Maildika B.

Pierre Bernard

Saimphard Bertony

Wison Bigaud

Wisdon Cameau

Fritzner Chery

Jacquil Constant

Romulus Dieuseul

Jimmy DuPré

Esaie

Gaspard

Jacobson

Mikenson Joseph

Laurent

Pierre Louis

Jimmy Pierre

Shanon

Ayanna Legros

Saurel Louis

MacKenley

Medha

 

HAITIAN REVOLUTION

Art of the Haitian Global South

Thursday, September 25 – Thursday, November 13

Above: Shanon: Jean-Jaques Desallines and Alexandre Petion (2016)

Acrylic paint on canvas

HAITIAN REVOLUTION: Art of the Haitian Global South showcases the immense talent of the Haitian Diaspora, as well as aspects of Haitian history and spirituality. Curated by filmmaker and founder of the Haiti International Film Festival, Jacquil Constant, the exhibition displays works by twenty-five Haitian and Haitian America artists. Artworks include historical portraits of the ancestors of Haiti's Independence and the creolization of Haitian culture; images of and by Haitian women showing them as the “poto mitan” (center of the family) restoring their communities through their love and dedication; Haitian Realist works that depict life in Haiti; Magic Realist visions of people living their everyday lives on the island nation surrounded by unpolluted waters, peace, and plenty; and Constant’s own award-winning film, Haiti Is A Nation of Artists, about the transformational art created after the devastating earthquake of 2010.

HAITIAN REVOLUTION: Art of the Haiti Global South, 2025 is part of the SUR:BIENNIAL, a presentation of works by local and international artists influenced by the artistic traditions of Mexico, Central & South America, and the Caribbean. In addition, it will participate in the 2025 Cypress College International Festival with a special screening of Haiti is a Nation of Artists.

EVENT CALENDAR

  • OPENING RECEPTION

    September 25, 6–8pm

  • SCREENING & DIRECTOR’S Q&A: Haiti Is A Nation of Artists, with Jaquil Constant

    Thursday, Oct. 16, 6:30-8:30pm

  • Dr. PETROUCHKA MOISE

    Wednesday, October 29, 3–4:30pm

    A virtual presentation and discussion, on zoom and on-screen in the CC Art Gallery.

    For the link: Scan the QR Code on the flyer below.

    Dr. Moïse is an artist/scholar who teaches classes on visual and material culture and curatorial studies focusing on the Caribbean at Grincell College. Two of her paintings are included in the HAITIAN REVOLUTION exhibition. The scope of Dr. Moïse’s talk will include her artistic practice, aspects of public memory in the African Diaspora, and the visual and material cultures of the Caribbean,

  • CLOSING RECEPTION

    November 13, 6–8pm

    Dance Performance by MONIK JONES @6:00 PM

    & Curator’s Walkthrough led by JACQUIL CONSTANT