BRIEF BIOGRAPHIES OF HAITIAN ARTISTS

Each of these biographies are documented to the source. To see the full bibliographic reference go to: Corbett's annotated bibliography

THE BRIEF BIOGRAPHIES: JUST SCROLL DOWN TO THE ARTIST YOU WANT

Compiled by Bob Corbett

• Abelard, Gesner. 1922 (Born in Port-au-Prince). Joined the Centre d'Art in 1946. His paintings are known by the unusual birds and trees which abound in them.

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  Started drawing with Jean-Marie Guilloux and sculpture with Normil Charles. He was secret agent of President Elie Lescot. In 1948, invited by DeWitt Peters to join the Centre d'Art where he worked until 1959. One of the most popular Haitian artistists. Known as a painter of flowers, birds and biblical scenes. He has exhibited in Curcao, Mexico, Columbia, Amsterdam, New York, Philadelphia and California.
  
  

  Letter from William L. Bryant Foundation. No date.

• Alix, Gabriel. 1930 (Saint Marc). Joined the Centre d'Art in 1946 and he tends to focus on still life and religious themes.

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• Allen, Ralph. 1952 Port-au-Prince. From 1971-75 he studied at the National Academy School of Fine Arts in New York. He exhibited In the U.S., Haiti and the Caribbean.

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• Ambroise, Jackson. 1951. Milot. A dream painter with a sense of humor.

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• Antoine, Montas. 1926. (Leogane) Joined the Centre d'Art in 1950. He uses strong colors and childlike style to pain street scenes, rural marriages and everyday scenes.

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• Arijac (See Jacques, Harry).
  
  
• Armand, Gesner. 1936 (Croix-des-Bouquets). Studied in Paris after the Centre d'Art. Returned to Haiti in 1962 and has exhibited widely in Europe, U.S. and the Caribbean.

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• Auguste, Georges. 1933 (Petit-Goave). Orphaned by his mother's death in a fire, he eventually became a night watchman. He got a position as a watchman at the Centre d'Art and began using left over materials to paint. Soon he was neglecting his night watchman's position and had launched his painting career. He paints Haitian scenes as he sees them in his dreams.

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• Austin, Wilfred (Frido). 1942. Port-au-Prince. One of the founders of Poto-Mitan, and in addition to painting does ceramics, poetry and is a musician.

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• Bazile, Castera. 1923 (Jacmel) -- 1965 (Died of cancer.) He came to work in the Centre d'Art as a non-painting assistant. He decided to see if he could paint, and began with flowers and composition. He was one of the muralists of Holy Trinity Cathedral, and his fame was rising when his career was cut short by his early death. Robinson, 1983

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• Benjamin, Mario Born 1960 in Port-au-Prince and lives there.

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• Benoit, Rigaud. 1911 (Port-au-Prince) A taxi cab driver who joined the Centre d'Art in 1944. He was very careful in his painting and at times only completed two paintings a year, using a magnifying glass to inhance the detail. Benoit is one of the muralists of Holy Trinity Cathedral.

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• Bigaud, Wilson. 1931 (Port-au-Prince) In 1946 Bigaud joined the Centre d'Art and switched from sculpting in clay to painting. He was one of the muralist of Holy Trinity Cathedral, painting "The Wedding at Cana" in 1951. After 1957 he was troubled by depression and stopped painting. He retired to Petit Goave.

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• Blain, Roland. 1934. Port-au-Prince. Joined the Foyer des plastique in 1959. He is also a musician and didn't serious focus on painting until 1967. He does infinite landscapes from a naïve perspective.

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• Blaise, Fabolon. 1959 (Cap Haitien) – 1985. He began to paint in 1975 and tends toward themes of Voodoo and folklore.

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• Blaise, Saint-Louis. 1956 (Cap Haitien) Studied with the Bottex brothers for two years. He paints historical themes and lately has been focusing on hyper-realism.

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• Blaise, Serge Moleon. 1954. (Cap Haitien). Focuses on themes of Haitian history and works closely with his brother Saint-Louis.

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• Bloncourt, Gerald. Born in Bainet in 1926. Poet and watercolorist, was one of the participating founders of the Centre d'Art.

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• Booz, Ludovic. 1940 (Aquin) A sculptor and painter, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts from 1960.

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• Borno, Maurice. Born in Port-au-Prince in 1917, died Dec. 15, 1955. Began to paint when the Centre d'Art opened and was one of the participating founders.

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• Bottex, Jean-Baptiste. 1918 (Port Margot) Cap Haitien school, and lesser known of the Bottex brothers. He tends to feature biblical topics and daily life scenes in the naïve style.

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• Bottex, Seymour Etienne. 1920 (Port Margot). He began painting in 1955 and joined the Centre d'Art in 1961. He likes biblical scenes as well as historical themes and often includes a painting inside the painting.
  
  
• Bresil, Henri-Robert. 1952. Gonaives. He does fantastic landscapes.

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• Brierre, Murat. 1938 (Port-au-Prince). He joined the Centre d'Art in 1957. In 1965 he began to sculpt form metal and has become famous for his themes of both Voodoo and Christianity. He has exhibited in the U.S., Mexico and Jamaica.

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• Byron, Bourmond. 1923 (Jacmel) Joined the Centre d'Art in 1955 and Influenced by his devotion to Voodoo, he is famous for his blue-green colors and semi-mystical aura.

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• Castera, Jean-Claude. 1939 in Petionville. He has lived abroad most of His career and exhibited in Puerto Rico, Rome and Haiti.

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• Cauvin, Marie-Helene Born 1951, Port-au-Prince, but lives in Philadelphia. MFA from Temple University.

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• Cedor, Dieudonne. Born in 1925 in Anse-a-Veau. He joined the Centre d'Art In 1947 and joined the administrative committee. He has exhibited through out the Caribbean, Europe and the U.S.

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• Chapoteau, Ralph. 1954. Gonaives. Entered the Fine Arts Academy in 1974 and began exhibiting in 1978.

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• Chavannes, Etienne. 1939 (Cap Haitien). Worked with Philome Obin in 1967. His painting reflects a strong sense of observation. He enjoys crowd scenes.

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• Chenet, Burton Born 1958 in Suffren, New York. Resides in Haiti and Miami. Studied at the School of Visual Arts in New York.

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• Chery, Jacques-Richard Born in Cap Haitien in 1929. Studied with Seneque Obin, Pierre Vincent and Seymour Bottex from 1951. In 1961 he joined Centre d'Art in Port-au-Prince. He does lots of comic drawings of merchants carrying giant fruit on their heads and is known for his vivid palette.

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• Cybil, Vladimir Born in 1967 in New York City and resides in Brooklyn. MFA from School of Visual Arts, New York City.

  Damian, n.d.

• Darvertige (See Denis, Villard)
  
  
• Dauffaut, Prefete. (1923) Jacmel. Joined the Centre d'Art in 1948 and was one of the muralists of Holy Trinity Cathedral. He paints fanstasitc scenes of cities, often with sea coasts. He claimed to have had a vision of a women wanting him to decorate her house. It led him to carve a decoration for the altar of a chapel in the Notre Dame de Lourdes.

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• Dennis, Raphael. Port-au-Prince. Joined the Foyer des plastique in 1956. Lives in New York.

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• Dennis, Villard (Darvertige) 1940 – Port-au-Prince. Poet and painter, he has exhibited in Mexico, Spain, Frnce and Canada. He lives in Paris.

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• Desruisseau, Rose-Marie (1933-1988) Port-au-Prince. A member of the Foyer des plastique, she has done extensive work in both Voodoo and historical themes. Desruisseau, 1992.

  Desruisseau, 1992
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• Dodard, Philippe Born in 1954 in Port-au-Prince and resides there. Studied in both Paris and Dordeaux, France.

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• Dorcely, Roland. 1930. (Port-au-Prince) He started in the Centre d'Art in 1946, but moved to the Foyer des plastique. He spent time in Paris until 1969 when he moved back to Haiti. His works hang in The Museum of Modern Art in Paris and the New York Museum of Modern Art.

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• Dorcin, Guy. 1954 (Cap Haitien). Began painting in 1971 and leans toward city themes of gingerbread houses and colonial mansions. Has exhibited in France and the U.S.

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• Dreux, Nicolas. 1956. Port-au-Prince. He does land and sea scapes with knife and razor blade.

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• Dubic, Abner. 1948. Leogane. Influenced by Gabriel Leveque, he developed his own approach. He has exhibited widely in the U.S. and France.

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• Dubreuil, Henry. Born in Port-au-Prince, Dec. 6, 1948. After studying at Lycee Petion he began to paint at 17 years old. Studied at Foyer des Arts Plastiques with Exume and Jolicoeur. He had a French Institute show in 1966. Zehir, 1981.
  
  
• Ducasse, Gervais Emmanuel. 1903 (Port-au-Prince) Ducasse specializes in historical topics and features a childlike style.

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• Duval-Carrie, Edouard Born in 1954 in Port-au-Prince and resides in Miami. Studied in both France and Quebec, Canada.

  Damian, n.d.

• Etienne, Franck. 1936. Port-au-Prince. Writer, poet, playwright, he took up painting later. An abstract painter heavilty influenced by Jackson Pollock.

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• Exil, Levoy. A member of the Saint-Soleil group. Deeply rooted in both Voodoo and his African roots, he paints his dream influnced world.

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• Fombrun, Gerard. 1931. Port-au-Prince. Having studied in Haiti, Puerto Rico and Paris. He specializes in bronze sculpture.

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• Frido (See Austin, Wilfred.)
  
  
• Gabriel, Jacques. 1934 (Port-au-Prince). He has studied in New York and Paris. He has exhibited in U.S., Europe and Jamaica.

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• Garoute, Jean-Claude (Tiga). 1935. Among the founders of both Poto-Mitan and Saint-Soleil. He is both a sculptor and painter of abstract themes.

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• Gay, Serge. 1953. Port-au-Prince. Studied in Mexico and Panama. He Does ceramic objects or terra cotta, in which he mixes heated glass.

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• Gerbier, Max. 1951 (Milot) Influenced by Philome Obin, he paints landscapes of the Cap Haitien area.

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• Geslin, Jacques. 1954. Jacmel. Studied at the School of Fine Arts in Port-au-Prince. He studied both painting and sculptor. He paints idealized forests.

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• Gourgue, Jacques-Enguerrand. Born in Port-au-Prince in 1931. He started painting very young and had his first formal show at age 17.

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• Gregoire, Alexandre. 1922 (Jacmel) A naïve painter who features Voodoo, histiorical events and daily life scenes.

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• Haas, Elsie. 1952. Port-au-Prince. In 1960 she went with her family into exile in Togo. Educated in Paris she returned to Haiti for a visit and was deeply moved. Back in France she painted "Haitian" from a distance.

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• Hector, Georges. 1938 (Petite Riviere) He joined the Centre d'Art in 1952. He has exhibited in much of the Caribbean, Senegal and the U.S.

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• Henry, Calixte. Born in 1933 in Port-au-Prince. Studied with Philome Obin at the Centre d'Art. He evolved from impressionism to cubism, with strong influence from Braque, while maintaining Haitian subjects. Zehir, 1981.
  
  
• Hollant, Edith. 1939. Port-au-Prince. Influenced by photography and her travels, especially to Asia, she first exhibited in 1955.

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• Hyppolite, Hector. 1894 (St. Marc) – June 9, 1948 (Port-au-Prince). House painter and houngan, Hyppolite was "discovered" in 1945 by Philippe Thoby-Marcelin and DeWitt Peters. In three years he produced 256 paintings! He drew his primary inspiration from Voodoo.

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• Ismael, Saincilius. 1940 (Petitie-Riviere) Began to paint in 1956 and helped found the Albert Schweitzer Exhibition Hall in Deschapelle.

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• Joseph, Jacob. Born on March, 19 1924, (Port Au Prince). He joined the Centre of Arts. He studied and taught art at the school of L'eduction National at Port-Au-Prince. He moved and lived to the United States and set up his studio. During the years he divided his time between Haiti and United States. The artist has an uncanny skill for capturing emotion in his paintings. Whether it is the joyful or wistful look of a child, or the pleasure or pain of the aged, Joseph Jacob transfers it with sensitivity to his canvases. Using color and light, he layers his subjects, weaving semi-transparent images to create works that are emotional and moving. Joseph Jacob pursues the human character, hoping to reveal truth and beauty in his canvases. This world renowned artist has had exhibits in many countries including Haiti, Canada, and the United States. He has won numerous prizes worldwide.
  
  
• Jacques, Harry, (Arijac). 1937 Gonaives. An architech turned painter.

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• Jean, Eugene. 1950 (Trou du Nord). Worked first with Philome Obin, the joined the Centre d'Art in 1971. He tends to paint common people in soft colors with a hint of humor.

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• Jean, Francoise. 1953. Anglais. Began painting in 1968 with Petion Savain. She has exhibited in Haiti, Martinique and Guadeloupe.

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• Jean, Jean-Baptiste. 1953 (Cap Haitien) He studied with Philome Obin for a year before joining the Centre d'Art in 1971. He has exhibited in the U.S., the Dominican Republic and France.

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• Jean, Nehemy. 1931 (Limbe) He joined the Centre d'Art in 1947, but was active in founding the Foyer des plastique.

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• Jean-Jacques, Carlo. 1943. Port-au-Prince. Studied in Paris. An engaged painter who paints scenes from the city slums with strong emotion and denouncing injustice.

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• Jean-Louis, Eric. 1957. Jeremie. Beginning in 1977 he has exhibited widely in U.S. Europe, and the Caribbean

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• Jean-Louis, Henri. 1955. Jeremie. He tends toward landscapes where blue, green and ochre predominate.

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• Jerome, Jean-Rene. 1942 (Petit Goave) Former professor of the School of Fine Arts, and member of the School of Beauty, he has exhibited in the Caribbean, Africa and South America.
  
  
• Joseph, Antonio. Born in the Dominican Republic of Haitian parentage in 1921. Joined the Centre d'Art in 1944 working with DeWeitt Peters. He studied Under several others in various aspects of painting and sculpting. Eventually he joined the administrative council of the Musee d'Art Haitien, And began to teach at St. Pierre College. He has traveled widely and exhibited in Europe and the U.S.

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• Joseph, Jasmin. 1923 (Grand Riviere) Both a sculptor and painter, he was Inspired by the murals in Holy Trinity Cathedral.

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• Juste, Andre Born in 1956 in Port-au-Prince and resides in Broodlyn, NY. MFA from Brooklyn College, CUNY, New York.

  Damian, n.d.

• Kuyu, RaRa Born in 1963 in Port-au-Prince and resides in Miami.

  Damian, n.d.

• Lamothe, Gisou. 1935. Port-au-Prince. Studied in Madrid and returned to Haiti in 1961. She has exhibited in U.S. and South America.

  Blouncourt, 1986

• Laratte, Georges. 1933. Cap Haitien. A sculptor who works in stone, wood and ceramic.

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• Laurenceau, Lyonel. 1942. Studied art in Haiti, then moved to Montreal.

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• Laurent, Peterson. 1940 (St. Marc) – 1958 (St. Marc). A blacksmith who Loved to paint scenes of rural life and American battleships.

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• Lazard, Luckner. Born in Port-au-Prince in 1928. After 5 years at the Centre d'Art he studied in Paris. Soon he was exhibiting in the Caribbean, U.S. and Europe. He settled in the U.S. in 1956.

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• Legagneur, Jean-Claude. 1947 He began his study with Haitian-expartiates in the U.S. In 1975 he returned to Haiti and joined the School of Beauty.

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• Leontus, Adam. 1928 (Anse-a-Galets, La Gonave) – July 1986 (Port-au-Prince) Began at the Centre d'Art in 1948 and is one of the muralists of Holy Trinity Cathedral. He is especially know for his birds and exotic fruit.

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• Leveque, Gabriel. One of the best representatives of the great neo-primitive School of Haitian art of 1944. Leveque gained wide fame though his murals in the Holy Trinity Cathedral of Port-au-Prince.

  Letter from the William L. Bryant Foundation. No date.

• Leys, Rejin Born in 1966 in New York and resides there. Studied in New York as well.

  Damian, n.d.

• Liautaud, Georges. 1899 (Croix-des-Bouquets). A blacksmith who's work was "discovered" in 1953, he has become one of the most famous of Haiti's metal sculptors.

  Blouncourt, 1986

• Liautaud, Jacques Born in 1954 in Port-au-Prince and resides in Alexandria, VA. Studied in Canada.

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• Louissaint, Franck. 1949. Aquin. Joined the Centre d'Art in 1969 and developed a hyper realistic style. Known for street scenes and rural life.

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• Malebranche, Andree. Born in Port-au-Prince, 1920. She studied art in the 1930s and had exhibited in Haiti, Cuba and Mexico by 1941. She joined the Centre d'Art early on.

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• Malebranche, Elzire. 1919 (Port-au-Prince). She joined the Centre d'Art in 1948. She has exhibited in U.S., Brazil, Mexico, Paris as well as Haiti.

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• Manes, Descollines. 1936 Petit-Trou-de-Nippes – 1985 Committed suicide. Self-taught artist who often features children playing in the street.

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• Mangones, Albert. Born in Port-au-Prince in 1917. Studied at the Brussels Academy of Fine Arts, later at Cornell University. He participated in creation of Centre d'Art.

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• Manuel, Michele. 1935 Port-au-Prince. Studied in Puerto Rico and University of Rochester. One of her paintings was chosen for a Haitian stamp. She is a member of the Women Painters group.

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• Merisier, Emmanuel Born in 1929 in Port-au-Prince and resides in East Orange, New Jersey. School of Visual Arts, New York.

  Damian, n.d.

• Mevs, Ronald Born in 1945 in Port-au-Prince and resides in Montreal. He is a sculptor As well as painter and has exhibited in U.S., Caribbean, France and Surinam.

  Damian, n.d.
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• Mompremier, Madsen. 1952 (Gonaives). A student of Garard Valcin since 1973, he recreates a mystical interpretation of Voodoo.

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• Monosiet, Pierre. Born in Port-au-Prince in 1922, died in 1983. After studying Watercoloring at Centre d'Art he took up museum administrating and became an important organizing force of Musee d'Art Haitien.

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• Nadal-Gardere, Marie-Jose. Born in Port-au-Prince in 1931. She joined the Centre d'Art in 1944 and exhibited when was only 13. She studied and exhibited in both the U.S. and Europe, She is a member of the "Women Painters" group and runs a gallery in Haiti.

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• Naval, Andre. 1949. Port-au-Prince. He began painting in 1978 and does decorative canvases.

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• Nesti, Jacqueline. 1932. Port-au-Prince. After many years of study, travel and meeting famous artists, she returned to Haiti in 1956. She painted scenes of everyday life and nature. She later moved to Italy.

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• Normil, Andre. 1934 (Port-au-Prince) He joined the Centre d'Art in 1951. There is often a touch of humor in his paintings. He leans toward themes of Voodoo, carnival, holidays and especially paradise scenes. He has exhibited widely in Europe.

  Blouncourt, 1986

• Obas, Charles. 1927 (Plaisance) – 1968. After beginning his work at the Centre d'Art, he helped found the Foyer des plastique. A talented musician as well as painter.

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• Obin, Philome. 1892 (Limbe). Obin had been painting while working other jobs. He considered his first "real" painting the first one he sent to the Centre d'Art when it opened. In 1945 he led the opening of an annex to the Centre d'Art for unknown artists. He is also one of the muralist of Holy Trinity Cathedral.

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• Obin, Seneque. 1893 (Cap Haitien) – 1977. Younger brother of Philome Obin who was guided and influenced by his more famous older brother. He joined the Centre d'Art in 1948 and painted many historical themes.

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• Oliver, Raymond. 1943. He has exhibited widely in U.S., Europe and Canada.

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• Paillan, Remy. 1955. Port-au-Prince. Began painting in 1971.

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• Pailliere, Pierre. Born in Port-au-Prince in 1904, died in Petionville in 1958. First a member of the Centre d'Art, he left with Price and others to form the Foyer des arts plastiques.

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• Paul, Damien. 1941. (Drouillard on the Cul-de-Sac plain). He joined the Centre d'Art in 1969 as a sculptor. He added painting to his work, and retained Voodoo as his primary theme.

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• Paul, Gerard. 1943 (Port-au-Prince) Started painting on his own in 1965 and became associated with the Monnin Gallery in 1972. His primary theme is Voodoo.

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• Philippe-Auguste, Salnave. 1908 (St. Marc). A lawyer and magistrate who has written books on law and poetry, began painting in 1958. He joined the Centre d'Art in 1960 and became famous with his jungle scenes

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• Phipps, Marilene Born in 1950 in Port-au-Prince and resides in Cambridge, Mass. MFA University of Pennsylvania.

  Damian, n.d.

• Pierre, Andre. 1916 (Port-au-Prince.) A Voodoo priest and mystic, he met Maya Deren in 1947. She introduced him to the Centre d'Art. After 1959 he became a full-time painter.

  Blouncourt, 1986

• Pierre, Fernand. 1919 (Carrefour) He came to the Centre d'Art in 1947 to trade some of his clay dogs for paint and canvas to begin painting. He has exhibited in the U.S. and Haiti.

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• Pierre-Charles, Emmanuel. 1945. Port-au-Prince. Self-taught painter living in Petit Goave.

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• Pierre-Louis, Prosper. 1947. Jacmel. Worked at Saint-Soleil. Has exhibited in Israel as well as Haiti.

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• Pinchinat, Max. 1925 (Port-au-Prince) – 1985 (Paris). He joined the Centre d'Art in 1947, but in 1949 joined the break away group in the Foyer des plastique. He won a scholarship to study in Paris and after a brief return to Haiti lived there until his death. He exhibited in the U.S., Europe, South America and Haiti.

  Blouncourt, 1986

• Pohl, Dennis. Mainly a graphics artist. He's done album covers for Billie Holiday, Charlie Parker and other artists. He has exhibited at The Brooklyn Museum.

  Zehir, 1981

• Poisson, Louverture. Born in Les Cayes in 1914, died in 1984. He joined the Centre d'Art in 1948.

  Blouncourt, 1986

• Price, Lucien. Born in Port-au-Prince in 1915, and died there Jan. 19, 1963. Studied in both France and the U.S., he returned to Haiti and joined the movement to found the Centre d'Art. At the end of his life he felt alone and misunderstood and retreated into silence and himself.

  Blouncourt, 1986

• Remponeau, Geo. Born in Port-au-Prince in 1916. He was an established artist before the founding of Centre d'Art (whose founding he participated in and became treasure of), having received a medal in New York in 1939.

  Blouncourt, 1986

• Rigaud, Jean-Claude. 1945 Port-au-Prince. A sculptor who first studied in Mexico. Then he moved to New York and began to exhibit in both Mexico and U.S.

  Blouncourt, 1986

• Rocher, Camy. 1959 (Baraderes) – 1981. Started painting in 1971 under the toutelage of Calixte Henri. Despite his early death, he left an impressive body of painting behind.

  Blouncourt, 1986

• Roy, Alix. 1930. Port-au-Prince. Studied with other painters including Luce Turnier and Lucien Price. He also studied in New York.

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• Saint-Brice, Robert. 1893 (Petionville) – 1973 (Port-au-Prince) A Voodoo priest who was introducted to painting when he was 50. He learned about the impressionists and began to express his dreams in paint, which he took to be messages from the loa. He joined the Centre d'Art in 1949.

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• Saint-Eloi, Lionel. 1950 (Port-au-Prince) Joined the Centre d'Art in 1972. He tends to enclose his topics in flowers and plants.

  Blouncourt, 1986

• Saint-Fleurant, Louisianne. 1922. Petit-Trou-de-Nippe. The "godmother" of the Saint-Soleil school.

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• Saint-Jean, Fritz. 1954. He began painting in 1972 and has worked on a fantastic bestiary.

  Blouncourt, 1986

• Saint-Vil, Murat. 1955. Port-au-Prince. A naïve painter encouraged by Prefete Duffaut, he has exhibited in the U.S., Caribbean and Europe.

  Blouncourt, 1986

• Sanon, Jeannet. 1962. Jacmel. Paints landscapes in blue and green tones. Has exhibited in U.S., France and the Dominican Republic.

  Blouncourt, 1986

• Sanon, Roosevelt. 1952. Jacmel. Has exhibited in France, England and Switzerland.

  Blouncourt, 1986

• Saul, Audes. 1949. Bombardopolis. He has exhibited in U.S. and Europe.

  Blouncourt, 1986

• Savain, Petion Feb. 15, 1906 – 1973. After attending St. Louis de Gonzazque, he studied vocational arts at Damien School (1924-1927). He began painting in 1927. Lawyer, novelist and widely exhibited painter. He secured his fame before the 1944 art revival. He studied under Jean Charlot at the Art Students' League in New York in 1941.

  Zahir, 1981
  Damian, n.d.
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  Haight, 1947

• Sejourne, Bernard. 1947 (Port-au-Prince) Painter and sculptor, he is a member of the School of Beauty, which honors women. He has exhibited widely in Haiti, Canada and the U.S.

  Blouncourt, 1986

• Senatus, Jean-Louis. 1949. Leogane. Studied at the Foyer des plastique. He has exhibited widely in U.S., Europe and the Caribbean. His paintings tend toward the dreamy and fantastic and each painting tends to focus on one or two colors as the focus.

  Blouncourt, 1986

• Simil, Emilcar. 1944 (St. Marc) In 1965 he entered the Academy of Fine Arts in Port-au-Prince and eventually became a professor. He has serious interests in music and philosophy as well as painting. He is a member of the circle of avant-garde artists.

  Blouncourt, 1986

• St. Pierre, Lionel "Yony" Born in 1965 in Paris and resides in Miami and Haiti.

  Damian, n.d.

• Stephane, Micius. 1912. (Born in Bainet) In 1946 he joined the Centre d'Art and began painting. He is known for his scenes of everyday life painted in the naïve and realist styles. He has exhibited widely in Europe and the United States.

  Blouncourt, 1986

• Telemaque, Herve. 1937. Port-au-Prince. He left Haiti in 1957 to study in New York, then moved to Paris in 1961 where he remained. He is more of a Haitian who became an international painter than a Haitian painter. He has exhibited widely in Europe.

  Blouncourt, 1986

• Theard, Carol. 1946 (Aquin) He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Port-au-Prince and in New York. He features rural scenes.

  Blouncourt, 1986

• Theard, Jean-Pierre. 1949 (Aquin) After studying architecture, he visited Mexico and was deeply influeced by the painting of Diago Riviera. He began to paint and associated with some of the avant-garde painters of Haiti. He has exhibited in the U.S., Surinam and France.

  Blouncourt, 1986

• Thebaud, Sacha (Tebo) 1934 Haiti. From 1954-58 he studied architecture in U.S., France and Brazil. In 1958 he began to exhibit his paintings in the Caribbean, Spain, New York and Canada.

  Blouncourt, 1986

• Thertus, Carlo Born in 1956 in Port-au-Prince and resides in Elmont, NY. Studied in New Jersey.

  Damian, n.d.

• Tiga (See Garoute, Jean-Claude)
  
  
• Torchon, Camille. 1953. Port-au-Prince. Member of the Dream School. Does fantastic landscapes.

  Blouncourt, 1986

• Toussaint, Saint-Pierre. 1923 (Kenskoff) – 1985. Began painting in 1972. He features Voodoo themes and natural scenes.

  Blouncourt, 1986

• Turnier, Luce. Born in 1924 in Jacmel. She joined the Centre d'Art in 1945 and quickly won reknown. She lived away from Haiti for many years, but returned there in 1972. She has exhibited in many places in Europe and the U.S.

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• Valcin II (See Valcin, Favrange).
  
  
• Valcin, Favrange (Valcin II) 1947. Jeremie. Known as a painter whose work Is "a denunciation, a howl of pain…"

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• Valcin Gerard. 1925 (Port-au-Prince) He joined the Centre d'Art in 1950. One of the most esteemed of the primitive painters he focuses on Voodoo, landscapes and themes of country life.

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• Valcin, Pierre-Joseph. 1925-27. (Port-au-Prince). Raised in the family of Gerard Valcin, he joined the Foyer des plastique in the early 1960s, and moved to the Centre d'Art in 1966. One of the best of the navive painters, he features mysterious paradise scenes and nature.

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• Vilaire, Patrick. 1941. Port-au-Prince. Works primarily in ceramics.

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• Vital, Maurice. 1949 (Jacmel) Inspired by both Voodoo and the ocean, he mainly studied with other painters. He has exhibited widely in the U.S. and Europe.

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• Wah, Bernard. 1939 – 1981 (Port-au-Prince) He founded the Calfou Art Center in 1963 for poets, musicians and artists. He studied in France In 1965, then settled in the New York. He exhibited in Canada and the U.S.

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• Wiener, Freddy. 1943—1979 (b. Port-au-Prince; d. lost at sea). Studied in Paris from 1966-69. In 1973 he nearly drowned in a boating accident. Many of his paintings reflected this expience with haunting sea scenes. In 1975 he disappeared at sea.

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• Williams, Hilda. Born in Port-au-Prince in 1924. She joined the Centre d'Art in 1944 and studied with other early members. She both paints and sculpts. She has lived the last number of years in Mexico.

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