#woodbrook a living hell

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It is with great pleasure once again Soft Box Gallery has partnered with the University of the West Indies in hosting artist Leona Fabien’s exhibition, you are invited to attend the opening of ‘’Woodbrook a Living Hell"

at Soft Box Gallery, # 9 Alcazar Street, St. Clair, P.O.S. on Friday 29th April 2020 from 5:30am to 8pm.

This exhibition is Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Masters in Cultural Studies,The University of the West Indies St. Augustine, Department of Literary, Cultural and Communication Studies

“WoodBrook A Living Hell” by artist Leona Fabien

The impact of commercialisation on the residents of Woodbrook, Port of Spain is being examined in this research. The outcome of the cultural and social changes on the residents, the altering of the built environment and ultimately the demolition of the older residences in the once predominantly residential neighbourhood are crucial to this study  

“As a Woodbrook resident for thirty-three years, I have daily seen and continue to experience the changes in the physical and cultural landscape and human interactions within this place that is home.”

LEONA FABIEN

Fabien studied Visual Arts at The Centre for the Creative and Festival Arts, UWI, St Augustine. Whilst there, she was the recipient of several Bursary Awards from UWI Endowment including the M.P. Alladin Prize for Best Visual Arts Degree Student for her final year. She participated in the recently held Hilarian exhibition titled “Celebrating 100 Years –A Call to Arts, Honouring Our Past, Inspiring Our Future, A Proud Tradition of Art Part 2” which was held at the Castle Killarney in Port of Spain. She has been exhibiting with the Women in Art of Trinidad and Tobago since 2001 and has received prizes throughout the years for participating in their shows. In their latest 2021 exhibition “Radiance” held at the Rotunda Gallery located in the Red House, she received an Award of Merit for Most Outstanding Textile Art. She has also been exhibiting with Canvas Caribbean since 2003 and the Art Society of Trinidad and Tobago. Finally, Fabien has had work exhibited at The National Museum and Art Gallery and CARIFESTA X, Georgetown, Guyana. She is currently teaching Art and Design and Visual Arts at Bishop Anstey High School, POS.