Jean-Michel Basquiat Basquiat was a Haitian - Puerto Rican - American artist born in Brooklyn in 1960. He was the first Black international art star. Take Your Kids to the Museum As a child his mother often took him to the Brooklyn Museum. Learn Another Language Jean-Michel was a child prodigy. He read very early and everyone noticed his drawing abilities. While recovering … [Read more...] about “Boom for Real” Jean-Michel Basquiat
Haitian New Yorkers
Fritz St. Jean narrates Haitian History in Paint at First Street Gallery
Narrating the Haitian Story, an exhibition of paintings by Haitian artist Fritz St. Jean is on view Tuesday - Saturday at First Street Gallery in Chelsea, Manhattan August 13 - 29, 2018. There is a reception on Thursday, August 16, 2018 from 6 - 8 pm. Fritz St. Jean Fritz St. Jean was born in Port Au Prince, Haiti in 1954. A natural artist, his paintings done in Haiti of … [Read more...] about Fritz St. Jean narrates Haitian History in Paint at First Street Gallery
Dominique Duroseau ‘If only we knew. Nothing’s new’ at A.I.R. Gallery
An exhibition of work by Haitian - American artist Dominique Duroseau If only we knew. Nothing's new is at the women's arts collective A.I.R. Gallery, in DUMBO, Brooklyn from April 20 - May 20, 2018. Dominique Duroseau Duroseau is a Haitian - American interdisciplinary artist. She was born in Chicago, raised in Haiti, and currently lives and works in Newark, New … [Read more...] about Dominique Duroseau ‘If only we knew. Nothing’s new’ at A.I.R. Gallery