Fine Arts, BCC, 2001-2019.
My textile portfolio includes fashion and costume design along with larger commissioned works . As a 'Carnival Jumbie' I have made Mas*, played Mas and judged Mas. Carnival is an essential part of my life, and appears in many forms in my work.
* 'Mas' means both 'carnival' and 'costume', you can 'Play Mas' , 'Make Mas' and 'Wear a Mas'. I indulge in all three.
