Thatch Roof with Mangoes (De Verteuil, 1993) Hosay Festival - Harmony (De Verteuil, 2002) May 2003

KAREN  DE  VERTEUIL DATE OF BIRTH: June 28, 1949 PLACE OF BIRTH: San Fernando, Trinidad EDUCATION: St. Joseph's Convent, San Fernando Ontario College of Art, Toronto, Canada CAREER:                                 An avid painter from a very young age, De Verteuil began exhibiting her work only after attending a workshop conducted by local art teacher and painter Isaiah James Boodhoo in 1993. Painting with oils on large canvasses, De Verteuil has concentrated her work on the people and foliage of Trinidad. Her most publicly visible work to date is the 30-foot oil painting "Harmony" which is displayed in the Piarco Airport. The following is a chronology of her solo art exhibits: 1996 - 101 Tragarete Road Art Gallery, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad 1997 - 101 Tragarete Road Art Gallery, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad 2001 - 101 Tragarete Road Art Gallery, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad 2003 - 101 Tragarete Road Art Gallery, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad Compiled by Ronald C. Emrit