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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

Carlo Jean-Jacques - Biography and Works for Sale Carlo Jean-Jacques ( Haitian, 1943 - 1990 ) Discover More: Explore Our Curated Showcase or Browse Our Full Haitian Art Gallery Previous Next He began drawing at an early age. As a child, he completed a correspondence course in art from the Ecole ABC in Paris and in 1963 enrolled in the Atelier d'art of Joseph Jacob, where his instructors were Dieudonne Cedor, David La Fontant and Bernard Wah. Shortly after, one of his paintings was chosen for the Esso Competition. By 1966, Carlo left the group. In 1969, Carlo joined the Galerie Monnin with a small painting to begin an association that would last until the end of his life. Published in Nadal, Marie-Jose and Gerald Bloncourt. 1986. La Peinture Haitienne, Haitian Arts. Paris Famous Works Click on painting for purchasing information View More

Casimir Joseph - Biography and Works for Sale Casimir Joseph ( Haitian, 1941 - 2021 ) Discover More: Explore Our Curated Showcase or Browse Our Full Haitian Art Gallery Previous Next Casimir had an early attraction to fine arts. In 1961 he joined the Academie des Beaux Arts where he studied with his friend Ludovic Booz. He later left that school to work full time for "SNEM" (national Service for the Eradication of Malaria), then he opened his own barber shop, painting as a hobby. In 1974, he followed Ludovic Booz's advice to return to painting full time and painted mostly historical scenes before becoming a "miniaturist." Exhibits: 1976 Embassy of Italy, Haiti 1978 Champs de Mars Fair, Haiti 1979 Dominican Republic 1980 French Institute, Haiti Famous Works Click on painting for purchasing information View More

Augustin Pierrot (Apier) - Biography and Works for Sale Augustin Pierrot (Apier) ( Haitian, born 1976 ) 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

Beauvoir Paul - Biography and Works for Sale Beauvoir Paul ( Haitian, 1932 - 1972 ) Discover More: Explore Our Curated Showcase or Browse Our Full Haitian Art Gallery Previous Next Paul Beauvoir was born 1932 in Port-au-Prince. Beauvoir was a member of the Centre d' Art. He later left the Centre d’Art to become a member of the Foyer des Arts Plastiques, which was formed by those artists who were dissatisfied with the way issues facing Haitian artists were addressed. Beauvoir worked very closely with Rene Exume’ and Emanuel Jolicoeur. He died tragically in an automobile accident in 1972. Famous Works Click on painting for purchasing information View More

Bourmond Byron - Biography and Works for Sale Bourmond Byron ( Haitian, 1920 - 2004 ) Discover More: Explore Our Curated Showcase or Browse Our Full Haitian Art Gallery Previous Next Bourmond Byron was born in Jacmel on June 23, 1920. He was the son of a general in the Haitian army. He studied at Freres de l' instruction Chretienne. In his twenties, he earned a living as a carpenter and shipbuilder. A visit to the Centre d' Art in 1948 convinced him to become a painter. In Jacmel, he studied under Fernand Jean Louis. In 1955, he joined the Centre d' Art where he worked under other greats in to mature his technique. His works are known for their vivid "blue-green" palettes and mystical portrayals of Haitian life, often depicting landscapes, rural scenes, and elements of daily life. Permanent Collections Musee d'Art Haitien du College Saint Pierre, Port-au-Prince The Milwaukee Museum of Art The Waterloo Museum of Art, Iowa Famous Works Click on painting for purchasing information View More

Camy Rocher - Biography and Works for Sale Camy Rocher ( Haitian, 1959 - 1981 ) Discover More: Explore Our Curated Showcase or Browse Our Full Haitian Art Gallery Previous Next Rocher began to paint at the age of 12 or 13 under the patronage of the renowned artist Calixte Henry, who supplied him with brushes and paints. He was inspired by the paintings in the gallery. His studies at the Art Center began in 1978. In 1978 he was included in the show, "Five Vodou Artists" at the Institute Francais in Port-au-Prince. In early 1981 Camy lived near the sea in the Carrefour neighborhood of Port-au-Prince. While preparing a solo show for the Galerie Monnin he disappeared when swimming. His drowned body was recovered the next day by Michel Monnin who had gone to the scene. Famous Works Click on painting for purchasing information View More

Calixte Henri - Biography and Works for Sale Calixte Henri ( Haitian, 1933 - 2010 ) Discover More: Explore Our Curated Showcase or Browse Our Full Haitian Art Gallery Previous Next Calixte Henry was born in Port-au-Prince on January 3, 1933. Henri's father was a mechanical engineer in the navy, his mother a dressmaker. He completed primary and secondary school at Lycée Pétion. He worked several years as a telegraph operator. Henri joined the Art Center in 1955 and remained there until 1959. He started painting professionally in 1958. He worked with Galerie Monnin. He won special mention from the Guggenheim Foundation (n.d.) in New York. 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

Antoine Smith - Biography and Works for Sale Antoine Smith ( Haitian, 1943 - 2009 ) Discover More: Explore Our Curated Showcase or Browse Our Full Haitian Art Gallery Previous Next Antoine Smith was born on November 17, 1943 in at Soissons-la-Montagne. He comes from a family of painters - Denis Smith, Antoine Smith, Jocelyne Smith dit Oceli… . Smith is part of the second generation of the Saint-Soleil Movement. In 1973, he started working under the direction of Jean Claude Garoute (Tiga) and with his cousin Saint-Jacques Smith. Three of his nine children – Wagner, Juler and Flambert – became painters. In 1977, Smith along with 33 member of the Saint Soleil Movement were invited to participate in the Festival of Theater in Nancy, by Jacque Lang, the French Minister of Culture. In 1979, he and 12 members of the Saint Soleil movement went to Poland to participate in an international seminar on theater and voudou organized by Maud Robart and Tiga with Jerzy Gratowski. Antoine Smith died on September 9, 2009. Famous Works Click on painting for purchasing information View More

Audes Saul - Biography and Works for Sale Audes Saul ( Haitian, 1949 - ) Discover More: Explore Our Curated Showcase or Browse Our Full Haitian Art Gallery Previous Next Audes Saul was born on May 25, 1949 in the Northwest of Haiti, at Bombardopolis, near Mole St. Nicolas, where Christopher Columbus landed in 1492. His father was a farmer and his mother a marchande . Orphaned at age 16, he left for Port-Au-Prince two years later. He learned cabinet-making and was the maintenance man for the Evangelist Mission. His brother Charles, was a painter, but Audes says he was not influenced by him. He began to paint in 1970, beginning with rural scenes. In 1974 he began to paint dogs, a species that he loves. In 1975 several of his paintings were chosen by Andre Malraux and Jean-Marie Drot for an exhibition in Paris and Auxerre, and were reproduced for an article in Vogue magazine. Famous Works Click on painting for purchasing information View More