Born in the Bahamas in 1978 Willicey Tynes has been bringing the beauty of the Caribbean to his canvas. Willicey enjoys painting for himself and his motivation is fueled by life. Willicey's fascination with his natural surroundings emerged early in his career and this theme is prevalent throughout his works. His choice of medium is oil on canvas, but he has also achieved great results with acrylics, oil pastels and charcoal. With his style of painting he favors florals, seascapes and portraits as his subject matter. Willicey has been winning awards for his masterpieces very early in his career; at the age of 17 he won 1st place in a National Stamp Competition and 1st place in The Bahamas Seafood Art competition in the high school category.

RESUME

Artist Statement

My approach to my work for me is a simple one. I am not easily impressed, so I try to impress myself with what I do, then likely I will impress my viewer. There is so much art out there and so many persons doing some of the same things, I try to find ways to stand out and sometimes it is as simple as creating quality work that I am proud of putting my name on. Art has been an integral part of my life and my work strongly reflects that.

Selected Exhibitions

• Paramount Visual Arts Center
• Visual Arts Minnesota
• Minneapolis Institute of Art, Foot in the Door 4
• National Art Gallry of the Bahamas, Fourth Annual Exhibit
• Art International by Princess Bo Guirey
• Solo Exhibition, Nassau, Bahamas
• Bahamas National Trust Annual Wine & Art Show
• Bahamas Cultural Art Festival

Awards

• Paramount Juried Art Exhibit, 2011, First place
• Central Minnesota Arts Board, 2010, Individual Artist Award
• Visual Arts Minnesota, 2010, First Place 
• Visual Arts Minnesota, 2008, Honorable Mention
• Visual Arts Minnesota, 2004, Best of Show
• Bahamas Seafood & Art Festival, 1997, First Place
• B.R.E.E.F.S. International Stamp Act, 1995, First Place

Boards and Organizations

• Paramount Arts Resource Trust Board, 2011
• Artist Guild of Central MN, 2011
• Paramount Visual Art Advisory Committee, 2010
• Visual Arts Minnesota Board Member, 2010

Publications

• St. Cloud Times
• Morrison County Record, 3/07/2010
• The National Art Gallery of the Bahamas, 2008
• Fidelity Insurance 2008 Calendar
• Nassau Guardian, 9/04/2003