KRIEGER CREATIVE GROUP II

ABOUT ST. CROIX | St. Croix is a breathtaking Caribbean island, blessed with white sandy beaches, warm azure water, balmy breezes, and exquisite foliage. Before Europeans came to the Americas, St. Croix was inhabited by Amerindian societies who arrived on the island 2,000 to 4,000 years ago. Christopher Columbus arrived in 1493 hoping to take the island for Spain during an initial unsuccessful attempt that did not end well for Columbus and his crew.  St Croix was of great significance to the European nations because of the island’s substantial sugar production at a time when sugar was more valuable than silver!  St. Croix’s history spans the rule of six European nations.

USVI DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM WEBSITE:  http://www.visitusvi.com/stcroix/homepage                                                                                     Photos courtesy: U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism | HISTORY & ART TOUR SUPPORT BY USVI DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM

ABOUT 2017 TOUR:

ABOUT NORMA KRIEGER | Background

Norma Krieger is a respected curator, entrepreneur, educator and USVI Tourism Ambassador.  Norma has an extensive and accomplished professional art career that spans two decades and has produced numerous ground breaking visual arts projects worldwide. Recently, in partnership with fellow AWAD (Association of Women Art Dealers, N.Y) member Susan Davis-Eley, Norma formed KRIEGER | ELEY bringing together a high end portfolio of 25 established mid-career artists.

Norma is a graduate of Pratt Institute and serves as the founding chair of the Pratt Alumni NYC Network responsible for educational, professional and cultural year-long programming throughout NYC. She has led a museum, plus founded arts initiatives and professional organizations for artists in New York City and St. Croix, USVI.  As a pioneering and innovative spirit, her professional career has been spent providing visionary strategic leadership to arts groups, cultural institutions, community organizations, corporate industry and academic institutions.

Norma Krieger was born in Christiansted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI), and raised in New York City.  She is a sixth generation Crucian, and descendent of William Leidesdorff, Jr. famous Crucian and one of the founders of San Francisco.

Norma has published a collection of (3) books entitled “VISIONS: St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, 1700s to Present”, elegant and compelling contemporary sepia tone fine art, mini-coffee table books and postcards celebrating the beauty of her beloved island honoring the history of St. Croix, with photographic art reflective of the romantic daguerreotype film aesthetic of the early 1840s.  Her “VISIONS: St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, 1700s to Present,” photographs were included in the James E. Lewis Museum of Art at Morgan State University’s landmark exhibition, Ed Towles: Black Enterprise and Art.  The group exhibition highlighted the dynamic relationship between the art of business and business of art. The exhibition included (15) prominent African American Artists such as luminaries, Romare Bearden, Anthony Barboza and John Pinderhughes.

She has worked for Black Enterprise Magazine, Ogilvy & Mather Advertising in New York and has designed and taught courses at Rochester Institute of Technology and Pratt Institute Graduate School.  For fourteen years, Norma was a senior art buyer/print producer for Ogilvy & Mather, N.Y. (O&M) the Legendary Madison Avenue advertising, marketing and communications agency.  There she produced large complex international and domestic campaigns for fortune 500 brands such as IBM and American Express.

Norma was the founding director of the Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts in Frederiksted, St. Croix, USVI.  She was also the founder and director of SOCA (Society of Caribbean Artists), from 2006-2012. SOCA was a visual arts organization based at Fort Frederik Museum, Frederiksted, St. Croix, USVI.  SOCA demonstrated vision and excellence and recognized the vital contribution arts organizations make to the cultural life of a community.

Currently based in N.Y. with ongoing projects in St. Croix, USVI, Norma is principal of the Krieger Creative Group (KCG) representing visual artists including several Crucian artists. KCG is a perfect blend of fine art and branding. She is also curator of the Brooklyn Art Salon that hosts fine art exhibitions, forums and gatherings of art aesthetics conversations to help foster the exchange of ideas.

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TOUR PRICES & DETAILS COMING SOON 

2025 ST. CROIX ART & HISTORY LEIDESDORFF TOUR

APRIL 23 – 30

Exciting Curated Travel Experiences by Norma Krieger since 2016 

HOMAGE TO ESTEEMED CRUCIAN WILLIAM ALEXANDER LEIDESDORFF JR. 

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WELCOME TO ST. CROIX!