Artist's Biography

Khepera Oluyia Hatsheptwa was born in Kingston, Jamaica. She was educated at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts (Jamaica) where she earned a place on the Dean’s List between academic years 1999 and 2000. Ms. Hatsheptwa subsequently graduated with distinction from the Painting Department. She later, acquired further tertiary training in visual arts education at the Mico Teachers’ College (Jamaica).

Hatsheptwa is the recipient of a Bronze Medal in the National Fine Arts Competition (Jamaica) in 2000 and exhibits regularly in Jamaica.  She won the Third Prize in the Mutual Gallery’s 2002 Under Forty Artist of the Year Competition exhibition, in Kingston (Jamaica) and was one of 12 artists selected island wide to participate in the Young Talent exhibition at the National Gallery of Jamaica, also in 2002. Other  significant exhibitions include the Latin American and Caribbean Exhibition in Mexico in 2003, where she was one of 5 artists selected to represent Jamaica; The African Space Programme in 2004 (Jamaica); the Curator’s Eye in 2005 (Jamaica) and The National Biennial in 2006 (Jamaica).

For the past five years Hatsheptwa has coordinated “Art on the Water Front” an annual summer programme sponsored mainly by The Multicare Foundation and The National Gallery of Jamaica for children and young adults ages 6  to 18 years, held in Kingston Mall Plaza, Kingston Jamaica. 

Honours and Awards I Exhibitions