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This is a list of artists born in Trinidad and Tobago, or whose artworks are associated with that country. A M. P ... Cookie statement; Mobile view; Search. Search.
Jason Jones is a gay LGBTQI+ activist [1] from Trinidad and Tobago who successfully challenged the constitutionality of Sections 13 and 16 of the Sexual Offenses Act [2] prohibiting consensual adult intercourse per anum and sexual acts between consenting same-sex adults.
Artists United Against Apartheid was a 1985 protest group founded by activist and performer Steven Van Zandt and record producer Arthur Baker to protest against apartheid in South Africa. The group produced the song "Sun City" and the album Sun City that year, which is considered a notable anti-apartheid song. [1] [2]
"Sun City" is a 1985 protest song written by Steven Van Zandt, produced by Van Zandt and Arthur Baker and recorded by Artists United Against Apartheid to convey opposition to the South African policy of apartheid.
Valerie Belgrave was born and raised in Petit Bourg, San Juan, Trinidad.She attended St Joseph’s Convent, San Fernando, [2] and continued her education at Sir George Williams University (now Concordia), in Canada, where she obtained a BA degree in painting and literature.
Mahmoud Pharouk Alladin [fn 1] (1919–1980) was a Trinidad and Tobago artist, poet, writer, teacher and public servant. Alladin played a major role in the expansion of art education and was an important influence on a wide range of Trinidad and Tobago artists.
Althea McNish CM FSCD (15 May 1924 – 16 April 2020) was an artist from Trinidad who became the first Black British textile designer to earn an international reputation. [ 3 ] Born in Trinidad, McNish moved to Britain in the 1950s.
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian described one of her paintings as "radiated with an air of optimism but also reinforced a sense of shifts and motion with its energetic brushstrokes." [ 6 ] Trinidad and Tobago Newsday states that "her paintings are usually portraits where hyper-realism is juxtaposed against the abstract."