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Jasmin Joseph - Biography and Works for Sale Jasmin Joseph ( Haitian, 1924 - 2005 ) Discover More: Explore Our Curated Showcase or Browse Our Full Haitian Art Gallery Previous Next Jasmin Joseph, born 23 November 1923, in Grande Riviere in northern Haiti, was working in a brick factory and sculpting in clay when his work was noticed by American sculptor Jason Seeley an American sculptor who partnered with Dewitt Peters – a watercolorist — to establish the Centre D’Art in Port-au-Prince. Encouraged by Seeley, he joined the Centre d' Art in 1948 where he practiced sculpture and painting. In the early 1950s he contributed to a mural depicting "The Stations of the Cross" and created a choir screen of open-sculpted terra cotta for the Episcopal Cathedral of Ste Trinité. [Destroyed in the earthquake of January 2010.] He abandoned sculpture after finding that unauthorized molds had been made of some of his terra cotta work and copies were being sold to profit the thief. He painted exclusively after that. Jasmin Joseph died in 2005. Permanent Collections: Waterloo Center for the Arts, Waterloo, Iowa Musée d'Art Haitien du College Saint Pierre, Port-au-Prince The Davenport Museum of Art, Iowa Milwaukee Museum of Art The Wadsworth Athenaeum, Hartford, Connecticut New Orleans Museum of Art. Published in: [na]. The Naive Tradition: Haiti . Milwaukee Art Center, 1974. Demme, Jonathan. Island on Fire . Kaliko Press, 1997. Material Culture. Direct From The Eye: The Jonathan Demme Collection of Self-Taught Art . Philadelphia, 2014. Rodman, Selden. The Miracle of Haitian Art . New York, 1974. -. Where Art is Joy . New York, 1988. Stebich, Ute. Haitian Art . The Brooklyn Museum, 1978. -. A Haitian Celebration . Milwaukee Art Museum, 1992. Nadal, Marie-Jose and Gerald Bloncourt. 1986. La Peinture Haitienne, Haitian Arts. Paris: Editions Nathan Famous Works Click on painting for purchasing information View More

Jean René Jérome - Biography and Works for Sale Jean René Jérome ( Haitian, 1942 - 1991 ) Discover More: Explore Our Curated Showcase or Browse Our Full Haitian Art Gallery Previous Next Jerome was born in Petit-Goave on March, 1942. Jean-Rene's family belonged to the elite of Haitian society, which enabled him to become an actor, singer and a dancer. He moved to Port-au-Prince where he attended the "Petit Seminaire College Saint Martial" and later the "College Moderne." He studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Port-au-Prince. In 1963, he became a "regular" at the Brochette Galerie. Two years later in 1965, he won first prize in the Esso Salon Competition. In1968, he decided to devote himself entirely to painting and opened a studio in Port-Au-Prince. In 1970, he visited the USA; a year later he returned to the USA and stayed there for four months, studying and working with Bernard Sejourne’. From 1973 to 1975 he taught fine arts at the school of Fine Arts in Port-au-Prince. He founded the School of Beauty with B. Sejourne’, Legagneur and Dodard. In 1985, he founded the "Ateliers Jerome" where his own paintings and the work of other artists are exhibited. Jerome belongs to the School of Beauty Jean Rene Jerome died suddenly in 1991. Published in Nadal, Marie-Jose and Gerald Bloncourt. 1986. La Peinture Haitienne, Haitian Arts. Paris: Editions Nathan Alexis Gerald Peintres Haitiens Editions Cercle d’Art Paris 2000 Famous Works Click on painting for purchasing information View More

Gerard Valcin - Biography and Works for Sale Gerard Valcin ( Haitian, 1925 - 1988 ) Discover More: Explore Our Curated Showcase or Browse Our Full Haitian Art Gallery Previous Next Gerard Valcin was born to poor parents in 1925 in Port-au-Prince. His father was an artist who started Valcin painting when he was 22. Valcin worked as a tile-setter until he joined the Centre d'Art in 1950 with the encouragement of Dewitt Peters. He is credited with bringing his half-brother Pierre-Joseph Valcin to the Centre in the early 1960's. He is the uncle of Favrange Valcin, who paints under the name Valcin II. Several artists, including Madsen Mompremier, Dieudonne Rouanez, and Louis Joseph, have studied with him. Valcin is considered one of the most significant of Haiti's second generation painters along with Wilmino Domond and André Pierre . He died May 15, 1988. Exhibits 2012 Kafou: Haiti, Art and Vodou. Nottingham Contemporary Permanent Collections Musee d'Art Haitien du College Saint Pierre, Port-au-Prince The Milwaukee Museum of Art The Waterloo Museum of Art, Iowa Published in Haiti: Art Naif, Art Vodou (1988), Where Art is Joy (Rodman, 1988), Island on Fire (Demme, 1997), Dialogue du Réel et de l’Imaginaire (1990). Stebich, Ute. A Haitian Celebration: Art and Culture. Milwaukee: Milwaukee Art Museum, 1992 http://www.haitianarthopkins.com/ValcinG.htm Farquharson, Alex and Leah Gordon Kafou: Haiti, Art and Vodou. 2012. Nottingham Contemporary. Nottingham, England. Nadal, Marie-Jose and Gerald Bloncourt. 1986. La Peinture Haitienne, Haitian Arts. Paris: Editions Nathan Alexis, Gerald 2000 Peintres Haïtiens Editions Cercle d’Art Famous Works Click on painting for purchasing information View More

Gesner Armand - Biography and Works for Sale Gesner Armand ( Haitian, 1936 - 2008 ) Discover More: Explore Our Curated Showcase or Browse Our Full Haitian Art Gallery Previous Next Gesner Armand was born on June 11, 1936 in Croix-des-Bouquets. He started his career at the age of fourteen in 1956, at the Haitian Art Center where he studied drawing under the supervision of Maurice Borno and watercolor with Pierre Monosiet. In 1956, he stopped painting in watercolors and learned oil painting. "Petit Garçon," his best conceived and balanced paintings realized at that time, constitutes all his work at that time. From 1958-60, he lived and studied in Mexico where he took ceramic and sculpture classes at "Talleres de Artesianas." Armand returned to Haïti in 1960 and left shortly afterward to Paris with a scholarship from the French Government where he lived for two years, until 1962. There he exhibited his painting with those of other Haiti artists such as Jacques Gabriel, Hervé Télémaque and other Latin American painters. When he returned to Haïti in 1962, he settled in Croix-des-Bouquets and served as Director of the Museum of Haitian Art at St. Pierre’s College. In 1984, Armand became the director of the Museum of Haiti Art of College St. Pierre after the death of Pierre Monosiet. He remained in that post until 1992. In 1986, he worked for two months at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts beside other artists, writers and composers. His compilation of poems entitled "L'autre bord" edited by Les Editions Mémoires was published in 1992. Gesner Armand passed away June 10, 2008 after an extended illness. Famous Works Click on painting for purchasing information View More

Germilia Dufaut (YAYA) - Biography and Works for Sale Germilia Dufaut (YAYA) ( Haitian, born 1938 ) Discover More: Explore Our Curated Showcase or Browse Our Full Haitian Art Gallery Previous Next Famous Works Click on painting for purchasing information View More

Dieudonne Cedor - Biography and Works for Sale Dieudonne Cedor ( Haitian, 1925 - 2010 ) Discover More: Explore Our Curated Showcase or Browse Our Full Haitian Art Gallery Previous Next He joined the Centre d' Art in December 1947. At the "Centre d' Art," he worked under the supervision of Rigaud Benoit who thought him the elementary principals of pictorial art. He became a teacher the following year. Dewitt Peters, founder of Centre d' Art, made him chief of the studio. Later he became a member/founder of the "Foyer des Arts Plastiques" In 1957, he was named director of the museum of Beaux-Arts of Port au Prince. In 1953, Cedor received the Labor Department Exhibition Prize and in 1957, the Grand Work Prize of the Haitian Office of Tourism. He exhibited globally. Famous Works Click on painting for purchasing information View More

Emilcar Similien, (Simil) - Biography and Works for Sale Emilcar Similien, (Simil) ( Haitian, born 1944 ) Discover More: Explore Our Curated Showcase or Browse Our Full Haitian Art Gallery Previous Next Simil was born Emilcar Similien in St. Marc, Haiti on August 28, 1944. He completed his primary school studies at Frere Herve, the Christian Brothers School in St. Marc, in 1958, and continued his education at the Lycee Toussaint Louverture in Port-au-Prince. In 1965, he entered the Academie des Beaux Arts in Port-au-Prince to study sculpture and painting. According to his longtime friend and dealer, Michel Monnin, at this time that Simil began a deep dialogue with Professor Montaguelli who besides teaching him art, also imparted to him “a certain attitude toward art; constancy of effort and the research necessary to find beauty." In his fifth year at the Academy, Simil became an assistant professor, teaching courses in Art History. He also worked with Georges Hector at "Coumbite 67." Around this time he created a seven foot marble sculpture of Christ which was placed at the sacred vodou site, Saut-d'eau, with a commemorative plaque. Simil is an avant-garde intellectual who is interested in many things; He is an accomplished musician; he plays the violin and the slide trombone. He is a founding member of the National Association of Haitian Artists (ANAH) founded in 1977. Published in Nadal, Marie-Jose and Gerald Bloncourt. 1986. La Peinture Haitienne, Haitian Arts. Paris: Editions Nathan Famous Works Click on painting for purchasing information View More

Felix Lafortune - Biography and Works for Sale Felix Lafortune ( Haitian, 1933 - 2016 ) Discover More: Explore Our Curated Showcase or Browse Our Full Haitian Art Gallery Previous Next LaFortune was born in Pont Sonde, Haiti in 1933. His parents were farmers. Lafortune worked in agriculture until 1958, when he was initiated as a houngan and decorated the outside of his Temple with images of the Lwa. He began formal painting in 1972 upon being given painting materials such as masonite by Pierre Monosiet, Director of the Museum of Haitian Art at the College of St. Pierre. He signed his early paintings "Pont Sonde" and his later ones "St. Marc," where he lives now. Exhibits 2012 Kafou: Haiti, Art and Vodou. Nottingham Contemporary Published in 1982 book by Seldon Rodman, "Where Art Is Joy" “Where Art is Joy: The First Forty Years of Haitian Art” (1988) by Selden Rodman. “Haitian Art: The Legend and Legacy of the Naive Tradition” (1985) by L.G. Hoffman. “Haiti: Anges & Demons” (2000), written in French Farquharson, Alex and Leah Gordon Kafou: Haiti, Art and Vodou. 2012. Nottingham Contemporary. Nottingham, England. 2000. Haiti, anges & demons. Paris: Le Halle Saint-Pierre Famous Works Click on painting for purchasing information View More

Descollines Manes - Biography and Works for Sale Descollines Manes ( Haitian, 1936 - 1985 ) Discover More: Explore Our Curated Showcase or Browse Our Full Haitian Art Gallery Previous Next Manes Descollines (1936-1985) was originally a mason and construction worker, then a factory worker at the famous Barbancourt Rum distillery. He began to paint in 1961, working with Gerard Resil, Dieudonne Cedor and Luckner Lazard, and on ceramics with Tiga (Jean-Claude Garoute) and Emmanuel Joachim. Descollines painted the scenes of urban social life and took special pleasure in depicting children as they played in the streets. In 1975 he developed a severe allergy to all kinds of paint. He attempted suicide numerous times. Tragically, he succeeded in ending his life in 1985. Famous Works Click on painting for purchasing information View More

Francois Chery - Biography and Works for Sale Francois Chery ( Haitian ) Discover More: Explore Our Curated Showcase or Browse Our Full Haitian Art Gallery Previous Next Francois Chery is a contemporary Haitian artist whose work has garnered attention for its vibrant depiction of Haitian life and culture. He is noted for his acrylic paintings, which often showcase scenes rich with color and texture, reflecting the daily experiences and spirit of Haitian communities. His style draws upon the vivid and symbolic traditions of Haitian art, embracing themes related to folklore, spirituality, and the natural beauty of the country. Famous Works Click on painting for purchasing information View More

Francois Dominique - Biography and Works for Sale Francois Dominique ( Haitian, born 1946 ) Discover More: Explore Our Curated Showcase or Browse Our Full Haitian Art Gallery Previous Next Francois Dominique is a Haitian artist born on September 1, 1946, in Milot, near Cap-Haïtien. He began his artistic journey in 1967, studying under the famous Haitian painter Philomé Obin, though he has since developed his own distinctive style that diverges from the typical Cap-Haïtien school. His works are known for their vibrant depictions of Haitian life, often portraying local scenes with bold colors and intricate details. Famous Works Click on painting for purchasing information View More

Frantz Zephirin - Biography and Works for Sale Frantz Zephirin ( Haitian, born 1968 ) Discover More: Explore Our Curated Showcase or Browse Our Full Haitian Art Gallery Previous Next Zephirin, Frantz (December 17, 1968- ) Zephirin was born in Cap Haitien, Haiti on December 17, 1968. . As a toddler he sat and watched his uncle, the Haitian painter Antoine Obin, as he worked. In October 1996, he was awarded the Gold medal in the Third Biennal of Caribbean and Central American Painting, sponsored the The Museum of Modern Art of the Dominican Republic. He was one of five Haitians to be included in the V Biennal in Cuenca, Ecuador in 1996. One of his paintings is featured on the cover of the bestseller The mmaculate Invasion by Bob Shacochis (New York: Viking, 1999). He was included in the Biennale of Venice "Milk of dreams " in 2022. In 2023 he exposed at NSU Art Museum in Fort Lauderdale "cosmic Mirrors" Famous Works Click on painting for purchasing information View More