Christopher Cozier
Christopher Cozier
Gas Men, 2014
Installation view at the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University, East Lansing
Courtesy of the artist
Photo: Eat Pomegranate


Christopher Cozier (Port of Spain, 1959. Lives in Port of Spain) is a multidisciplinary artist, writer, and curator. He investigates the narratives and structures that shape sociopolitical experience in the Caribbean, addressing themes like colonialism, language, and displacement. He works across drawing, video, installation, and text to articulate critical and poetic perspectives on the region. Cozier is co-founder and co-director of Alice Yard, a collaborative space in Port of Spain that hosts exhibitions and residency programs. He has received awards such as the Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant (2004), the Prince Claus Award (2013), and the Pérez Prize (2023). He has exhibited at Pérez Art Museum Miami, the Museum of Latin American Art (Long Beach), and in biennials in Havana (1994, 2000), Berlin (2018), Sharjah (2019), and Liverpool (2021).