Bermuda National Gallery

Offerings Exhibition by Solee Darrell

For California-based Bermudian artist Soleé Darrell, painting is a deeply present, almost ritual practice rooted in intuitive colour. Working on stretched silk velvet with powdered pigment dye—applied by hand, brush, or poured in fluid gestures—her abstract works echo the vivid hues of Bermuda and memories of home. With only about 30 minutes before the pigment dries, speed and spontaneity are essential, grounding her in the moment as colours shift unpredictably. For Darrell, art is both creative and sacred; her kaleidoscopic works invite meditation, reflection, and a sense of connection to nature, spirit, and one another.

On display through to October. Exhibition curated by Eve Godet Thomas. With support from Nekeisha Cameron, Faye Cook, Jasmine DeSilva, Chen Foley, Deborah Jackson, Sylvia Jones, Delight Morris, Megan & Roddy Nesbitt, Susan Pateras, Dennis Pimentel, Alexia Seymour Crofton, Michelle Seymour Smith, Bill & Georgia Wharton and Desiree Wingo.

Aura: Offerings Portal

Set within Offerings: by Soleé Darrell, AURA: OFFERINGS PORTAL invites you to step inside the artwork, not just observe it.

This immersive experience blends sound, reflection, and interaction, creating space to slow down and return to the present moment.

You'll be guided through a series of gentle layers:

• Sound meditation within the exhibition
• Interactive reflection inspired by the exhibition
• A collective offering ritual
• A simple sensory closing to anchor into presence

Designed as a weekend reset, this is a calm and intentional environment to soften, reconnect, and transition into the evening.

Doors open at 4:30 PM. We invite you to arrive early, settle into the space, and ease into the experience before we begin at 5:00 PM.

What to Expect

• A quiet, candlelit atmosphere
• Moments of stillness and guided awareness
• Light interaction with the space and materials
• No pressure to share, just space to experience

What to Bring

• A Yoga Mat or blanket
• Comfortable clothing
• An open mind
• Optional: a journal (or use provided materials)

About Aura

This event is a collaboration between the Bermuda National Gallery and Tribe of Flowers.

Tribe of Flowers is a creative wellness ecosystem rooted in beauty, movement, and intentional living. Born from a desire to create spaces that feel both grounding and expansive, it brings together ritual, design, and community in ways that feel sensory, soulful, and real.

Aura is a sound meditation experience intentionally paired with unique backdrops that deepen engagement.

SIREN SONGS: 2026 Bermuda Biennial

"Bravely the figure of this harpy hast thou Perform'd"

—Shakespeare, The Tempest, 3.3.81–82

Legendarily, the uninhabited archipelago later named Bermuda was discovered when sailors, misled by the seductive songs of sirens, crashed against its perilous rocky shores. The 1609 shipwreck of the Sea Venture—and the storm that caused it—inspired Shakespeare's The Tempest (c. 1610–1611) and is depicted on Bermuda's coat of arms.

Sirens, mythological hybrids of human and bird or fish (mermaids), personify the dual terrors of wind and sea. A dialectical figure, the siren sings a song both soothing and potentially lethal: to follow it may lead to death, yet if heeded as a warning, it could conduct you to safety. This duality—warning and seduction—aptly describes the contrast of voices in the 2026 Bermuda Biennial. The artists' works reflect a dynamic clash of ideas and approaches in a range of mediums that echo Bermuda's origin story.

Staged by the Bermuda National Gallery since 1994, the Bermuda Biennial functions as both an international art exhibition and a local juried showcase. This year's exhibition offers an expansive and intergenerational survey of Bermudian artistic excellence. Half of the artists are first-time participants, their work displayed alongside that of established figures.  What emerges is not a single voice, but a layered polyphonic chorus. Rather than a snapshot, it is a long exposure of Bermudian art history, refracted through the present moment.

The 2026 Bermuda Biennial is co-curated by Akili Tommasino and Julie Crooks. Exhibition sponsored by the Green Family.

Writing the Weight: Poetics of Response

BNG Workshop with 2026 Biennial Artists: Yesha Townsend and Shanna Hollis

What happens when we allow a strong response to become material?

Using their 2026 Bermuda Biennial artwork, Inadherent as a starting point, artists and collaborators Yesha Townsend and Shanna Hollis will lead a discussion on how they use poetry and visual arts to explore grief, road trauma, collective mourning and memory.

Participants will experiment with poetry as a form of witnessing, processing, questioning, documenting, resisting, remembering and making meaning.

This Art Month event is made possible with support from the Bermuda Tourism Authority.The 2026 Bermuda Biennial is sponsored by the Green family.