Che Lovelace

Che Lovelace lives and works in his lifelong home of Trinidad. He received his training at l'Ecole Regionale des Beaux-Arts de la Martinique and currently lectures at the University of the West Indies Creative Arts Campus.

Rooted in the rural outskirts of Port of Spain, Lovelace considers Trinidad his ultimate subject. The flora, fauna and figures of island life are ever-present in his tropical vistas, painted on wood panels split into quadrants. Lovelace's vibrant, energetic compositions present a nuanced exploration of postcolonial identity, grounded in a deep commitment to the Caribbean landscape and its community. 

Solo exhibitions of his work include Che Lovelace: Bathers, Nicola Vassell Gallery, New York (2023); Presented as Natural, Various Small Fires, Seoul (2022); a PLACE, a PERSON, LOFTT Gallery, Port of Spain, Trinidad (2019); Che Lovelace, Gallerie Eric Hussenot, Paris (2017) and LOVERS, Y Gallery, Port of Spain, Trinidad (2013). Group exhibitions include Surrealism and Us: Caribbean and African Diasporic Artists since 1940, The Modern, Fort Worth, Texas (2024); Soulscapes, Dulwich Picture Gallery, London (2024); Uncanny Interiors, Nicola Vassell Gallery, New York (2022); Still Life: An Ongoing Story, Galerie Sebastien Bertrand, Geneva (2019) and Turps Banana, Vigo Gallery, London (2012). The artist's work is held in the collections of the Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles, The Institute of Contemporary Art Miami, X Museum, Beijing, and the Aïshti Foundation, Lebanon.