Francoise Jean
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Francoise Jean is a Haitian painter. She was born in Les Anglais, Haiti on June 2, 1953.[1] She has exhibited in Haiti, Martinique and Guadeloupe.[1]
Biography
[edit]Jean started drawing at an early age. When she was nine years old, she drew rural scenes on clothes for her mother to embroider.[1] In her early teenage years, she moved to Port-au-Prince near noted artist Pétion Savain. In 1968, a year after the move, she began to paint with Savain until he died in 1973.[2] She has been working with the painter Jean Richard Coachy since the passing of Savain.[1]
Jean depicts only children, and does not paint adults. When questioned about the reasoning behind her subject matter choice, she states, "children are my source of inspiration."[3] One of her paintings was purchased to represent "The International Year of Children" by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Germany.[4]
She currently lives in Pétion-Ville.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "The Artists of Haiti on Galerie Martelly Haitian Art, Haitian Paintings". www.martellyartgallery.com. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
- ^ "Hatian art contemporary naive". Petion Ville Galerie. Archived from the original on 2018-03-25. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
- ^ "Haitian Painting by FRANCOISE JEAN #1830507". iCollector.com Online Auctions. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
- ^ "Francoise Jean". kaphagroup.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-25. Retrieved 2018-03-24.