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​From some of my ​solo and group exhibitions

with links to catalogues, reviews and videos.


 

StenArt Studios

lilian.sten@gmail.com





Selected Solo and Group Shows.

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    A Song of Many Colours. was a medley of Media and Styles.
It featured a new body of work, and returned some of my iconic pieces to the limelight. 

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The Sky above The Earth Below

​Carifesta XIII
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Bridgetown, Barbados 2017.

"Journeys."
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Caricom Exhibition. Norman Centre, Bridgetown.

Curated by Janice Whittle. MFA.


"The Sky Above- The Earth Below". Oil on Canvas.1997. 50"x 46"/ 127x 117 cm.

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"Impressions" 
Carifesta Barbados National Exhibition,
​Morningside  Gallery, St.Michael.Barbados.


Curated By Nerys Rudder. MFA

2017carifestaxiii_the_impression_exhibit.pdf 

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​Carifesta IX.
Georgetown, Guyana. 2009.

 Barbados National Exhibition.
Curated by Janice Whittle.MFA

4 Studies for  "Dragon Dance".
Acrylic and Oil Pastel on Watercolour paper. 2008.
13 x 17 inches/ 33 x 43 cm.

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  ĺRŌN. Black White and Red.Variations on a Theme.
 
 Queens Park Gallery, Bridgetown. Barbados.​  2015

"Wings of the Morning"
Retrospective Exhibition .Queen's Park Gallery. Barbados. 2010


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Shattered Matrix 
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​Relief Prints and Mixed Media on Paper.

Pavilion 9. Konstepidemin.Gothenburg, Sweden. May 2017.

My deepest appreciation and many thanks to:
Ami Lanmark who generously lent me her Studio, Hanna Karlsson who did the hanging, Niklas and Birgitta Forslund for PR and support and  Petra Karlsson and family for catering the opening reception and the Open Studio Event.   



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Outside the Box

Invitational Group Exhibition.
Queens Park Gallery at the Sheraton Mall. Barbados.2014

12 invited  artists were issued an empty plywood box with a lid, boxes which had been used for transporting money from the Mint in England to the Central Bank of Barbados. We were given a free hand -the only direction was a deadline for submission .
Curated by  Janice Whittle. MFA.

'Pennywise" Mixed Media Assemblage. 2014 NFS

             
Le Triennale de Chamaliere,
 France.

Mondial de L'Estampe et de la Gravure Original. 

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From the 2012 catalogue.
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                                            Le Triennale de Chamaliere,
 France.

The International Printmaking Exhibitions of 2006 and 2010, had 86 participating countries and 55 exhibition venues in 24 towns and villages across the Auvergne Region. 
'Espace Triennal' housed the international competition, where I was one of the 434 participating artists.
My series of 6 Linocuts, "Root of the Waters', received an Honorary Mention  in this keenly contested international competition.

Co-ordinator for the Barbadian Contingent: Denyse Menard-Greenidge.


"Expressions"
Barbadian Art-Group Exhibition.
The Caribbean Cultural and Literary Centre,
Brooklyn. NY. USA. December 2006. 

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Sten 2005. 5 small works. Oil on Canvas 9 x 9 and 3 inch diameter. Private collections. NY. USA and London.UK.
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'Expressions'. An Exhibition and Seminar sponsored by the Barbados Consulate in NY and curated by Anderson Pilgrim.
Pictured : (Left) Lilian Sten, Onkphra, Neville Legall and Clifford Hobbs.
(Centre) Anderson Pilgrim, Tony Best, Lilian Sten, Neville Legall .
​ (Right) Lilian Sten, Onkphra, Neville Legall,  Hon.Consul Jessica Odle, Clifford Hobbs and Anderson Pilgrim.
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​Queen's Park Gallery. 2016

"Lovebirds" 1&2
​Acrylic on canvas 9 inch diameter.(Top and bottom)
​Inspired by iconic 'Tree of Life'
Celtic  symbolism.
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"Carnival Meditations" 1/2/3/.
 Acrylic on canvas. 4x4.
 Dreamlike interpretations of the Carnival Experience.
 

On the right:  Three Mixed Media Works by Denyse Menard-Greenidge.
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 Mixed media prints 
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Private Collection. Barbados All rights reserved. Sten. 2012
"Ride the Storm-From the Ashes of Attachment Will Rise Pure Song."
(Praise song to Orisha Oya, the Power of Rain and Storm).

​ Mixed  media over relief print. 2009.
​   Shown at:

   Queens Park Gallery, Barbados. 2015.
   Feria Iberoamericana de Arte, Caracas, Venezuela. 2013.
​   Morningside Gallery, Bridgetown, Barbados. 2012



                                                                 

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All rights reserved. Sten 2012





Contemporary Arts from Barbados.

The
Gallery in Cork Street.
  London. UK.

December 8th-13th 1997


13 artists from Barbados
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The exhibition was sponsored by BIDC and curated by Kathy Yearwood.
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Private Collection. Barbados.All Rights Reserved. Sten 2020

'Five O'Clock in the Afternoon'
'Imagers 21' Fine Art Printmaking Group.
at The Art Foundry and the Public Library. Barbados.
August 3rd- September 13th 1998

Curated by Joycelyn Gardner.

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Imagers 21, was a group of Barbadian Artists who worked in other media as well, but aimed to encourage and promote the medium of hand-made fine-art prints. 
'5 O'Clock in the Afternoon' was the  first of two exhibitions held by the group. 
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'Study for 'Mother of Nightbirds' 
Polystyrene print. 20.5x19.5 cm.
 I developed this theme further in the  "Mother of Nighbirds" Series 1 and 2. 

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 "CrossRoads"

Aquarela Galleries,

Trinidad and Tobago,1991.

​Curated by:
 G.MacLean and Pat Bishop.

Opening Adress:
 Pat Bishop.
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Music by:
 Renegades Steel Orchestra.

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A Deeper Rythm.
Queen's Park Gallery.Barbados.
February 4th-March 9th. 1991.
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Solo exhibition of paintings.
Curated by Ashanti Trotman.
Catalogue Essay by Pat Byer-Dunphy


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