Lovelace, Che (Personal Name)

Che Lovelace, c2008: t.p. (Che Lovelace; paintings) page v (Trinidadian artist; member of new wave, avant-garde; combined with folkloric or vernacular idiom and local themes) page 122 (b. in San Fernando, Trinidad; artist; formative years in village of Matura, Trinidad; traveled extensively 1987-1991, competing on international surfing circuit; in 1991, he entered École régionale d'arts plastique[s] de la Martinique on French government scholarship, studied painting and engraving; returned to Trinidad in mid-1990s, partnered with artist Eddie Bowen to run 66A Artspace, a collaborative forum for young artists, designers, poets; involved in several international group exhibitions, in Europe, South and Central America; awarded UNESCO-Aschberg Artist Bursary, in 1999 worked in London under auspices of International Institute of Visual Arts, followed by residencies in Uganda and Venezuela; solo exhibitions in Trinidad, participated in international biennials; in 2003, co-founded alternative cinema space Studiofilmclub in Laventille, Trinidad, with fellow artist Peter Doig; in 2006, formed D.J. outfit The Amateurs with Ravin Ramkissoon, which brought music and electronically disseminated poster artwork to various locations in Port of Spain; also organizes a J'ouvert band for Carnival, Lilibud Jouvay; set design and art direction for film; still avid surfer, teaches surfing; lives and works in Port of Spain, Trinidad)

Lovelace, Che. Tuesday, 2004: title page (Che Lovelace) page 2 (young contemporary artist; exhibition of paintings in oil and polyester clearcoat) page 22 (I; my) page 25 (he; his) page 27 (lives and works in Trinidad and Tobago; national diploma of visual arts from École régionale d'arts plastiques de la Martinique, Fort de France, Martinique, June 1994; fine art classes, Creative Arts Center, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad, W.I., Sep. 1989-Sep. 1990; solo exhibits in Trinidad and Tobago, 1992-present (2004); participated in group exhibitions internationally)