Brianna mccarthy biography of martin
Brianna McCarthy is a mixed media artist who lives and works in Trinidad and Tobago.!
Brianna McCarthy is a self-taught multi-media artist from Trinidad and Tobago. At University, she studied English and French literature.
Brianna McCarthy currently serves as the Director of Track & Field/Cross Country Operations & Academic Services.
She has also completed her Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) certification in Visual Arts. She lives and works in Trinidad and Tobago.
Her work explores the themes of beauty, stereotypes, and representation through masking, performance art, fabric collage, traditional media, and installation pieces .
Her exploration of race and gender are expressed through her depictions of Black girls and women, specifically Creole and West Indian women.
Works
After Colours
Exhibited at the Medulla Art Museum in Trinidad and Tobago from March 15 through March 29, After Colours explores the topic of “shadism” or colorism in Trinidad and the throughout the Globe.
Mccarthy began the work after receiving pamphlets in the mail advertising a skin bleaching product; Mccarthy states that she found the pamphlet's messaging of “value tied in with lightened skin”