This art gallery -- the most important, visible, and influential in the Cayman Islands -- showcases works by each of the nation's recognized artists, including local masters Joanne Sibley and Charles Long. Works by less widely recognized artists are also featured. Our favorite among these lesser-known artists is Petrina Wright, who once taught art in a high school on Cayman Brac, and whose works seem to incorporate reggae, soca, Caymanian nationalism, racial pride, sexual liberation, and adolescent trauma, all at the same time. Among the offerings here, expect to find an excellent selection of seascapes and tropical landscapes, bronze castings of Caymanian sea turtles by artists in California, and absolutely brilliant sculptures by emerging artists in nearby Cuba. Works of art range from CI$8 to CI$50,000 (US$10-US$62,500/£4.80-£30,000). Members of the Hill family, who are extremely articulate spokespersons for the art scene on Grand Cayman, manage this fine gallery.

Copyright: Excerpted from Frommer's Portable Cayman Islands, 3rd Edition, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.

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