Jacqueline Alma is a fine artist from Cape Town, South Africa who is now living and working in Bermuda. She holds a Post Graduate in Portraiture from Heatherley’s School of Fine Art, London, UK
- Name:Jacqueline Alma
- Year of birth:1965
- Nationality:Dutch
I am constantly questioning colour, tone and how the objects relate to each other in space.
Rather than present a harmonious vision of idealized beauty or identity, Alma is more interested in depicting the vulnerable and authentic. Her portraits depict metaphors and symbols that provide a glimpse into their world.
Jacqueline Alma shares with us her world – the leaves and roots of her journey, the inspiration and challenges of the past and the nourishment of the future.

Education and Work
1973 – 1980 Frank Joubert Art School, Cape Town, South Africa – part time
1983 – 1986 Three Year Diploma in Graphic Design, Cape Technikon, South Africa
1987 – 2001 Fourteen Years Freelancing as Designer / Visualizer, London, UK
2001 – 2003 Two Year Diploma in Portraiture, Heatherley’s School of Fine Art, London, UK
2003 – 2004 Post Graduate in Portraiture, Heatherley’s School of Fine Art, London, UK
Awards
2003 Awarded The Heatherley’s Prize – Commendation from The Royal Society of Portrait Painters, London, UK
2011 Category Winner – Charman Prize, Masterworks, Bermuda
2012 Honorable Mention, Source of Inspiration – Charman Prize, Masterworks
2013 Honorable Mention, Design & Composition – Charman Prize, Masterworks
2015 Masterworks Prize – Charman Prize, Masterworks, Bermuda
2015 The Judge’s Choice – Charman Prize, Masterworks, Bermuda
Films
The Red Thread by Antoine Hunt Photography
A Poem Without Words: Visual Artists in Bermuda and About Bermuda – The Artist’s Impression, Bermuda Culture Documentary Series. Produced by the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs.
Publications
Like a Tree Let the Dead Leaves Drop, 2019 ISBN: 9781513642192
Potloodboom, 2019. 100 Limited Edition Signed Sketchbooks. ISBN: 9781513642208
Exhibitions
2019 Like a Tree Let the Dead Leaves Drop, Solo Exhibition, Bermuda National Gallery, Bermuda
2017 The Power of Art, Bermuda National Gallery, Bermuda
2015 Charman Prize, Masterworks, Bermuda
2014 Paint it Black, Black History Month, Masterworks, Bermuda
2013 The Red Thread Solo Exhibition, Rick Fairies Gallery, Masterworks, Bermuda
2013 Women Artists in the Bermuda National Gallery Collection, Bermuda National Gallery, Bermuda
2013 Charman Prize, Masterworks, Bermuda
2012 Bacardi Limited Biennial, Bermuda National Gallery, Bermuda
2012 Charman Prize, Masterworks, Bermuda
2011 Charman Prize, Masterworks, Bermuda
2003 The Royal Society of Portrait Painters, Mall Galleries, London, UK
2001 The Pastel Society, Mall Galleries, London, UK
2001 Llewellyn Alexander Gallery, London, UK
Lectures / Talks
2019 Bermuda National Gallery Lecture Series
2013 The Red Thread, Masterworks
2011 Category Winners Lecture Series, Masterworks.
Works in private collections and galleries
Alma’s works can be seen in The Bermuda National Gallery, Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art and in private collections in the U.K., Europe, Bermuda and South Africa.