Award Winning Artist Jean Taylor for the Turks & Caicos Islands at the caribArt Exhibition, LONDON 2018

The Turks and Caicos Islands are a unique necklace of 40 low lying islands and cays, with only 8 of the islands being inhabited by people. It is the home of multi award-winning artist Jean Taylor.

Jean Taylor was born in Freeport, Grand Bahama to Mrs. Louise and Christopher Gardiner from Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands. Her parents had decided to return to their home country after living in The Bahamas for many years. It was there that Jean became captivated by the beauty of Grand Turk, the nation's capital.

It was a place where roosters, chickens, donkeys and goats would stroll graciously along the dirt roads that were covered with salt that would glitter like diamonds in the midday sun. They connected small wooden houses that were brightly painted where children played 'island games' all the day long. The light house, salt ponds and turquoise ocean which lay just a few yards from her home had fascinated Jean so much that at a tender age she would make sketches with crayon on paper and even on the walls of her home. The encouragement of her late parents, in particular her mother who demonstrated a strong faith in God, helped to create a perfect environment for Jean's talent to not only germinate but grow......

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