Stanley Greaves
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Stanley Greaves is a painter and writer who was born in a "tenement yard" on Carmichael Street, Georgetown, Guyana
. He studied Art in Guyana with Edward Burrowes in the Working Peoples' Art Class, 1948-61. Attended University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the UK 1963-68 did painting, majoring in sculpture for the B.A.Hons degree in Fine Art. He also did the Diploma in Art Teaching. He was a Fulbright Scholar from 1979 to 1980 at Howard University
, where he did printmaking and sculpture for the MFA
degree. From 1975 to 1986 he was head of the Division of Creative Arts at the University of Guyana
. He left Guyana in 1987, and has been resident in Barbados
since that time.
He is one of the Caribbean
's most distinguished artists with major exhibitions in the UK
(The Elders, with Brother Everald Brown) and Europe as well as throughout the Caribbean. He works mainly in painting, but has also produced sculpture, drawings, prints and pottery.
In addition to this he is also a keen student of the classical guitar having studied with Francisco Gonzalez of Cuba and Pam Frost of Barbados.
In Guyana he taught at Sacred Heart Primary, St. Stanislaus College
(his old schools) Berbice High School, Queen's College
, from 1971 to 1975 and was the first Head of the Division of Creative Arts at the University of Guyana from 1975 to 1987. He was awarded Guyana National Honours (The Golden Arrow of Achievement) in 1975. He has exhibited at national level winning several prizes and has had man shows. He represented Guyana twice at the São Paulo Bienniale and once at the Medellin
Bienniale in Colombia
.
His collection of poems "Horizons" published by Peepal Tree Press
in 2002 won the Guyana Prize for Literature in the first book of poems category.
In Barbados he has served on the first art and craft panel designing the syllabus for the Caribbean Examinations Council
and has been a part-time tutor at the Barbados Community College. He was elected a Distinguished Honourable Fellow at University of the West Indies
Cave Hill Campus in 2003. He has exhibited at national level winning several prizes and has had one man shows.
He also won a gold medal for painting in the Barbados entry at the Santo Domingo Bienniale.
Georgetown, Guyana
Georgetown, estimated population 239,227 , is the capital and largest city of Guyana, located in the Demerara-Mahaica region. It is situated on the Atlantic Ocean coast at the mouth of the Demerara River and it was nicknamed 'Garden City of the Caribbean.' Georgetown is located at . The city serves...
. He studied Art in Guyana with Edward Burrowes in the Working Peoples' Art Class, 1948-61. Attended University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the UK 1963-68 did painting, majoring in sculpture for the B.A.Hons degree in Fine Art. He also did the Diploma in Art Teaching. He was a Fulbright Scholar from 1979 to 1980 at Howard University
Howard University
Howard University is a federally chartered, non-profit, private, coeducational, nonsectarian, historically black university located in Washington, D.C., United States...
, where he did printmaking and sculpture for the MFA
Master of Fine Arts
A Master of Fine Arts is a graduate degree typically requiring 2–3 years of postgraduate study beyond the bachelor's degree , although the term of study will vary by country or by university. The MFA is usually awarded in visual arts, creative writing, filmmaking, dance, or theatre/performing arts...
degree. From 1975 to 1986 he was head of the Division of Creative Arts at the University of Guyana
University of Guyana
The University of Guyana, in Georgetown, Guyana is a public university established in 1963 by the Guyanese government.-History:Cheddi Jagan, then Premier of British Guiana considered that the University of the West Indies, to which his government had contributed since 1948, was not meeting the...
. He left Guyana in 1987, and has been resident in Barbados
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
since that time.
He is one of the Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
's most distinguished artists with major exhibitions in the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
(The Elders, with Brother Everald Brown) and Europe as well as throughout the Caribbean. He works mainly in painting, but has also produced sculpture, drawings, prints and pottery.
In addition to this he is also a keen student of the classical guitar having studied with Francisco Gonzalez of Cuba and Pam Frost of Barbados.
In Guyana he taught at Sacred Heart Primary, St. Stanislaus College
St. Stanislaus College
St. Stanislaus College is in Georgetown, Guyana, with a student population of over five hundred and a teaching staff of about forty.The College motto is ‘Aeterna Non Caduca’ .The school was opened in May 1866. It was an all boys' school.In the early years, the school was known as St...
(his old schools) Berbice High School, Queen's College
Queen's College, Guyana
Queen's College is the top secondary school in Guyana;Situated at the South-Easterly Junction of Camp Street and Thomas Lands. Alumni can enter the school through the National Grade Six Assessment and at the Lower 6th Form Level if the academic performance of the student at the Caribbean Secondary...
, from 1971 to 1975 and was the first Head of the Division of Creative Arts at the University of Guyana from 1975 to 1987. He was awarded Guyana National Honours (The Golden Arrow of Achievement) in 1975. He has exhibited at national level winning several prizes and has had man shows. He represented Guyana twice at the São Paulo Bienniale and once at the Medellin
Medellín
Medellín , officially the Municipio de Medellín or Municipality of Medellín, is the second largest city in Colombia. It is in the Aburrá Valley, one of the more northerly of the Andes in South America. It has a population of 2.3 million...
Bienniale in Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
.
His collection of poems "Horizons" published by Peepal Tree Press
Peepal Tree Press
Peepal Tree Press, based in England, publishes Caribbean, Black British and South Asian fiction, poetry and academic books.Peepal Tree is a wholly independent company, founded in 1985, and now publishes around 30-40 books a year. Peepal Tree Press has published over 250 titles, and states a...
in 2002 won the Guyana Prize for Literature in the first book of poems category.
In Barbados he has served on the first art and craft panel designing the syllabus for the Caribbean Examinations Council
Caribbean Examinations Council
The Caribbean Examinations Council or CXC was established in 1972 under Agreement by the Participating Governments in the Area to conduct such examinations as it may think appropriate and award certificates and diplomas on the results of any such examinations so conducted...
and has been a part-time tutor at the Barbados Community College. He was elected a Distinguished Honourable Fellow at University of the West Indies
University of the West Indies
The University of the West Indies , is an autonomous regional institution supported by and serving 17 English-speaking countries and territories in the Caribbean: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Dominica,...
Cave Hill Campus in 2003. He has exhibited at national level winning several prizes and has had one man shows.
He also won a gold medal for painting in the Barbados entry at the Santo Domingo Bienniale.