One Thousand Mes - First solo exhibition by Sarah Knights

Hosted by Medulla Art Gallery

ONE THOUSAND MES
First solo exhibition by Sarah Knights

Opening Reception: Thursday 10th May, 2018
Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Address: #37 Fitt Street, Woodbrook, Port of Spain.
R.S.V.P: 1(868)680-1041, 1(868)622-1196 or [email protected]
Exhibition continues until: Tuesday 29th May, 2018
Gallery hours: Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 11pm-2pm.

Please contact the gallery for more information or to make an appointment to preview the exhibition.

ABOUT THE SHOW:
Sarah Knights' ONE THOUSAND MEs is a series of self-portraits that speaks about intersectionality. These paintings invite the viewer to look closer in order to understand the inner essence of the pieces. The past and present based on popular culture, provides a wealth of knowledge and insight into her creations. Knights’ paintings borrow the stiff classical poses from women in the 1900s which is layered with images of women from the present day. She uses mediums such as collage, embroidery, acrylic and found objects to convey her message.

ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Sarah Knights was born in the small town of Sangre Grande on the 15th of March 1983. In 2008 she graduated with an associate degree in Visual Communications from the John S. Donaldson Technical Institute. With her new appreciation for art and design she later pursued a Bachelor’s Degree in Visual Arts at the University of the West Indies. Her formal training at the UWI helped her to use art as a means of self-expression and healing. 

After graduating she began working on a body of mixed media paintings, using herself as the main subject to discuss issues of identity with women in modern societies. Her paintings reflect both the present and the past and look at racism, feminism, beauty and religion, influenced by western media and popular culture.

Her works have been exhibited in various group exhibitions including: “Connecting Cultures: Contemporary Art From Trinidad and Tobago”- U.S Chief of Mission Residence, US Embassy and Medulla Art Gallery; “Growth”, The Caribbean Center for the Arts, St Croix; “Thru Contemporary Arts Collection”, Art Society of Trinidad and Tobago; “Mixed Bag”, Boxout, Rivoli France; “Movement”, Boxout Frankfurt, Germany; “A City in Positive Transition”- Medulla Art Gallery and Port of Spain Corporation; and “From Likeness to Fiction; The Portrait Inside Out”, UWI and Brock University.