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Toussaint St Pierre - Biography and Works for Sale Toussaint St Pierre ( Haitian, 1923 - 1985 ) Discover More: Explore Our Curated Showcase or Browse Our Full Haitian Art Gallery Previous Next Toussaint St Pierre was born in 1923 and lived in Planton-Café, a small hamlet near Kenscoff, the well-to-do district, 1500 meters above Port au Prince. His career as a painter began in the summer of 1968/1972. A summer visitor had left him his amateur painter's kit, and Saint-Pierre Toussaint started using it. He was influenced by Michele Manuel (1935), a female Haitian artist working in the mountains near Kenscoff. He died in 1985 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

Roland Saint Hubert - Biography and Works for Sale Roland Saint Hubert ( Haitian, born 1951 ) Discover More: Explore Our Curated Showcase or Browse Our Full Haitian Art Gallery Previous Next Roland St. Hubert was born on December 29, 1951, in Port-au-Prince. He attended the Lycee Petion, and then the Lycee Toussaint Louverture. He became interested in art as a young boy, and started to paint in earnest in his early 20’s, under the tutelage of his uncle Emmanuel Ducasse. He was also influenced by the works of the Saint Soleil group. His work is much sought after by collectors of Haitian art worldwide. Exhibitions 2010, "Haiti Rising: Selections from the Stanley Popiel and Ingrid Feddersen Collection of Eastern Connecticut State University Famous Works Click on painting for purchasing information View More

Louisianne Saint-Fleurant - Biography and Works for Sale Louisianne Saint-Fleurant ( Haitian, born 1922 ) Discover More: Explore Our Curated Showcase or Browse Our Full Haitian Art Gallery Previous Next Louisiane St. Fleurant was born on September 11, 1922, in Petit-Trou-de-Nippes. She was age 50 when she came to Soissons la Montagne to cook for the Saint Soleil group. She was one of the founding members of the celebrated Saint-Soleil community of artists in Soisson-la-Montagne, along with Prospere Pierre-Louis, Dieuseul Paul, Denis Smith, and Levoy Exil. Saint Fleurant was known for her clay sculptures as well as her paintings. She eventually left in 1978, becoming a cook again and painting on the side. She was the mother of Saint-Soleil artists Magda Magloire , Ramphis Magloire and the late Stivenson Magloire . Louisiane St. Fleurant passed away on June 1st, 2005. Exhibits 2012 Kafou: Haiti, Art and Vodou. 2012. Nottingham Contemporary. 2014-2015 Grand Palais de Paris Deux Siecles de Creation Artistique . Paris - France Published in Farquharson, Alex and Leah Gordon Kafou: Haiti, Art and Vodou. 2012. Nottingham Contemporary. Nottingham, England. Famous Works Click on painting for purchasing information View More

Pierre Sylvain Augustin (Payas) - Biography and Works for Sale Pierre Sylvain Augustin (Payas) ( Haitian, born 1941 ) Discover More: Explore Our Curated Showcase or Browse Our Full Haitian Art Gallery Previous Next Payas was born Pierre Sylvain Augustin in Divette (commune de Petionville) in December 1941.In 1992 he built a house next to Prosper Pierre Louis, whom he often watched paint. Payas is predicator of the Baptist Church of Soissons, a church that fights against the "satanic cult of voodoo." Under the influence of the"spirits" and the "voice" of Prosper coming from the "unknown." Payas began to paint and in January 1997; his art is influenced by late noted Saint-Soleil artist, Prospere Pierre-Louis. He presented his first design to Tiga. In 1998 he is one of "the 13 New St Soleil"presented at the French Institute in Haiti, and also exhibited in the World Bank in Washington, DC. Exhibits 2000, exhibited in the "Haiti: Anges et Demons" at the Musee de la Halle St Pierre, Paris 1998, exhibited as one of "the 13 New St Soleil" at the French Institute of Haiti and at the World Bank in Washington, DC. Famous Works Click on painting for purchasing information View More

Jacques Richard Chery - Biography and Works for Sale Jacques Richard Chery ( Haitian, born 1928 ) Discover More: Explore Our Curated Showcase or Browse Our Full Haitian Art Gallery Previous Next Jacques-Richard Chery was born in Cap-Haitian on February 2, 1929. Chery started painting while working as a barber. He opened a gas station in the Artibonite Valley and exhibited his art at his place of work. On the advice of his friend Philome Obin, he moved to Port-au-Prince in 1951. He stayed there for one year, returning to the Art Center in Port-au-Prince ten years later. In 1965, he entered the Galerie Issa, where he painted for several years. His works were often reproduced in magazines (Time, Vogue), as well as in art books. He exhibited in London (1969), Spoleto (1970), Modena (1981), New York, Milwaukee, Berlin (1979), Paris (1980, 1988, & 1990). His paintings have been sold through Sotheby’s Auction House in New York. His earlier works were representative of the Northern School. 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

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

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

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

Xavier Amiama - Biography and Works for Sale Xavier Amiama ( Dominican, 1910 - 1969 ) Discover More: Explore Our Curated Showcase or Browse Our Full Haitian Art Gallery Previous Next Xavier Amiama was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He studied art in the Dominican Republic. In 1935/6, he settled in Port-au-Prince, where, with Petion Savain and a few others, he was one of the rare painters in Haiti before the opening of the Centre d'Art. He participated in the 1939 World's Fair with Savain. As one of the original members of the Centre d'Art he exhibited in a number of their group exhibitions. Amiama died in 1969. Published in Christensen, Eleanor. The Art of Haiti. New Jersey: A.S. Barnes, 1975 Famous Works Click on painting for purchasing information View More

Gérard Paul - Biography and Works for Sale Gérard Paul ( Haitian, born 1943 ) Discover More: Explore Our Curated Showcase or Browse Our Full Haitian Art Gallery Previous Next Gerard Paul was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on October 9, 1943. By the time he was six years old, both of his parents had died and he was raised, in meager circumstances, by his godmother. By age 14 he was apprenticed to a carpenter and then to a bricklayer but finally he became a house painter. At the end of 1963 he went to work as a houseboy at the German Embassy in Port-au-Prince. Soon after, he did his first painting and showed it to the wife of the Ambassador, Mdme. Malsy-Minsk. Eventually he took his paintings to the Galerie Monnin, with which he was associated in 1973, and rapidly became a favorite of collectors worldwide. He won first prize in the “Masters of the Dew” painting competition in 1978. In the early 1980's Gerard Paul moved to the United States where he eventually stopped painting altogether. Exhibitions 1972 Seraphine Gallery, Paris 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

Lionel Paul (ONEL) - Biography and Works for Sale Lionel Paul (ONEL) ( Haitian, born 1966 ) Discover More: Explore Our Curated Showcase or Browse Our Full Haitian Art Gallery Previous Next Born on March 2, 1966 in Soissons la Montagne, belongs to the younger generation of the Saint Soleil movement. At 6 years old, he was introduced to the arts in the small school run by Lucienne Fermathe Simeus, wife of Levoy Exile. This facility was supported by Tiga Art Materials and Maud Robart. In 1973, Onel became an apprentice in the workshop of Exile Levoy, who encouraged him to develop his artistic talents. In 1989, under the leadership of Tiga and having grown up in the sphere of his aunt seamstress, he began moving towards recycling textile art that expanded with the use of sawdust and gluing objects. Onel is one of the few artists who stand out from traditional modes of figurative Movement Saint-Soleil to provide innovative figural forms. He is the initiator of this process which was later adopted by the artists Prospero Eriveaux, Ery Stivenson, and Magloire. Famous Works Click on painting for purchasing information View More