Marie-Denise Douyon
| Marie-Denise Douyon | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1961 (age 54–55) Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Education | Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City |
| Known for | Painting, Illustration, Graphic Design |
Marie-Denise Douyon (born 1961 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti) is a Canadian painter, illustrator and graphic artist. Her work has been exhibited in museums and galleries in Canada, the U.S., Europe and Africa.[1]
Life
Douyon was born in Haiti but fled the Duvalier regime with her parents in 1964, and eventually settled in Morocco in 1966.[2] She completed a visual arts degree at the Fashion Institute of Technology of New York in Manhattan, New York City.[3] After Jean-Claude Duvalier fell from power in 1986, Douyon returned to Haiti.[2] In the early 1990s, she was arrested, tortured and imprisoned by Haiti's military junta, but was released on February 7, 1991 as part of a general amnesty of Haitian political prisoners.[4] Since 1991, Douyon has lived and worked in Montreal, Quebec.
Career
Douyon's work has been exhibited in museums and galleries in Canada, France, the United States and in the Caribbean.[5] In 2004, her work was shown at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris.
Douyon integrates found and discarded objects into her art to "reinforce a social collective consciousness" regarding global warming and consumer culture. Her work also references her multicultural identity and African heritage.[5]
Solo exhibitions
- Verdun Cultural Center L'Art à Palabres, (Montreal, 2005)
- Galerie "Aux Trois Mailletz", L'Art à palâbres (Paris, 2003)
- Galerie "Aux Trois Mailletz", L'Art à palâbres (Paris, 2002)
- Maison de la culture Rivière-des-prairies (Montreal, 2002)
- Festival International de la poésie Galerie Nationale de Dakar (Dakar, 2000)
- Château Morange (Saint-Denis, Réunion, 2000)
- Festival d'été de Vancouver (Vancouver, 1998)
- Galerie d'art d'Outremont (Montreal, 1998)
- Galerie Céline Allard (Toronto, 1996)[6]
Group exhibitions
- Black National Fine Art Show, Gallery Bourbon-Lally (Petionville, Haiti, 2005)
- Inter American Development Bank (Washington, DC, 2004)
- L'Art à Palabres, UNESCO Head Office (Paris, 2004)
- Musée du Panthéon National Haïtien (Port-au-Prince, 1999)[6]
References
- ↑ "Expositions". Marie-Denise Douyon. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- 1 2 Short Bio on the visual artist Marie-Denise Douyon
- ↑ "Works by Marie-Denise Douyon". Galerie d'art Viva Vida. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ↑ Marie-Denise Douyon, Passages Canada
- 1 2 "Marie-Denise Douyen". Black in Canada: The New Narrative. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- 1 2 Exhibitions, marie-denisedouyon.net