Tessa Alexander

I am a full-time artist and art educator based in Trinidad and Tobago. I have recently submitted my PhD thesis in Cultural Studies my project a reclaiming of woman centered visual epistemologies titled Imaging the Art of My Foremothers: Claiming Uli from the Igbo and Madhubani from Bihar. Additionally I hold an MFA also in Cultural Studies, my project an investigation of the impact of mothering and motherhood on artistic practice. I have attended artists’ residencies in India, Kenya and Trinidad and collaborated on numerous projects with other artists around the world.

My work has been exhibited internationally including Montreal and Toronto in Canada, The University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria and in Delhi, Patna and Pondicherry, India and at the PRIZM Art Fair in Miami, Band of Vices in LA and Knowhere Art Gallery in Martha’s Vineyard. Pieces have been featured on the TV series Truth Be Told S3 and The Burbs. Additionally my pieces have been featured in several publications including African Woman Rising, Forward to the Past, Global Storytellers and has been on the cover of the Ins and Outs magazine in Trinidad. My art can be found in private, corporate and government collections.