Lilian Sten Art Studio
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Biography

An outline of my work in different fields.
Please, click on PDF links for full CV. 

Education.
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I studied painting and printmaking at St Martin’s, London, and  Hovedskou School of Art, Gothenburg, Sweden, Sumo painting in Kuala Lumpur and  Archeology/ Social Anthropology  at the University of Gothenburg .
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Click here for education bio.

Exhibitions.

I have held 23 solo exhibitions  and  have also participated in  numerous national and international  group shows. 

Click  here for solo show bio.  Click here for group show bio.

My work has  been exhibited in  the Caribbean,  Europe,  USA  and South America , is part of several public collections  and  treasured by private collectors worldwide. 
"Wings of the Morning," a  Retrospective Exhibition of my work  was held at the Queens Park Gallery, Barbados, in November 2010*. 
* Hosted by the National Cultural Foundation of Barbados; curated by Janice Whittle.

Click here for "Wings of the Morning" exhibition catalogue.

  Published writing.

I am a member of AICA ( International Art Critics Association) .  
My published writing  includes  15 years of weekly art reviews in the Sunday Nation and Barbados Advocate, magazine articles on visual art, music and architecture, as well as an author- illustrated children’s book .
I  am currently working on "Our very own"-the History of Barbados Arts Council'  to be published in 2020.

Click here for authors bio.

Exhibitions curated.

Among the many exhibitions that I have curated are   major exhibitions like  Francisco Cabral at the Barbados Museum , the National Collection  at  Queen’s Park Gallery and the Barbados Arts Council Theme shows. 
 
Link to Feature address for "Home and Heart"  Rosemary Pilgrim . QPG Sept 2014:
 

http://www.bajanreporter.com/2014/08/home-and-heart-rosemary-pilgrim-at-the-qpg-pelican-craft-centre-16th-august-to-16th-september-2014-feature-address-by-lilian-sten-nicholson-aica/#.Vj40FLvc0N8.email


Click here for   "Home and Heart"catalogue.

Click here for curatorial bio.

Teaching and workshops.

I have  designed and conducted many  art workshops , both for adults and children. 
 As a Visiting Tutor I taught practical and theoretical courses  at the Division of Fine Arts, BCC, 2001-2019. 

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Service and Administration.

I am a former President  of the Barbados Arts Council and have served as an adviser/consultant  to consecutive governments in matters of art policy.

 Click here for service  and administration bio.

Textiles.

My textile portfolio includes fashion and costume design along with larger commissioned works . 
As a 'Carnival  Jumbie'  I have made Mas*, played Mas and judged Mas. Carnival is an essential part of my life, and appears in many forms in my work.  


* 'Mas' means both 'carnival' and 'costume',  you can 'Play Mas' , 'Make Mas' and 'Wear a Mas'. I indulge in all three.

Click here for textile and costume bio.

Publications.

references to published articles about my work.

Click here for list of publications.



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  • Home
    • Painting Portfolio
    • Dragondance
    • Pan and People
    • Spirit of the Goddess
    • Songs of Freedom
    • The Sky above The Earth Below
    • Work on paper
    • Work on canvas
  • Blue Bird Meditations
  • Print Editions
    • Root of the Waters
    • Mother of Nightbirds
    • Middle Passage
    • Sharpeville
    • Mixed media prints >
      • Shattered Matrix
    • Monotypes
    • Calabash
  • Exhibitions
    • Showing now
    • A Song of Many Colours.
    • ĺRŌN. Black white and red
    • Retrospective 2010
    • !BEHOLD! Women's Work.
    • Outside the Box
    • Ten Artists at Tides.
  • About us
    • The Studio at Serenity Hill
    • Biography
  • Contact us
  • Store
  • Blog