Introduction

Cydne Jasmin Coleby creates captivating digital and mixed media collages. Flitting between a sparse, monochrome palette and something altogether more vibrant, Coleby’s self-reflective work examines our emotional capacities. From a very young age, Coleby has felt comfortable dissociating herself from her body, seeing it in its truest form, as it is seen by others. She believes such a perspective ultimately leads to acceptance. Coleby believes that once one completely accepts their physical extension in space, an examination of one’s mentality awaits.

Education

2012 Associate of Art, The College of The Bahamas, Nassau, Bahamas

Solo Exhibitions

2024
Daughter of the Soil, cadet capela, Paris, France

2021
Queen Mudda, Unit, London, UK

2020
Family Matters, Galerie Julien Cadet, Paris, France

Group Exhibitions

2023
1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, Unit, London, UK

2022
NE10: Mercy, The National Art Gallery of The Bahamas, Nassau, Bahamas
Cydne Jasmin Coleby & Rico Gatson, Galerie Julien Cadet, Paris, France
Identity Fabric, King Manor Museum, New York, USA
To Each Her Own, Urban Zen Gallery, New York, USA
Stick It, TERN Gallery, Nassau, Bahamas

2021
Untitled Art Fair, Tern Gallery, Miami, USA
My Secret Garden, curated by Melanie Lum, Asia Art Centre, Taipei, Taiwan
Uncurated Vol. 1, Uncurated Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

2020
BLACK VOICES NYC, Ross Sutton Gallery, New York, USA
SHOWFIELDS, Live Curation with Folasade Ologundudu, New York, USA
Personal Mythologies, Galerie Julien Cadet, Paris, France
Drawn Together (online), Unit, London, UK
Pressure Drop, Gallery MC, New York, USA

2019
Refuge, The National Art Gallery of the Bahamas, Nassau, Bahamas
Small Works, The Current: Baha Mar Gallery & Art Center, Nassau, Bahamas

2018
National Exhibition 9: The Fruit & The Seed, The National Art Gallery of The Bahamas, Nassau, Bahamas

2013
AAA, The National Art Gallery of The Bahamas, Nassau, Bahamas
Annual Open Art Competition and Exhibition, The Central Bank of The Bahamas, Nassau, Bahamas
Absolut Vodka Art Competition, D’Aguilar Art Foundation, Nassau, Bahamas

2012
Color of Harmony, The College the Bahamas, Nassau, Bahamas
The Salus Project, The Salus Gallery, Nassau, Bahamas
Transforming Spaces: Fibre, Hillside House Gallery, Nassau, Bahamas

Residencies and Awards

Selected Press

2022
May ‘Good Black Art’s New York Art Week Roundup’, Good Black Art
The Best Booths at New York Art Week 2022’, Artsy.Net
‘The fair that’s breaking the art world rules’, Soho House
April ‘Can Nassau Become a New Destination for Art?’, Barron’s
March ‘Cydne Jasmin Coleby — These collages explore intergenerational trauma’, We Present
‘How Mashonda Tifrere’s New Exhibition “To Each, Her Own” Puts Women First’, Cultured Mag
February ‘Cultural Collage: Four artists examine their histories in new “Stick It” Exhibition”’, The Tribune: Weekend
January ‘Stick It’ exhibition opens at TERN Gallery’, Eye Witness News
‘Exhibition: Stick It – Group Show’, Contemporary And
‘Collage-based Exhibition – Stick It (TERN Gallery)’, Caribe Art
‘New Exhibition: Stick It (Tern Gallery)’, Repeating Islands
‘Cydne Jasmin Coleby: Art A Way to Develop Our Identity’, Dare Clan

2021
December ‘22 Artists to Watch at Art Basel Miami 2021’, Bettershared.co
‘What Did Artists Like at Art Week Miami’, Sugarcanemag.com
November ‘The 10 Best Booths at Untitled Art Miami Beach 2021’, Artsy.com
‘In Miami, Buyers Hit the Beach for Untitled Art Fair—to Gallerists’ Palpable Relief. Here’s What’s Sold So Far’, news.artnet.com
July ‘Brave New World: Meet the New Generation of Art Collectors’, Prestigeonline.com
‘Nonprofit ARTNOIR Continues to Empower Artists of Color with a New Scholarship for MFA Students’, Artsy.net
‘Artists Support Victims of Surfside Condo Collapse’, Hyperallergic.com
March ‘Cydne Jasmin Coleby’s First Solo Exhibition In London: Queen Mudda At Unit London’, Create! Magazine
‘CYDNE JASMIN COLEBY: QUEEN MUDDA’, Fadmagazine.com

2020
December ‘Curatorial Dynamo Destinee Ross-Sutton Just Opened a New Project Space Dedicated to Black Art in SoHo—No Flippers Allowed’, Artnet News
‘Cydne Jasmin Coleby « Family Matters » : La nouvelle exposition de l’artiste bahaméenne présentée à la galerie, Julien Cadet’, Luxe (French)
November ‘Curated Section’, Create! Magazine, vol.22
September ‘Local creative wow art lovers in Paris and London’, The Tribune
‘April ‘Young Lions: Our Culture Looks Bright’, Up and Away
January ‘On View: Refuge At The National Art Gallery of The Bahamas’, Caribbean Beat
‘Specimens Of Memory’, The Nassau Guardian

2019
March ‘The God Self: Lessons On Self-Love From Emerging Artist Cydne Coleby’, Mixed Media Blog

Selected Collections

Syracuse University Art Museum, Syracuse, USA
The Dawn Davies Art Collection, Nassau, Bahamas
the D’Aguilar Art Foundation Art Collection, Nassau, Bahamas
Xiao Museum of Contemporary Art, Suzhou, China
The Bunker Foundation (Rudin DeWoody Collection), West Palm Beach, USA.