John Lyons (poet)
John Lyons (born October 1933) is a Trinidad-born poet, painter, illustrator, educator and curator.[1] He has worked as a theatre designer, exhibition adviser and as a teacher both of visual art and creative writing.[2]
John Lyons | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 1933 (age 90) |
| Nationality | Trinidadian |
| Occupation | Artist, poet, educator, curator |
As an art critic, he has written essays for catalogues, notably for Denzil Forrester's major touring exhibition Dub Transition, for Jouvert Print Exhibition and Tony Phillips' Jazz and The Twentieth Century.[3] His works are held at Rochdale Art Gallery, Huddersfield Art Gallery, the Victoria and Albert Museum's Word & Image Print Collection and the Arts Council National Collection.[4][5]
References
- ↑ "John Lyons", Diaspora Artists.
- ↑ Paul O'Kane, "John Lyons", in Alison Donnell (ed.), Companion to Contemporary Black British Culture, Routledge, 2002, p. 186.
- ↑ "About John — Visual CV" Archived 2019-09-17 at the Wayback Machine, John Lyons website.
- ↑ "John Lyons" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, Atelier Contemporary Art.
- ↑ "Jab Jab" (print), V&A.