Vibert Medford
Vibert Medford always had artistic abilities and aspirations. He won his first prize for art when he was still a primary school student, from the Trinidad Guardian Newspapers after he submitted a drawing of a man's portrait in a competition.
Later he received some training from the late Dr. Isaiah Boodhoo, at Queen's Royal College. Years later he participated in a Batik Course at the Creative Arts Centre at the University of the West Indies with Mr. Keith Cadette. He kept the hope alive of pursuing formal art training and continued drawing in his spare time. During the 1990s he visited art galleries and art exhibitions in the USA and the Caribbean as part of his self-education in art. More recently he visited galleries and artists in Venezuela, Brazil and Columbia.
He credits Mr. Cadette with encouraging him and providing the atmosphere for experimenting and learning more about painting at the University of The West Indies.
Vibert works in acrylics, charcoal and other media. His paintings follow the theme of Music in the artist's life. The artist is a music lover and avid jazz enthusiast and was a founding member of the UWI Festival Chorale. He is also an accomplished photographer and has facilitated photography workshops and tutored students at the University of the West Indies in the medium. His work is in private collections in the U. K. and in Trinidad and Tobago.
The artist holds degrees in Management Studies and Visual Arts from The University of The West Indies
ARTIST STATEMENT
My work reflects my interest in Music. For me, Music and Art go together. For the many moods which music helps to create, I imagine various colours and shapes and I attempt to translate those visual images into reality. They are also inventions created in the act of painting, as are the improvisations in jazz. I start with a theme and as the work develops, the improvisations or inventions are added.
Exhibitions
2005 Trinidad Art Society
2005 High St. Art Gallery
2005 Southern Art Gallery
2004 The Upper Room Art Gallery
2004 Southern Art Gallery
2003 Trinidad Art Society
2003 Republic Bank UWI
2003 Student Activity Centre UWI
2003 Gallery 1,2,3,4
2002 Art Exhibition Space, CCFA, UWI
2006 Carifesta XI
2007 Art in St Ann's
2007 The Art of Five
Contact:
Tel.: (868) 642 0328
e-mail: vibertmed@gmail.com
