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E-book Jamaica Making : The Theresa Roberts Art Collection
his exhibition at the historic Victoria Gallery and Museum, Liverpool, comprises almost entirely of art works in the collection of Theresa Roberts, who is founder and owner of the Jamaica Patty Co. restaurant, based in Covent Garden, London.Theresa Roberts was born in Jamaica to parents who emigrated to the United Kingdom as part of the ‘Windrush Generation’: those who were invited by British governments between 1948 and 1971 to move from their homes in Commonwealth countries to rectify labour shortages in post-war Britain. Theresa was cared for initially in Jamaica by relatives, but joined her parents in England in the 1960s once they were established, and therefore spent her formative years in London. As a young woman with an entrepreneurial spirit, she developed a property portfolio before realising her passion for art. Over the last 20 years, whilst nurturing several international businesses, Theresa Roberts has amassed simultaneously a significant and important collection of art by Jamaican artists. Not only does Roberts collect Jamaican art for personal pleasure, but she aims to promote and support Jamaican artists internationally and is instrumental to several art projects. An important example of the latter is her involvement with the instatement of the International Slavery Museum in Liverpool in 2007. Therefore, Roberts has an established relationship with and interest in Liverpool and its extensive art gallery and museum culture.As a result of Theresa Roberts’ careful curation over many years, this collection presents the achievements of key artists who truly represent Jamaican art: that is, art by Jamaican artists and who were or are living on the island, rather than works by artists from other cultures who happen to make the country their home. As such, he Theresa Roberts Collection offers an important insight into the development of Jamaican art, with a strong emphasis on works created since the country gained independence in 1962. Therefore, the siting of this exhibition in 2022 is highly significant, being 60 years since Jamaican independence, and a most fitting and meaningful occasion for this public revealing of the Theresa Roberts Collection.It is most appropriate that the exhibition is sited in Liverpool, which has a long and complex relationship with Jamaica. As a port city, the history of Liverpool is entwined with the history of Jamaica.
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