About
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Based in Trinidad and Tobago, Esther Griffith is a multidisciplinary artist whose work explores the intersection of the human condition and physical earth. A graduate of the University of the West Indies, Griffith has gained international for her participation in projects such as the Wikimedia Foundation's Wiki Unseen initiative, where she gave lief to historically underrepresented BIPOC figures.
Her practice is defined by a unique topographic approach to portraiture. By layering vibrant oils, Griffith creates a dialogue between realism and expressive abstraction, treating the human face as a landscape of emotion. The tactile sensibility extends to her ceramic work, where she experiments with selg-formulated glazes that pool, bubble and crater - mirroring the unpredictability beauty of geomorphology. |
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EDUCATION
University of the West Indies - BA Visual Artist (Special) 2012 | First Degree Honors
University of Waterloo, Canada (Exchange Program) 2010-2011
AWARDS
Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program scholarship, (2010-2011), awarded by the Canadian Government’s Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE).
EXHIBITIONS
Solo
Feb. 2025. Contra. National Library (NALIS). Port of Spain. Trinidad.
Group
April 2023. Through the Eyes of Women. Rotunda Gallery. Port of Spain. Trinidad.
Sept. 2020. Patchwork Revolution. Horizons Art Gallery. Port of Spain. Trinidad.
Jan. 2019. Portrait of a People. BPTT Bridge Gallery. Port of Spain. Trinidad.
Oct. 2018. The Cutting Edge. An Exhibition of Abstract & Contemporary Works. Horizons Art Gallery/ Trinidad Hilton. Port of Spain. Trinidad.
Jan. 2018. Mettle (Taste of Steel), First Citizens Bank & The University of the West Indies, Port of Spain.
Jan .2017 Living with Art> The Exhibition. Port of Spain. Trinidad
Jun. 2016. A City in Positive Transition- Port of Spain’s 102nd Anniversary celebrations. Port of Spain, Trinidad.
University of the West Indies - BA Visual Artist (Special) 2012 | First Degree Honors
University of Waterloo, Canada (Exchange Program) 2010-2011
AWARDS
Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program scholarship, (2010-2011), awarded by the Canadian Government’s Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE).
EXHIBITIONS
Solo
Feb. 2025. Contra. National Library (NALIS). Port of Spain. Trinidad.
Group
April 2023. Through the Eyes of Women. Rotunda Gallery. Port of Spain. Trinidad.
Sept. 2020. Patchwork Revolution. Horizons Art Gallery. Port of Spain. Trinidad.
Jan. 2019. Portrait of a People. BPTT Bridge Gallery. Port of Spain. Trinidad.
Oct. 2018. The Cutting Edge. An Exhibition of Abstract & Contemporary Works. Horizons Art Gallery/ Trinidad Hilton. Port of Spain. Trinidad.
Jan. 2018. Mettle (Taste of Steel), First Citizens Bank & The University of the West Indies, Port of Spain.
Jan .2017 Living with Art> The Exhibition. Port of Spain. Trinidad
Jun. 2016. A City in Positive Transition- Port of Spain’s 102nd Anniversary celebrations. Port of Spain, Trinidad.