Nicole Craig (born 14 January 1974) is poet, short-story writer, editor, copy writer, artist and curator from

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Early life and education

She was born in

, to Lorna Craig and Clyde Telesford and is the youngest sister of Cleveland Telesford and Osborne Craig. She attended Nelson Street Girls' RC School, Success/Laventille Composite School, Barataria Secondary Comprehensive School and the

University of the West Indies, St. Augustine The University of the West Indies at St. Augustine is a public research university in St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago. It is one of 5 general campuses in the University of the West Indies system, which are ranked 1st in the Caribbean. It is ra ...

, where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in History.

Career

Craig has spent over 11 years in the advertising industry in Trinidad and Tobago. She has worked for companies such as

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, Lonsdale

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and its group of companies. She has had several successful art exhibitions, and is known throughout the art world for her interesting uses of art to mirror deities and real life situations with a style that is uniquely her own. This style gained her a spot on the

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, Absolut Connections art tour through the

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and

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. Craig was the first performer at One Voice @ Vino and is the current curator for its art program. Currently, she is also a freelance copy writer, professional artist, freelance curator, and entrepreneur.

Awards

During her career in advertising she has won the following awards: *Advertising Agency Association of Trinidad & Tobago (AAATT) Award for Best print campaign Health and Personal Care Products Tisane De Dubon. *AAATT Award for Best Print retail – Open Telecom "Freedom" *Silver

Addy Award The American Advertising Federation (AAF), headquartered in Washington, D.C., is the oldest national advertising trade association in the United States. The AAF also has 15 district operations, each located in and representing a different region o ...

for Retail services Print – Open Telecom "Freedom" *AAATT Award for Health and personal care products Best Print Campaign – Redoxon "Carnival Organized" *AAATT Award for foods Best Print – Kiss "Hungry Cake" *AATT Award for Public Service Print – Coalition Against Domestic Violence "Pledge" Campaign *AAATT Award for Automotive Services Print – Nissan X-trail "Mountain Climber" *Silver

for Non alcoholic beverages Print Fanta "Escalator" TVC *Silver

Addy Awards The American Advertising Federation (AAF), headquartered in Washington, D.C., is the oldest national advertising trade association in the United States. The AAF also has 15 district operations, each located in and representing a different region o ...

for Non alcoholic beverages "True Ting" TVC. *AATT Award for Public Service radio CSME radio jingle. *AAATT Award for Best health and personal care radio Pepto Bismol "Think Pink" radio ad. *AATT Award for Non-alcoholic beverages Santa Blue TVC *Gold

for Non-alcoholic beverages Pepsi "Tie" Cricket Teaser TVC.

References

Sources

*Anne Hilton
"Fine Art Medley"
''Trinidad and Tobago Newsday'', 28 July 2008 *Joan Rampersad

''Trinidad and Tobago Newsday'', 1 March 2008

External links

Official website
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