AN ARTIST IN LOVE WITH WEST INDIAN REALITY

 Beverley Fitzwilliam Harries, or "Flossy" as she is referred to by friends and family, was born in Trinidad in 1956. She was "totally" consumed by art from a young age, something that made studying Fine Art in Canada with a Painting Major, a natural choice.  After completing her studies, she returned to Trinidad where she worked as a teacher for almost 20 years. During this time she painted sporadically, mostly on commissions and with the odd burst of energy. However, in 1997, Beverley resigned from her teaching post and migrated to Jamaica with her family where they lived for a few years before relocating to St. Lucia in 2000. 

Living in St. Lucia gave her the blank canvas to start again. Since her move she attended a number of workshops in neighbouring Barbados before returning to Trinidad where she currently lives and works. Beverley is an active member of the Art Society of Trinidad and Tobago, in addition to being a resident artist of both Y Art Gallery and 101 Art Gallery, both of which are located in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. Her preferred medium is acrylic on canvas and she enjoys spending her time depicting the florid tropical surroundings of her homeland with her signature Fauve use of colour. 

EXHIBITIONS

1979 – Univ. of Windsor, Ontario (Group show)

1979 – Univ. of Western Ontario (Group Show)

1985 – Sandy Lane & St. Lawrence Gap, Barbados  (Group Show)

2006 – Solo Exhibition at The Inner Gallery, St. Lucia

2007 – "Home Sweet Home" solo exhibition at In2Art Gallery, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad

2008 - "In Open Air" solo exhibition at Y Art Gallery, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad

2012 - Solo Exhibition at The Art Society of Trinidad and Tobago, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad

2014 - Silent Art Auction at The Art Society of Trinidad and Tobago, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad

2015 - "Local Colour Amplified" solo exhibition at The Art Society of Trinidad and Tobago, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad

2017 - Solo Exhibition at 101 Art Gallery, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad

2021 - ‘En Plein Air’ A Group Exhibition at Arnim's Art Galleria, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad

2022 - Gran Couva Conversations at The Art Society of Trinidad and Tobago, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad

COMMERCIAL WORK

Art Installation of Coffee Farming Scene using Coffee Pigment in Starbucks South Park, San Fernando

Series of 3 Artworks of Coffee Harvesting Scenes for Starbucks Movie Towne, Port-of-Spain

Art Installation of Coffee Harvesting Scene using Coffee Pigment in Starbucks Endeavour, Chaguanas