Dimension : 40’’x40’’

Materials : Acrylic on canvas

Year : 2022

Philippe Dodard, was born in 1954 in Port Au Prince. At a young age, he studied with the Haitian masters Jean-Claude Garoute (Tiga), Patrick Vilaire and Frido Casimir - founders of the Poto-Mitan School. In 1973, he began his academic studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Port-au-Prince. During this time, he worked as a layout artist and founded a studio of audiovisual graphic arts. In 1978 he received a scholarship to study at the International School of Bordeaux, France where he focused on pedagogic graphic design. After the popular uprising against dictatorship in Haiti in 1986, his style completely changed from his much lauded, fluid water imagery to much stronger strokes of black and white inks, coated paintings, wooden totems and metal sculptures reflecting the 'Cry for Freedom' of the Haitian people. Between 1992-1999, he became co- founder and President of the socially conscious Fondation Culture Creation. Dodard was also the Cultural Adviser for the First Lady Elisabeth D. Preval, and the artistic leader of Plas Timoun, a psycho- social project created for the relief of children affected by the earthquake of January 12, 2010. He was instrumental in the reconstruction of the iron market in Haiti as the project chief for Arts & Ambiances. In 2011, after meeting Donna Karan and Russell James in Haiti, Dodard began his collaborations with Urban Zen and Nomad Two Worlds. His paintings inspired Donna Karan's 2012 Spring collection and led to a joint exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), in North Miami Florida. Dodard is the Director of Haiti’s only public arts school, ENARTS. Dodard lives and works in Port-au-Prince.