Joseph Betty;
As a young artist Joseph attended Edna Manley School
of Arts and Drama, where he studied art in fine metal and later was
given an amazing opportunity to work with German goldsmith master Ralf
Bender. Later on he completed his studies at Jamaica College as a
sociologist.
At the age of 22, he migrated to the Cayman Islands,
to pursue his career as a goldsmith and a metal artisan. As well as his
goldsmith career, he followed his calling as a poet and writer and
become a successful published author. He had published " Moments in
Life" a poetry book, and the children's book " Daddy What's a Success?"
o f which he is one of the authors and illustrator for the book. In the
very near future his latest children's book" Ching-Ching Pirate" will be
available to public.
He was the the founding director of "Colors For
Outreach", a non-profit organization giving art therapy for the old and
challenged people, and also a Facilitator for National Gallery Art
Outreach programs, as well as volunteer on most of their projects. In
2006 he worked with " 20th century Fox" ; whilst they were filming the
"Haven" movie, he worked in their art department, on their props, and
one of his paintings was used in the movie.
As a painter, he has had 4 solo exhibitions, and
participated in many group shows, his paintings are in the public
collections of the Cayman Islands Museum and The National Gallery of the
Cayman Islands he has exhibited in USA, Canada, England and Bahamas ,
where he has many collectors
