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The Caribbean Collection

Jamaican Art Gallery

Omari Ra (Robert Cookhorne)   

Omari Ra was born Robert Cookhorne in Kingston, Jamaica in 1960. He emerged  as an artist of note under the pseudonym “African” - a name he has recently change to Omari Ra. He is a graduate of the Jamaica School of Art where he later taught. Omari Ra is one of the most significant artist of his generation - a generation that broke from tradition and embraced modernism. The art and culture publication “Revue Noire” wrote about his work in 1992:
“There are two aspects in his paintings. One is monochrome and abstract, made out of dark colours, and the other, unlimited where heuses a free figuration. One of his main concerns is the link between Africa and the Caribbean.”
Among his many exhibitions since 1985 are Suti Gallery, Bern, Switzerland, 1986, 1990; Annual National Exhibition, National Gallery of Jamaica, 1983-2003; “Caribbean Art Now”, Commonwealth Institute, England, 1986; “New Imagists in Jamaican Art”, OAS Gallery, Washington, DC, 1987; “Exposisicion Entre Topicos”, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Caracas, Venezuela, 1992; Fifth Havana Biennial, Havana, Cuba, 1994. 
He has been featured in a number of publications including “Modern Jamaican Art”, Ian Randle Publishers; “Art Today”, Phaidon Press; and Revue Noire Magazine.

Untitled I
Pastel on Paper
6” x 3”
SOLD

Small Works on Paper

Untitled II
Pastel on Paper
5” x 4”
$165

Untitled IV
Pastel on Paper
7” x 3”
$165

Untitled III
Pastel on Paper
6” x 4”
SOLD