Sexypink - JULY 2026 - the seventh month began with a film based on the national instrument of Trinidad and Tobago, The Day the Pan Sailed. Then the Guyanese British Artist Hew Locke announced a great commission for Skulptur Projekte Munster, Germany.
Art Legacy Exhibition featuring professional Art alumni of Queens Royal College ended enthusiastically on July 30th and Ode to the Motherland Exhibition at Mille Fleur Heritage House ends on July 31st. The Central Bank’s calendar of events includes much entertainment for African Emancipation Day.
Trinbagonian Artist Shalini Seereeram raises funds for the earthquake victims of Venezuela by auctioning one of her paintings. Please support her for this worthy cause.
In the Virgin Islands, Activists and Cultural Documentarians David A Berg and Juliana Berry educate the public about preserving the island space.
Photography is used experimentally by Icaro Galvao. All forms of tactile material caught our eye for July. Grenadian American Shervone Neckles uses handmade paper and seeds in unexpected ways. Columbian Artist Delcy Moralos employed clay in a monumental way. Honduran Artist Adrian Pepe manipulates felt and animal hide symbolically to create stunning images.
While Peruvian Textile Artist Ana Teresa Barbosa fixates on indigenous materials and techniques creating contemporary tapestries.
K2KAlliance & Partners announce a new chapter for 2027 - Caribbean * Asia. We look forward to what we know shall be a spectacular partnership.
July also was a month to say goodbye to two icons of Trinidad and Tobago’s Arts and Cultural history. Paul ‘ Bill’ Trotman, Calypsonian and Artist and Venezuelan based Abstract Ceramicist and Sculptor Valerie Brathwaite. REST IN PEACE and thank you for your decades of work.
Rafael Chavez, Brazilian Potter’s first solo show and paintings is a must to watch.
Caribbean Painters and St.Kittishian Painter Hasani Clayton were also great new finds for sexypink. It is always such a boon to see the strong work from the smallest islands.
Curator Adeline Gregoire took us on a delightful Martiniquais journey to the Pool Art Fair. As Anjeni Ramtahal, Curator, entrepreneur and cultural strategist’s platform LES ILES focuses on connecting Caribbean Artists with international audiences.
Finally the group show NEW Gen opened at Shoppes of Maraval, Trinidad. Featured were the works of twenty one Artists under 25.
The lion approaches in August and we look forward to the roar!
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