Lifestyle June 24 2026

Something Extra | Wednesday 

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  • Artist Oliver Myrie poses alongside his piece ‘Where I Stand’, one of the featured artworks in Of Wood and Water: The Scotiabank Collection.

  • Richard Nattoo is in good company with Godiva Golding (left), STEAMHouse CEO, and Danielle Terrelonge, CEO of Plantry Retreats.

  • A proud Richard Nattoo, painter, poses in front of his work ‘The Majician’s Arrival’ alongside fellow creative Kianne Patrice Hutchinson, international visual artist.

  • Keody Thompson, realtor associate, catches our attention in a denim maxi.

  • There’s nothing quite like soaking up new art on a Sunday afternoon, as Bonito Thompson, CEO of Dondada Creative, and Joyce Adams, director of brand and strategy at Art Wrld, can attest.

  • Deiwght Peters, founder and CEO of SAINT International, is pictured with models of his agency (from left) Gabrielle Weir, Ivornesha Henry, and Talleta Gregory.

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  • From left: Dr Nadine Boothe-Gordon, founder and CEO, The Language Cradle; O’Neil Lawrence, chief curator of the National Gallery of Jamaica; and Audrey Tugwell Henry, president and CEO, Scotia Group Jamaica, are all smiles as guests view the exhibition.

Jamaican art, history and landscape came alive during the opening of the ‘Of Wood and Water: The Scotiabank Collection’ exhibition at the National Gallery of Jamaica (NGJ) on June 14. Drawing inspiration from Jamaica’s ancient Taíno name, Xaymaca — ‘the Land of Wood and Water’ — the exhibition brings together more than 50 works from both the Scotiabank corporate art collection and the NGJ permanent collection. Together, the works explore the island as a living force shaped by time, memory and transformation. The exhibition runs until September 13. Something Extra has the social highlights.