This is the home of the artwork of artist Gabriella D'Abreau.  Please do have a look through the website and feel free to send the artist a message. Thanks for visiting!

MESSAGE FROM THE ARTIST

In this day and age where digital technology seems to know no bounds and many artists choose to work  with digital media, I choose to focus on traditional means of expressing my creativity. My aim through my choice of media, is to rejuvenate the traditional arts and hold them to higher esteems. Whilst I do accept the truly beneficial nature of digital media, my work seeks to tell a story through the tangible nature of traditional media and seeks to return to the roots of artistic practice.Through my fine art work I aim to tell the female story, whilst through my illustration work I aim to create interesting, lovable and believable characters. I use my work, which is always figurative in nature, to speak far beyond any superficial exterior my work may posses. The ability of images to tell a story resonates in my work. Images translate across barriers of language,race,culture and space to tell a story; thus as an artist, it is imperative that story telling be very important to me. My art in its very essence is a story waiting to be told by the audience .

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NEWS

MAY 24th 2012

Check out a brief publication about me and my work in Unorthodox Magazine publication Issue 2.5 (pg 12-13). I also did an interview with them recently for an upcoming project but I'm going to keep mum about it until they are ready to reveal it. Trust me its going to be super exciting.

A handmade book I made whilst at university is currently mentioned and shown as an example about education through the use of Special Collections and Archives in the book "Past or Portal". Thanks to my amazing book arts and printmaking professor Claudia Sbrissa for making this happen. To purchase the book: click here. An upload of the content will soon be available along with the Unorthodox Magazine publication , under my publications section.   

APRIL 25th 2012

Check out my interview with the people at UnOrthodox Magazine at the last April Alternative Market @ Bohemia , Trinidad. Also here what lots of other local Artesians have to say about their craft!

Interview 

APRIL 23rd 2012

Major updates have been made to the website! Now the Navigation bar has been grouped into folders for your convenience!

Under Portfolio: Published Work and Commissions- detailed images of my concept sketch and final artwork by Mr Glendon Morris for the National Songs Trophy. 

See the new section: In the Media, for details on my appearance in publications. There you will find links to the publications themselves for reading at your leisure. 

Please keep checking for updates this week; still carded to be added:

*Additions to the Student Work Section- see artwork done by my students.

* Images from my participation at the recent Cheap Thing- ALTERNATIVE MARKET @ Bohemia, Murray Street  , Trinidad.

*Additions to be made to my revamped art blogs on Blogger and Tumblr. 

Please check back later this week for much more!!!

MARCH 29th 2012

The WOMA exhibit in Grenada is opening this weekend!!

If you are in the area please check it out! Once again I would like to thank the ladies of WOMA for making this possible, as my first participation in an exhibit in another Caribbean country!

Other exciting news is that I did the design for the trophy for the "NATIONAL SONGS" segment of the Music Festival 2012 , in celebration of Trinidad and Tobago's 50th Year of Independence Anniversary, sponsored by The Ministry of the Arts and Multiculturalism of Trinidad and Tobago.

The trophy is beautifully made of Copper and sits on a Teak base. The crafting of the Trophy was done by Mr Glendon Morris who is well versed in using copper. Much thanks to the Ministry for making this possible as well as Mr Morris for making my design a reality. More images of the Trophy are coming soon to the Published work and Commissions section.

MARCH 7th 2012

My painting entitled "To Hold" ( See the Illustration Gallery) , was accepted into the WOMA exhibit in Grenada, opening at the end of this month!! It's going to be a great show!

MARCH 3rd 2012

Just updated the Illustration Gallery with my submissions to the WOMA exhibit 2012, check under Misc Illustration. Also updates have been made to the Published and Commissioned Works Gallery- check out some of the Logos I have done as well as sketches of concept ideas under that same gallery. Want to know more about me? My Bio section now has an interview section!!! I'm paying down tomorrow for my Solo exhibit in September so everything has been confirmed. Also in the works is a group exhibit with some lovely female artists based in Trinidad. Lots more information on that to come. Crossing fingers about being accepted into the WOMA exhibit. Also I am now part of the Exhibitions Committee at The Art Society of Trinidad and Tobago. Its going to be an exciting year!!!! Don't forget I am offering commissions!!!

FEBRUARY 1st 2012

Just updated my Illustration Gallery with my submission to "THE SKETCHBOOK PROJECT 2012" . Those of you in the US please check out the project on tour and at the Brooklyn Museum of Art.

JANUARY 15th 2012

I'm pleased to announce the first update for 2012! Today I finished my first painting for the year. I'm pumped for my exhibit later this year and continue to work on paintings for it along with many other small projects. Updates I have just made the the page are: Some new "SNEAK PEEKS" of work for my exhibit in September - October this year . This can be found in the "Recent Works" Section and also 3 pieces in the "MISC" section of the Illustration page. These 3 5x7 pieces will be submitted to the Trinidad branch of the Postal Art Project 2012. HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! ITS GONNA BE A GREAT ONE!

DECEMBER 27th 2011

Lots of updates have been made to the Published work and Commissions Section. Check out some awesome work I did this year for various clients. New COMMISSION SERVICES section. Check it out for more information on how to go about commissioning a piece.  I hope everyone is having a happy and safe Holiday Season. Many more updates coming in the new year - 2012!! Including my first solo exhibit! See you there!!!

DECEMBER 12th 2011

Check out the New Student Work section to look at some artwork by my students. Updates to the rest of the galleries will be made shortly.

NOVEMBER 20th 2011

I am currently participating in the annual exhibit at the Art Society of Trinidad and Tobago. My work is currently available for view and purchase on their online catalogue. Please check it out here: http://artsocietytt.org/2011-novemberexhibition-1.html

OCTOBER 5th 2011

Check out the new "Sneak Peak" Section under 'Recent work'! There you can see tidbits of stuff I've already finished from my Women's Series that may be part of the big June 2012 solo exhibit! But remember to see the whole piece you need to be there. Mark the date  September 28th 2012 @ The Art Society of Trinidad and Tobago!

SEPTEMBER 19th 2011

 Please Visit my page on Fine Art America to purchase selected quality prints of my art! 

SEPTEMBER 13th 2011

Welcome folks! My work has been featured in the latest special edition issue of XEX magazine! Please click the link and check it out! *HERE*