Five new works have been added to the permanent collection at the Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art, thanks to the support of dedicated donors and the Bermuda Arts Council.

John Hartman’s The View North from Gibbs Hill Lighthouse was acquired with the support of Mary Ellen Snow, as well as family and friends, in memory of Joseph Snow.

The artist’s engagement with Bermuda dated to a 2005 visit, when he was particularly inspired by the sweeping vantage point from the Southampton landmark.

Parakeet and Tropical Fruit, by Janet Fish, is a visual celebration of the island's light and colour as well as the painter's memory of childhood amid its subtropical splendour.

The work was gifted to Masterworks last year by Margot Perot and family.

In Bowl of Onions and Squash, also by Ms Fish, Bermuda onions become a central subject.

It was gifted to the museum by Lynanne Sharpe Bolton.

Another two major acquisitions were made possible owing to the support of the Bermuda Arts Council.

Flotsam and Jetsam was created by Bermudian contemporary artist Meg Walters, while Louisa Bermingham’s From Sunrise to Sunset offers a luminous depiction of the island’s daily rhythms.

Sara Thom, a curatorial researcher at Masterworks, said: “The permanent collection is the heart of Masterworks Museum, with our foundational mission not just to furnish Bermuda with a premier collection of artworks but also to continue to expand it through new acquisitions.

“We are especially proud of our five recent acquisitions, which are prime examples of contemporary works that consider the island through a fresh lens.

“Together, they show the depth and diversity of both our collection and of Bermuda as a place and subject for complex and interesting art.”