Bahamas Haus Debuts With Coastal Views From The Art Fair On The Water

Bahamas Haus Debuts with Coastal Views from the Art Fair on the Water
Art Fort Lauderdale, presents Bahamas Haus, with a focus on contemporary art, Junkanoo culture
and the significant Caribbean art influences from the Bahamas in a dedicated home within the
waterway-based Art Fair.
Fort Lauderdale, FL, January 08, 2020 --(PR.com)-- Art Fair Fort Lauderdale, the Art Fair on the Water,
celebrates its fourth year, January 23-26 and hosts Bahamas Haus, a unique art project and partnership
with Ministry of Tourism Bahamas, sponsors and collectors Argus Advisors, legal, financial services
provider and fine arts collection, based in Freeport.
In addition to waived fees for contributing artists and gallery partners, Art For Lauderdale will donate
10% of the art proceeds from Bahamas Haus to the rebuilding and art therapy efforts of The Grand
Bahama Children's Home, an orphanage and refuge for children in Freeport, recently flooded and forced
to evacuate during Hurricane Dorian.
Curated by local arts writer and collaborator Jennifer Nayak, Bahamas Haus promotes the theme,
Resiliency of the Bahamian Spirit. Telling a visual story of faith and inspiration, Bahamas Haus at Art
Fort Lauderdale presents a range of mediums, including newly created, post-Hurricane Dorian recovery
artwork by the most recognizable contemporary artists and galleries from Grand Bahama, Nassau and the
USA.
“I want to provide collectors with little treasures they wouldn't find unless they had their own local guide
to the important work created in the Bahamas. Promoting Port Lucaya and Nassau gallery owners, with
studios people can visit; educates an audience that's already available and interested in experiencing
Bahamian culture. When you know something more about the culture, it brings you closer to the islands
we already love. Creating long term interest for investment pieces, promoting cultural tourism between
both coasts. There's more than one reason to love the Bahamas, for me it's the people and the art,” says
Jennifer Nayak, Curator Bahamas Haus.
Guests of the four-day, curated, waterway art and design tour includes multiple stops at luxury properties
along the Intracoastal. Once at Bahamas Haus, guests will discover Bahamian culture room-by-room
filled with art, visiting Professorial lectures on Junkanoo art history and costume making, Meet the Artist
introductions, and personalized art book signing, highlighted by live Junkanoo music.
Collectors will discover the work of the established studio, museum and emerging artists, including
Laurie Tuchel: American born female painter; recently hosted group & solo show at National Gallery of
Bahamas, Nassau. 2019. Tuchel resides in Grand Bahama, UK and US. She is currently working on a
series Day in the Life of local scenes and portraits of everyday life in Grand Bahama. Tuchel is a
prominent curator and emerging fine artist with upcoming gallery shows in New England and New
Mexico. Finally, Matthew Wildgoose: the owner of Port Lucaya studio It Is What It Is (IIWII), teacher
and celebrity favourite fine artist, Matt Wildgoose works on canvas with compelling portraits of
recognizable influencers of Caribbean culture.
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Notable author honoured artist, Chantal E Y will be attending the destination Art Fair with limited edition
book signing and newly created piece. Chantal E Y Bethel, an interdisciplinary author, artist and sculptor.
Working from her home studio in Freeport, Bethel actively shows in galleries and regional museums
across the USA, Canada and Caribbean. She is an awarded, recognized artist with pieces included in
permanent collections of National Art Gallery of the Bahamas, and many private and international
corporate collections.
Promoting her recent art book, "Beyond The Surface, Art: Discovery, Healing and Transformation," with
featured essays by contributing art writers and curators. Bethel has created new artwork exclusively for
Bahamas Haus and offering signed, limited edition books.
Art Fort Lauderdale provides a weekend of targeted arts engagement introducing Floribbean art and
culture to a demographic with multiple vested interests in the Bahamas and the South Florida lifestyle.
Meet the Curator: Jennifer Nayak

Also known as @LasOlasLocal, Jennifer is an indie curator of sponsored arts events, connecting
commerce and culture. Jennifer is the arts & culture editor with Las Olas Boulevard and Isles Magazine
and brand ambassador for Miami-based, wellness lifestyle brand Therafitshoe. She has curated
contemporary art, food and community events since 2007. Jennifer is a natural, cultural ambassador with
a personal and emotional connection to The Bahamas Haus project. A native of Florida, Jennifer lives in
both Fort Lauderdale and Grand Bahama with her husband, Andre Feldman of Argus Advisors and their
children.
Meet the Artists & Gallery Owners:
Mixed Media and Fine Arts Canvas:

Laurie Tuchel, Studio Artist
Matthew Wildgoose, Owner (Is What It Is Gallery)
Claudette Dean, artist, rebuilding private gallery in 2020
Paula Farrington, artist
Greg Farrington, artist
Caroline Anderson, artist
Jennifer Williams Wiegand, artist,
Del Foxton, artist, Owner (Adagio Art Gallery)
Ceramics:
Lisa Correll, Potter/Ceramicist/Owner (Coastal Mojo Gallery)
Photography:
Alessandro Sarno, Lyndah Wells
Art Books & Authors:

Chantal E Y Bethel: Beyond the Surface, Art: Discovery, Healing and Transformation
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Alessandro Sarno: Eluthera: The Garden of Freedom
About Art Fort Lauderdale

Art Fort Lauderdale is a four-day curated art fair that transports attendees on a journey along the famed
Intracoastal waterways via water taxi and private yacht with stops at vacant luxury waterfront properties
that feature over 100 artists and galleries exhibiting various styles and methods of art that reflect the past,
the present and the future. This destination art fair seeks to highlight the uniqueness of the city and put
Fort Lauderdale on the art world map as a premier location to view, interact with and purchase art along
with giving art aficionados, residents and visitors a cultural experience that is memorable, interactive and
engaging. These exhibits will feature paintings, illustrations, sculptures, installations, photographs, films,
performance arts and art & technology collaborations in addition to talks with artists, collectors, and
curators. For more information about Art Fort Lauderdale visit www.artftlauderdale.com
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Contact Information:
Art Fort Lauderdale
Andrew Martineau
954-850-8581
Contact via Email
http://www.artftlauderdale.com
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