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List Of Trinidad And Tobago Women Artists
This is a list of women artists who were born in Trinidad and Tobago or whose artworks are closely associated with that country. A * Sybil Atteck (1911–1975), pioneering Trinidadian woman painter * Nicole Awai (born 1966), multimedia artist, currently residing and working in Austin, Texas. B * Cheryl Byron (c. 1947–2003), visual artist C * Vera Cudjoe (born 1928), actress, producer, and educator; founder of Black Theatre Canada L * Amy Leong Pang (1908–1989), painter M * Althea McNish (c. 1933–2020), textile designer N * Wendy Nanan (born 1955), painter and sculptor S * Roberta Silva (born 1971), sculptor, installation artist; now in Italy See also * Culture of Trinidad and Tobago * List of Tobagonians Tobago () is an island and ward within the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. It is located northeast of the larger island of Trinidad and about off the northeastern coast of Venezuela. It also lies to the southeast of Grenada. The offic ... * Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trinidad And Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous much smaller islands, it is situated south of Grenada and off the coast of northeastern Venezuela. It shares maritime boundaries with Barbados to the northeast, Grenada to the northwest and Venezuela to the south and west. Trinidad and Tobago is generally considered to be part of the West Indies. The island country's capital is Port of Spain, while its largest and most populous city is San Fernando. The island of Trinidad was inhabited for centuries by Indigenous peoples before becoming a colony in the Spanish Empire, following the arrival of Christopher Columbus, in 1498. Spanish governor José María Chacón surrendered the island to a British fleet under the command of Sir Ralph Abercromby in 1797. Trinidad and Tobago were ceded to Britain in 1802 under the Treaty of Amiens as se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberta Silva
Roberta Silva (born 1971, in Trinidad and Tobago) is an artist based in Milan and Lake Garda. Silva attended the Brera Academy of Fine Art where she graduated in 1995. She works mainly with sculpture, installation art, installation and site-specific interventions. References External links *Roberta Silva oArtFacts.net*Images, texts and biography from th*Roberta Silva aUnion-Gallery.com*Roberta Silva aGalleria Francesca Kaufmann {{DEFAULTSORT:Silva, Roberta 20th-century Italian sculptors Italian women sculptors Italian contemporary artists Living people 1971 births Artists from Milan People from Tobago Brera Academy alumni Trinidad and Tobago women sculptors Trinidad and Tobago sculptors 21st-century Italian sculptors 20th-century women artists 21st-century women artists 20th-century Italian women 21st-century Italian women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lists Of Trinidad And Tobago Women
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union club Other uses * Angle of list, the leaning to either port or starboard of a ship * List (information), an ordered collection of pieces of information ** List (abstract data type), a method to organize data in computer science * List on Sylt, previously called List, the northernmost village in Germany, on the island of Sylt * ''List'', an alternative term for ''roll'' in flight dynamics * To ''list'' a building, etc., in the UK it means to designate it a listed building that may not be altered without permission * Lists (jousting), the barriers used to designate the tournament area where medieval knights jousted * ''The Book of Lists'', an American series of books with unusual lists See also * The List (other) * Listing (d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lists Of Trinidad And Tobago People By Occupation
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union club Other uses * Angle of list, the leaning to either port or starboard of a ship * List (information), an ordered collection of pieces of information ** List (abstract data type), a method to organize data in computer science * List on Sylt, previously called List, the northernmost village in Germany, on the island of Sylt * ''List'', an alternative term for ''roll'' in flight dynamics * To ''list'' a building, etc., in the UK it means to designate it a listed building that may not be altered without permission * Lists (jousting), the barriers used to designate the tournament area where medieval knights jousted * '' The Book of Lists'', an American series of books with unusual lists See also * The List (other) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lists Of Women Artists
Lists of women artists cover women involved in the visual arts. The lists are organized by country, by work and by other attributes. By country * List of Algerian women artists * List of American women artists * List of Argentine women artists * List of Armenian women artists *List of Australian women artists * List of Austrian women artists * List of Belgian women artists * List of Bosnia and Herzegovina women artists *List of Brazilian women artists *List of Canadian women artists *List of Chilean women artists *List of Chinese women artists * List of Colombian women artists * List of Croatian women artists *List of Cuban women artists *List of Czech women artists *List of Danish women artists *List of Dutch women artists *List of Dutch women photographers *List of Egyptian women artists *List of English women artists *List of Estonian women artists *List of Filipino women artists *List of Finnish women artists *List of French women artists *List of German women artists *List o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Trinidadians
Below is a list of notable Trinidadians and Tobagonians, people from Trinidad and Tobago or of Trinidadian and Tobagonian descent. Notable Trinbagonian nationals *A. N. R. Robinson, President * Ackbar Khan * Adesh Samaroo, singer *Adrian Barath, cricketer * Adrian Cola Rienzi *Albert Gomes *Alfred Mendes * Allan Alvarez (also known as Cheese), speedrunner *Amit Jaggernauth *Anantanand Rambachan * André Tanker *Anisa Mohammed *Annie Dookhan *Anslem Douglas, musician and composer * Anthony Carmona *Anthony Joseph *Anya Ayoung-Chee *Arnold Rampersad *Ato Boldon, Olympic sprinter *Attila the Hun, calypsonian *Bas Balkissoon * Basdeo Panday, former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago *Bhadase Sagan Maraj * Billy Ocean, singer-songwriter * Black Stalin, calypsonian *Boscoe Holder * Boysie Singh *Brian Lara * Brother Resistance, musician * C. L. R. James *Carl Herrera, basketball player *Céline Gittens *Chalkdust * Charran Kamkaran Singh * Choc'late Allen * Chris Bisson *Cindy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Tobagonians
Tobago () is an island and ward within the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. It is located northeast of the larger island of Trinidad and about off the northeastern coast of Venezuela. It also lies to the southeast of Grenada. The official bird of Tobago is the cocrico. Etymology Tobago was named ''Belaforme'' by Christopher Columbus "because from a distance it seemed beautiful". The Spanish friar Antonio Vázquez de Espinosa wrote that the Kalina (mainland Caribs) called the island ''Urupina'' because of its resemblance to a big snail, while the Kalinago (Island Caribs) called it ''Aloubaéra'', supposedly because it resembled the ''alloüebéra'', a giant snake which was supposed to live in a cave on the island of Dominica. The earliest known record of the use of the name ''Tabaco'' to refer to the island is a Spanish royal order issued in 1511. That name was inspired by the resemblance of the shape of the island to the fat cigars smoked by the Taíno inhabitant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Culture Of Trinidad And Tobago
The culture of Trinidad and Tobago reflects the influence of Indian-South Asian, African, Indigenous, European, Chinese, North American, Latino, and Arab cultures. The histories of Trinidad and Tobago are different. There are differences in the cultural influences which have shaped each island. Trinidad and Tobago is an English-speaking country with strong links to the United Kingdom. Historical membership in the British Empire left a major influence on the country, including the differences of the English language and the popularity of the two top sports in the country, football, and cricket. Festivals Carnival The most influential single cultural factor in Trinidad and Tobago is Carnival, brought to Trinidad by French settlers from Martinique in the later part of the 18th century. Originally the celebration was confined to the elite, but it was imitated and adapted by their African slaves and, after the abolition of slavery in 1838, the practice spread into the free populatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wendy Nanan
Wendy Nanan (born 1955) is an artist from Trinidad and Tobago. Much of her work focuses on the multi-racial aspects of Trinidadian society, often featuring images of religious figures and post-colonial symbolism. Nanan has exhibited in Paris, France; London, England; Washington DC and Kentucky, USA; Prince Edward Island and British Columbia, Canada; Johannessburg, South Africa; and the Dominican Republic. Biography Born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, she took classes at Manchester Polytechnic, before obtaining her BFA in Painting from Wolverhampton Polytechnic in 1979. She has been exhibiting regularly worldwide since 1985, and is currently based in the town of her birth. She attended cricket matches with her parents in childhood, an experience reflected in some of her work. She works in various media, including painting, printmaking, and sculpture. Nanan's work is included in the National Museum and Art Gallery collection in Port of Spain. Her images are featured in a limited ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sybil Atteck
Sybil Marjory Atteck (3 February 1911 − 15 April 1975)Keith Atteck"A short story of Sybil Atteck (1911–1975)" Trinidad & Tobago Association of Ottawa, 6 October 2019. was a pioneering Trinidadian painter known for her work in watercolor, oils, ceramics, acrylics and mixed media. She is celebrated as Trinidad and Tobago's "first outstanding female painter", "first Great Woman Painter", and was the inspiration for, and a founding member, of the Trinidad Art Society, now known as The Art Society of Trinidad and Tobago, the oldest established art organization in the Caribbean."Women artists celebrate Atteck" '' Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
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Althea McNish
Althea McNish (1924–2020) was an artist from Trinidad who became the first Black British textile designer to earn an international reputation. Born in Trinidad, McNish moved to Britain in the 1950s. She was associated with the Caribbean Artists Movement (CAM) in the 1960s, participating in CAM's exhibitions and seminars and helping to promote Caribbean arts to a British public. Her work is represented in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Whitworth Museum, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Museum of Domestic Design and Architecture and the Cooper-Hewitt (Smithsonian Design Museum), among other places. McNish was a Fellow of the Chartered Society of Designers. She was married to the jewellery designer John Weiss (1933–2018).Tessler, Gloria (13 December 2018)"Obituary: John Saul Weiss" ''Jewish Chronicle''. Background Early years Althea Marjorie McNish was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, around 1933. Her father, the writer Joseph Claude McNish, was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amy Leong Pang
Amy Leong Pang (1908–1989) was a painter from Trinidad and Tobago. Of Chinese descent, Leong Pang was born in Princes Town and sent to school in China; she is known to have painted while there. After her return to Trinidad and Tobago she moved to Port of Spain. In 1929 she was among the founders of the Society of Trinidad Independents; other members included C. L. R. James, Alfred Mendes, Albert Gomes, Ivy Achoy, and Hugh Stollmeyer, with whom she would go on to develop a close working relationship. The group met in private homes to paint and discuss ideas, but was condemned for being bohemian and disbanded in 1938. Leong Pang would go on to help found the Trinidad Art Society in 1943. Leong Pang was intensely private, but continued to be supportive of other local artists until her death; Boscoe Holder and Carlisle Chang are among those whose works she influenced, as well as Althea McNish. She married the archaeologist John Albert Bullbrook, but it was said to be a l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
