Madsen Mompremier (born 1952) is a Haitian oil painter, known for his depictions of Vodou gods (

lwa ( ), also called loa or loi, are spirits in the African diasporic religion of Haitian Vodou. They have also been incorporated into some revivalist forms of Louisiana Voodoo. Many of the lwa derive their identities in part from deities venerate ...

Biography

Mompremier was born in 1952 in Gonaives, Haiti. In 1972, he moved to

Port-au-Prince Port-au-Prince ( , ; ht, Pòtoprens ) is the capital and most populous city of Haiti. The city's population was estimated at 987,311 in 2015 with the metropolitan area estimated at a population of 2,618,894. The metropolitan area is define ...

to work as a tailor; just one year later, he began apprenticing under Gerard Valcin, pursuing interests in drawing and painting he had had since a young age. Originally, Mompremier painted images of daily life in Haiti. However, in 1975, he found his own means of expression in representing the Vodou ''lwa''.. In 1978, Mompremier met his wife, Erzulie, who began painting under his direction; she passed in the earthquake of 2010. Mompremier is known worldwide for his art and, as such, has displayed his work internationally in Germany, France, and the United States.

Principal exhibitions

*2011 - ''Art and the Unbreakable Spirit of Haiti,'' Fowler Museum, Los Angeles, California, USA *2013 - ''Five Decades of Haitian Painting'', University of Texas, Austin, Texas, USA

References

External links

Galerie Monnin
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