Arlen's Paintings from the "Mi Casa Yo Casa" Exhibit (May 2002)

DEAN  ARLEN DATE OF BIRTH: 1966 PLACE OF BIRTH: St. James, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad EDUCATION: St. Joseph Boys' RC School Newtown Boys' RC School Fatima College John Donaldson Technical Institute University of the West Indies Creative Arts Center Ontario College of Art and Design, Ontario, Canada CAREER:                                 Arlen gained a great appreciation for the beauty of three-dimensional design and sculpture while enrolled in a jewelry course at the John Donaldson Technical Institute. He later enrolled in an art course and combined all his training to design and make jewelry and collages. He received a one-year scholarship at the Ontario College of Art and Design where he explored a wide spectrum of art, from the traditional forms of sculpture to the electronic medium of videos and computers. His art exhibits include: 1996 - Inter-American Development Bank Design Competition, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad 2001 - City Museum, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad (with French artist Herve Chambon) 2002 - "Mi Casa Yo Casa," Caribbean Comtemporary Arts, Fernandes Industrial Complex, Laventille, Trinidad AWARD: 1996 - 1st Place, 2-D and 3-D Mural Design, Inter-American Development Bank Competition Compiled by Ronald C. Emrit