The Black Pony Gallery, led by Lisa Howie, made its international debut at the FUZE Art Expo in Nassau, presenting artists Dede Brown, HezronH, and Niels Reyes, and announced plans to feature Bermudian artists at Miami Basel Art Week in December 2023.
Investing in art is always a good idea. The trouble is, many claim to have no knowledge of the subject and so they shy from it. But I disagree. Everyone knows a lot more about art than they think they do.
For starters, everyone can describe what they are looking at. In terms of materials, objects, shapes, colours, a list of identifiable elements that we know and have words for.
Once we slow down and really see what we are looking at, then we can think about how we feel. Not in an evaluative, ‘I like it’ or ‘I don’t like it’ kind of way. Rather, in an overall ‘how does the artwork make me feel’ kind of way.
Investment is a complicated subject and investing in art can be even more so, as many claims to have no knowledge of the subject.
Likely the word “art” is not the first to come to mind when thinking about the Caribbean mid-Atlantic. But it should. The art market in the region is right on the edge of transitioning from emergent to highly sought-after. It is this transition — the getting in early— that makes this moment such an exciting time for art collectors.
Rooms at Cambridge Beaches hotel will soon feature contemporary artwork by local artists, with curatorial direction by Lisa Howie, owner of Black Pony Gallery.
A spokesperson said, “Guests have another reason to choose Cambridge Beaches Hotel, as each room will soon feature contemporary artwork by local artists.
“The hotel’s interior design renovation captures the spirit of the world traveler, with objects of interest including photographs and prints by some of Bermuda’s well-known artists.
Black Pony Gallery is collaborating with Maxima Gallery in Havana, Cuba to feature artist Niels Reyes.
A spokesperson said, “Black Pony Gallery is pleased to announce a collaboration with Maxima Gallery in Havana, Cuba. For the first time, each gallery will simultaneously present a new group of oil paintings by talented Cuban artist Niels Reyes. This solo exhibition features 13 original works and opens concurrently in Havana, Cuba and online on Black Pony Gallery’s portal on the Artsy platform.”
Black Pony Gallery Director Lisa Howie said, “By working together, we present a unique contemporary art gallery experience for the art collectors and supporters who reside in or are visiting Havana, and for the global audience – from anyplace world – to access this experience online. Niels has a significant following in Havana, but he has not had a solo exhibition in Havana for several years.
Artist Gherdai Hassell is the first Bermudian to be featured in the Bienal de La Habana exhibition, with the artist saying she is “thrilled to have my installation ‘What Remains to be Seen’ travel across seas to be displayed within the context of another country, culture and language.”
A spokesperson said, “Black Pony Gallery announces that visual artist Gherdai Hassell adds another feather to her cap. Hassell is the first Bermudian to be featured in the Bienal de La Habana exhibition, presented at The Wifredo Lam Center of Contemporary Art, located in the heart of old Havana.
“The 14th iteration of this biennial exhibition includes three stages of presentations under the thematic idea of Future and Contemporaneity, and Hassell’s work is included in Experience #3: A Return to What Lies Ahead, running to April 30, 2022.
Black Pony Gallery welcomes artists Dede Brown from the Bahamas and David Bridgeman from the Cayman Islands.
Producer Lisa Howie said, “These artists add new energy and forms of expression to the gallery group, which has grown to 15 artists representing five islands in the Atlantic.... Bridgeman will launch with an online solo exhibition featuring original mixed media paintings. Entitled David Bridgeman: Finding the Way, the exhibition runs from October 2 to October 23, 2020."
AS THE GLOBAL ART MARKET, historically centered around Europe and North America, increasingly recognizes the contributions of artists in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America, a new art fair is showcasing a region that remains woefully under-appreciated—the Caribbean and Atlantic Islands.
The Atlantic World Art Fair debuted online May 31 and is live through Jun 21 on Artsy. Dozens of artists are showcased from Aruba, the Azores, the Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Curaçao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Maarten, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, U.S. Virgin Islands, and their diasporas. Nine galleries are Lisa Howie, owner of Black Pony, envisioned the event, which is exclusively online. She views the Atlantic World Art Fair as a platform for artists and galleries to reach a wider audience of collectors and curators and an opportunity to connect the region to the larger art world.
Butterfield, the bank and trust company headquartered in Bermuda, is to be the lead sponsor of the inaugural Atlantic World Art Fair.
The online event taking place from June 1 to 21 will present nine exhibitors and feature the talents of more than 60 contemporary visual artists from the mid-Atlantic region.
Founded and curated by Bermudian cultural entrepreneur Lisa Howie, and hosted in partnership with Artsy, the global online marketplace and art brokerage, the AWAF said it expects to reach four million art collectors.
The Black Pony Gallery announced the online solo exhibition featuring original mixed media paintings by Cuban artist Aimée Garcia, with the exhibition to run from February 5 – March 1.
Curator Lisa Howie said, “Black Pony Gallery is pleased to announce the inclusion of Cuban artist Aimée Garcia and her first online solo exhibition. The Game of Ambiguities presents a series of original mixed media paintings that use the genre of portraiture — oAen using herself as the subject— to explore psychological tensions and uncertainties.
Black Pony Gallery has launched an online solo exhibition featuring the work of Bahamian artist Dede Brown.
Curator Lisa Howie said, “Black Pony Gallery is pleased to announce the first online solo exhibition for Bahamian artist Dede Brown. Featuring original mixed media paintings, the exhibition Inner Voices runs December 18, 2020 to January 11, 2021.
“In this series of intimate portraits, Brown continues her exploration into the human psyche, centering on the idea of one’s saboteur – that inner voice or voices who can make us question ourselves, often spouting negative thoughts and theories, encouraging self-doubt and at times inflicting disruption and chaos.
The Black Pony Gallery announced the solo exhibition featuring original oil paintings by Cuban artist Niels Reyes.
Entitled Niels Reyes: The Essence of Youth/ La esencia de la juventud, the exhibition runs September 7- 28, 2020.
“Born in Santa Clara, Cuba, Reyes is a talented artist who graduated from painting at the Higher Institute of Art [ASI] in 2006. His paintings are powerful, which may be why he has had over ten solo exhibitions in Cuba, Spain, Switzerland, and Panama,” a spokesperson said.
“In group exhibitions he has been showcased in Cuba, Denmark, France, USA, Spain, Mexico, China, Finland, Canada, Panama, Austria, Germany, England. Reyes holds the Grand Prize of the first post-it contemporary art competition, 2013. He has been a resident artist in the Ministry of Culture Austria, 2012 and China, 2018.
Black Pony Gallery is getting set to open a new exhibition showcasing works by Teresa Kirby Smith, a photographer who received an MA in Photography & Fine Arts Administration from New York University.
Curator Lisa Howie said, “Black Pony Gallery is committed to the narrative of contemporary visual art makers in the Atlantic world. Currently, the gallery represents eleven artists residing in Bermuda and one in the Azores.
“Each artist is defining their own paths, challenging narrow perceptions of island art, and signaling to the global art market that this geographical region has much to offer.
Black Pony Gallery has announced the inclusion of local artist Richard Edson Sutton, an artist and art educator based in Bermuda.
Curator Lisa Howie said, “As a child he resided in several Caribbean Islands before moving to New York City where he experienced a culture shock.
“In the US, he was struck by the systems of inclusion and exclusion, which today inform his choice of subject matter. His paintings often address actual events of social injustice that he conveys realistically and allegorically.
Black Pony Gallery is getting set to open an online exhibition tomorrow [April 10] showcasing works by artist Leonor Almeida Pereira, a mixed media artist currently living in São Miguel Island, the Azores.
Curator Lisa Howie said, “Black Pony Gallery aims to represent talented contemporary artists from the Atlantic World, starting with Bermuda and extending north and south from the Azores to Trinidad. Since starting in July 2019, the gallery now represents ten artists from Bermuda and the vision of expanding out to other islands is swiftly becoming a reality.
“Black Pony is delighted to welcome artist Leonor Almeida Pereira, a mixed media artist currently living in São Miguel Island, the Azores. Pereira is featured in an exclusive online solo exhibition entitled The Familiar Unknown, April 10 – May 4, 2020. In this series of abstract paintings, Pereira explores the oceanic horizon and landscape as spaces that are at once familiar and unknown. Sculptural qualities entice us to feel the contours, to immerse into the depths, or plunge headlong into a sea with or without colour.
Black Pony Gallery has announced the inclusion of Bermudian artist Gherdai Hassell and her first online exclusive solo exhibition ‘Collecting the Gaze.’
Curator Lisa Howie said, “The beauty of black women is celebrated in this limited-edition print run by Gherdai Hassell. Her layers of mixed media materials combined with deft brushwork create sculpted portraits that have unique personalities that are further expressed in each title. Enigmatic, seductive and complex, each narrative is open to interpretation beyond aesthetic appreciation.”
Former executive director of Bermuda National Gallery, now independent Curator & Consultant, Lisa Howie announced the launch of Black Pony Gallery on Artsy.
Artsy.net is an online, free-access platform that showcases art galleries, art fairs and auctions from around the world; a virtual marketplace that connects to millions of global art collectors.
Ms Howie created Black Pony Gallery to develop international awareness of the contemporary visual art movement in Bermuda, while strengthening creative opportunities and partnerships in the Atlantic/ Caribbean region.
Piece by artist Jon Legere. "In Cuba chaos is king. Once you accept that and let go, everything opens up and becomes possible."
For the first time in the history of the Havana Biennial, three artists who call Bermuda home—Peter Lapsley, Jon Legere, and Andrea Sundt—were featured in the public art programme entitled ‘Behind the Wall’ or ‘Detrás del Muro’, which ran the length of the Malécon (Havana’s infamous seawall). The exhibition ended May 12, 2019.
Bermudian artists have been invited to exhibit more of their work in Cuba after they took part in an exhibition on the streets of Havana.
Lisa Howie, an independent curator and consultant who helped organise Bermudian participation in public art exhibition, said that Juanito Delgado, the exhibition’s curator, had asked for more artists from the island.
Bermuda artists Jon Legere, Peter Lapsley and Andrea Sundt are featured in Detrás del Muro, (Behind The Wall) which opened last month.
Ms Howie, the former director of the Bermuda National Gallery, said the opportunity came after the artists were featured in the BNG’s biennial exhibition.
Three island artists are to take part in a major exhibition in Cuba next year.
Peter Lapsley, Jon Legere and Andrea Sundt will exhibit their work at the Behind the Wall show — Detrás del Muro in Spanish — alongside 28 Cuban artists and 44 international artists as part of the Havana Biennial.
Lisa Howie, an independent curator and former executive director of the Bermuda National Gallery, said: “This is an exciting moment in the careers of the artists and an equally important moment that flags Bermuda as a valued space for contemporary art making.
“One of my projects while executive director of BNG was to see the Bermuda Biennial exhibition serve as a springboard for opportunities like this.”
As St George’s prepares for the annual Marine Expo, an east end gallery has taken an abstract approach to boating.
Marine & Materiality partners the physical elements of boating, the engines, the equipment and the boats themselves, with the material elements of creative expression.
Curator Lisa Howie brought Louisa Bermingham, Carla-Faye Hardtman, Teresa Kirby Smith, Ami Zanders and Andrea Sundt together for the event.
She especially liked the idea of only having females involved.
“The Expo is very masculine territory,” she said. “Not just because there are men there, but all of the objects have very masculine elements about them — the heaviness of an engine, the shape of a speedboat.
Lisa Howie is a planner. At the Bermuda National Gallery she often had exhibits planned three or four years down the road.
So the next phase in her life is an anomaly.
On Thursday she an nounced she was stepping down after eight years as executive director of the City Hall art gallery.
What comes next is anybody’s guess.
“I’m taking a breather,” the 47-year-old said. “I’ve given lots of careful consideration to this and it was time for a change. This is the first time I haven’t had the next step planned.”
Her passion has always been education. She studied English literature and education in university, and then taught in Bermuda for 12 years.
Lisa Howie will step down as executive director for the Bermuda National Gallery at the end of this month.
Ms Howie has worked at the gallery since 2006 and took over the top post three years later.
“I am extremely proud of what has been achieved and am deeply appreciative of the support I have enjoyed from a dedicated and professional staff,” she said.
“I also want to thank the many volunteers who enable the front desk reception each week and have played important roles in the many events and education programmes.
“It has been a privilege and honour to serve BNG as its executive director.
“I am grateful for the support of the chairman and the board of trustees for this opportunity.
Ms Howie added: “I will remain a champion of the BNG and wish the museum every success in the future. For the first time in over 25 years I am taking a pause on my career path to enjoy some precious moments to explore the next phase of my life.”
The Black Pony Gallery, led by Lisa Howie, made its international debut at the FUZE Art Expo in Nassau, presenting artists Dede Brown, HezronH, and Niels Reyes, and announced plans to feature Bermudian artists at Miami Basel Art Week in December 2023.
January 4, 2023
Developing Our Contemporary Art Market Together
Investing in art is always a good idea. The trouble is, many claim to have no knowledge of the subject and so they shy from it. But I disagree. Everyone knows a lot more about art than they think they do.
For starters, everyone can describe what they are looking at. In terms of materials, objects, shapes, colours, a list of identifiable elements that we know and have words for.
Once we slow down and really see what we are looking at, then we can think about how we feel. Not in an evaluative, ‘I like it’ or ‘I don’t like it’ kind of way. Rather, in an overall ‘how does the artwork make me feel’ kind of way.
December 19, 2022
Buy Caribbean Art - It’s Good For You
Investment is a complicated subject and investing in art can be even more so, as many claims to have no knowledge of the subject.
Likely the word “art” is not the first to come to mind when thinking about the Caribbean mid-Atlantic. But it should. The art market in the region is right on the edge of transitioning from emergent to highly sought-after. It is this transition — the getting in early— that makes this moment such an exciting time for art collectors.
November 3, 2022
Rooms at Cambridge Beaches hotel will soon feature contemporary artwork by local artists, with curatorial direction by Lisa Howie, owner of Black Pony Gallery.
A spokesperson said, “Guests have another reason to choose Cambridge Beaches Hotel, as each room will soon feature contemporary artwork by local artists.
“The hotel’s interior design renovation captures the spirit of the world traveler, with objects of interest including photographs and prints by some of Bermuda’s well-known artists.
Sep 22, 2022
Black Pony Gallery is collaborating with Maxima Gallery in Havana, Cuba to feature artist Niels Reyes.
A spokesperson said, “Black Pony Gallery is pleased to announce a collaboration with Maxima Gallery in Havana, Cuba. For the first time, each gallery will simultaneously present a new group of oil paintings by talented Cuban artist Niels Reyes. This solo exhibition features 13 original works and opens concurrently in Havana, Cuba and online on Black Pony Gallery’s portal on the Artsy platform.”
Black Pony Gallery Director Lisa Howie said, “By working together, we present a unique contemporary art gallery experience for the art collectors and supporters who reside in or are visiting Havana, and for the global audience – from anyplace world – to access this experience online. Niels has a significant following in Havana, but he has not had a solo exhibition in Havana for several years.
April 5, 2022
Artist Gherdai Hassell is the first Bermudian to be featured in the Bienal de La Habana exhibition, with the artist saying she is “thrilled to have my installation ‘What Remains to be Seen’ travel across seas to be displayed within the context of another country, culture and language.”
A spokesperson said, “Black Pony Gallery announces that visual artist Gherdai Hassell adds another feather to her cap. Hassell is the first Bermudian to be featured in the Bienal de La Habana exhibition, presented at The Wifredo Lam Center of Contemporary Art, located in the heart of old Havana.
“The 14th iteration of this biennial exhibition includes three stages of presentations under the thematic idea of Future and Contemporaneity, and Hassell’s work is included in Experience #3: A Return to What Lies Ahead, running to April 30, 2022.
September 30, 2020
Black Pony Gallery welcomes artists Dede Brown from the Bahamas and David Bridgeman from the Cayman Islands.
Producer Lisa Howie said, “These artists add new energy and forms of expression to the gallery group, which has grown to 15 artists representing five islands in the Atlantic.... Bridgeman will launch with an online solo exhibition featuring original mixed media paintings. Entitled David Bridgeman: Finding the Way, the exhibition runs from October 2 to October 23, 2020."
Jun 1, 2021
AS THE GLOBAL ART MARKET, historically centered around Europe and North America, increasingly recognizes the contributions of artists in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America, a new art fair is showcasing a region that remains woefully under-appreciated—the Caribbean and Atlantic Islands.
The Atlantic World Art Fair debuted online May 31 and is live through Jun 21 on Artsy. Dozens of artists are showcased from Aruba, the Azores, the Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Curaçao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Maarten, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, U.S. Virgin Islands, and their diasporas. Nine galleries are Lisa Howie, owner of Black Pony, envisioned the event, which is exclusively online. She views the Atlantic World Art Fair as a platform for artists and galleries to reach a wider audience of collectors and curators and an opportunity to connect the region to the larger art world.
May 31, 2021
Butterfield, the bank and trust company headquartered in Bermuda, is to be the lead sponsor of the inaugural Atlantic World Art Fair.
The online event taking place from June 1 to 21 will present nine exhibitors and feature the talents of more than 60 contemporary visual artists from the mid-Atlantic region.
Founded and curated by Bermudian cultural entrepreneur Lisa Howie, and hosted in partnership with Artsy, the global online marketplace and art brokerage, the AWAF said it expects to reach four million art collectors.
Jun 4, 2021
The Black Pony Gallery announced the online solo exhibition featuring original mixed media paintings by Cuban artist Aimée Garcia, with the exhibition to run from February 5 – March 1.
Curator Lisa Howie said, “Black Pony Gallery is pleased to announce the inclusion of Cuban artist Aimée Garcia and her first online solo exhibition. The Game of Ambiguities presents a series of original mixed media paintings that use the genre of portraiture — oAen using herself as the subject— to explore psychological tensions and uncertainties.
Feb 10, 2021
Black Pony Gallery has launched an online solo exhibition featuring the work of Bahamian artist Dede Brown.
Curator Lisa Howie said, “Black Pony Gallery is pleased to announce the first online solo exhibition for Bahamian artist Dede Brown. Featuring original mixed media paintings, the exhibition Inner Voices runs December 18, 2020 to January 11, 2021.
“In this series of intimate portraits, Brown continues her exploration into the human psyche, centering on the idea of one’s saboteur – that inner voice or voices who can make us question ourselves, often spouting negative thoughts and theories, encouraging self-doubt and at times inflicting disruption and chaos.
September 7, 2020
The Black Pony Gallery announced the solo exhibition featuring original oil paintings by Cuban artist Niels Reyes.
Entitled Niels Reyes: The Essence of Youth/ La esencia de la juventud, the exhibition runs September 7- 28, 2020.
“Born in Santa Clara, Cuba, Reyes is a talented artist who graduated from painting at the Higher Institute of Art [ASI] in 2006. His paintings are powerful, which may be why he has had over ten solo exhibitions in Cuba, Spain, Switzerland, and Panama,” a spokesperson said.
“In group exhibitions he has been showcased in Cuba, Denmark, France, USA, Spain, Mexico, China, Finland, Canada, Panama, Austria, Germany, England. Reyes holds the Grand Prize of the first post-it contemporary art competition, 2013. He has been a resident artist in the Ministry of Culture Austria, 2012 and China, 2018.
May 20, 2020
Black Pony Gallery is getting set to open a new exhibition showcasing works by Teresa Kirby Smith, a photographer who received an MA in Photography & Fine Arts Administration from New York University.
Curator Lisa Howie said, “Black Pony Gallery is committed to the narrative of contemporary visual art makers in the Atlantic world. Currently, the gallery represents eleven artists residing in Bermuda and one in the Azores.
“Each artist is defining their own paths, challenging narrow perceptions of island art, and signaling to the global art market that this geographical region has much to offer.
May 2, 2020
Black Pony Gallery has announced the inclusion of local artist Richard Edson Sutton, an artist and art educator based in Bermuda.
Curator Lisa Howie said, “As a child he resided in several Caribbean Islands before moving to New York City where he experienced a culture shock.
“In the US, he was struck by the systems of inclusion and exclusion, which today inform his choice of subject matter. His paintings often address actual events of social injustice that he conveys realistically and allegorically.
Apr 2, 2022
Black Pony Gallery is getting set to open an online exhibition tomorrow [April 10] showcasing works by artist Leonor Almeida Pereira, a mixed media artist currently living in São Miguel Island, the Azores.
Curator Lisa Howie said, “Black Pony Gallery aims to represent talented contemporary artists from the Atlantic World, starting with Bermuda and extending north and south from the Azores to Trinidad. Since starting in July 2019, the gallery now represents ten artists from Bermuda and the vision of expanding out to other islands is swiftly becoming a reality.
“Black Pony is delighted to welcome artist Leonor Almeida Pereira, a mixed media artist currently living in São Miguel Island, the Azores. Pereira is featured in an exclusive online solo exhibition entitled The Familiar Unknown, April 10 – May 4, 2020. In this series of abstract paintings, Pereira explores the oceanic horizon and landscape as spaces that are at once familiar and unknown. Sculptural qualities entice us to feel the contours, to immerse into the depths, or plunge headlong into a sea with or without colour.
Apr 2, 2022
Black Pony Gallery has announced the inclusion of Bermudian artist Gherdai Hassell and her first online exclusive solo exhibition ‘Collecting the Gaze.’
Curator Lisa Howie said, “The beauty of black women is celebrated in this limited-edition print run by Gherdai Hassell. Her layers of mixed media materials combined with deft brushwork create sculpted portraits that have unique personalities that are further expressed in each title. Enigmatic, seductive and complex, each narrative is open to interpretation beyond aesthetic appreciation.”
Jul 18, 2019
Former executive director of Bermuda National Gallery, now independent Curator & Consultant, Lisa Howie announced the launch of Black Pony Gallery on Artsy.
Artsy.net is an online, free-access platform that showcases art galleries, art fairs and auctions from around the world; a virtual marketplace that connects to millions of global art collectors.
Ms Howie created Black Pony Gallery to develop international awareness of the contemporary visual art movement in Bermuda, while strengthening creative opportunities and partnerships in the Atlantic/ Caribbean region.
Apr 29, 2020
Piece by artist Jon Legere. "In Cuba chaos is king. Once you accept that and let go, everything opens up and becomes possible."
For the first time in the history of the Havana Biennial, three artists who call Bermuda home—Peter Lapsley, Jon Legere, and Andrea Sundt—were featured in the public art programme entitled ‘Behind the Wall’ or ‘Detrás del Muro’, which ran the length of the Malécon (Havana’s infamous seawall). The exhibition ended May 12, 2019.
Apr 29, 2020
Bermudian artists have been invited to exhibit more of their work in Cuba after they took part in an exhibition on the streets of Havana.
Lisa Howie, an independent curator and consultant who helped organise Bermudian participation in public art exhibition, said that Juanito Delgado, the exhibition’s curator, had asked for more artists from the island.
Bermuda artists Jon Legere, Peter Lapsley and Andrea Sundt are featured in Detrás del Muro, (Behind The Wall) which opened last month.
Ms Howie, the former director of the Bermuda National Gallery, said the opportunity came after the artists were featured in the BNG’s biennial exhibition.
Oct 23, 2018
Three island artists are to take part in a major exhibition in Cuba next year.
Peter Lapsley, Jon Legere and Andrea Sundt will exhibit their work at the Behind the Wall show — Detrás del Muro in Spanish — alongside 28 Cuban artists and 44 international artists as part of the Havana Biennial.
Lisa Howie, an independent curator and former executive director of the Bermuda National Gallery, said: “This is an exciting moment in the careers of the artists and an equally important moment that flags Bermuda as a valued space for contemporary art making.
“One of my projects while executive director of BNG was to see the Bermuda Biennial exhibition serve as a springboard for opportunities like this.”
Nov 20, 2018
As St George’s prepares for the annual Marine Expo, an east end gallery has taken an abstract approach to boating.
Marine & Materiality partners the physical elements of boating, the engines, the equipment and the boats themselves, with the material elements of creative expression.
Curator Lisa Howie brought Louisa Bermingham, Carla-Faye Hardtman, Teresa Kirby Smith, Ami Zanders and Andrea Sundt together for the event.
She especially liked the idea of only having females involved.
“The Expo is very masculine territory,” she said. “Not just because there are men there, but all of the objects have very masculine elements about them — the heaviness of an engine, the shape of a speedboat.
Oct 9, 2017
Lisa Howie is a planner. At the Bermuda National Gallery she often had exhibits planned three or four years down the road.
So the next phase in her life is an anomaly.
On Thursday she an nounced she was stepping down after eight years as executive director of the City Hall art gallery.
What comes next is anybody’s guess.
“I’m taking a breather,” the 47-year-old said. “I’ve given lots of careful consideration to this and it was time for a change. This is the first time I haven’t had the next step planned.”
Her passion has always been education. She studied English literature and education in university, and then taught in Bermuda for 12 years.
Oct 6, 2017
Lisa Howie will step down as executive director for the Bermuda National Gallery at the end of this month.
Ms Howie has worked at the gallery since 2006 and took over the top post three years later.
“I am extremely proud of what has been achieved and am deeply appreciative of the support I have enjoyed from a dedicated and professional staff,” she said.
“I also want to thank the many volunteers who enable the front desk reception each week and have played important roles in the many events and education programmes.
“It has been a privilege and honour to serve BNG as its executive director.
“I am grateful for the support of the chairman and the board of trustees for this opportunity.
Ms Howie added: “I will remain a champion of the BNG and wish the museum every success in the future. For the first time in over 25 years I am taking a pause on my career path to enjoy some precious moments to explore the next phase of my life.”