Date: 2025
From: Port-au-Prince
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 12 inches x 16 inches
Artist: Jean Batiste Guesilhom(Born 1971, Jérémie, Haiti)
Born and Raised in Jérémie in the Grand’Anse region, Jean Batiste Ghesilhomme began drawing at age 11 and later trained at La Grotte des Arts Plastiques in Port-au-Prince. After refining his craft in Santo Domingo, DR, he joined a collective of Haitian artists and became a founding member of FAPADECH.Since 2006, he has participated in Artisanat en Fête and exhibited annually at the U.S. Embassy in Haiti, as well as with the Canadian Embassy and at CARIFESTA 2016. Today, his paintings—marked by patience, precision, and quiet strength—are collected in Haiti, the U.S., Canada, and France.
Description:
Fanm Kreyòl is an ode to the elegance, mystery, and quiet strength of Haitian women. Painted in flowing strokes and set against a wash of cool blue tones, the three silhouetted figures move in harmony Each one embodies a unique expression of femininity, yet together they represent the collective power of sisterhood.
More than just an aesthetic celebration, Fanm Kreyòl invites viewers to witness the grace born of struggle, the dignity that resists erasure, and the rhythm that pulses through every generation of Haitian women.
Date: 2025
From: Port-au-Prince
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 12 inches x 16 inches
Artist: Jean Batiste Guesilhom(Born 1971, Jérémie, Haiti)
Born and Raised in Jérémie in the Grand’Anse region, Jean Batiste Ghesilhomme began drawing at age 11 and later trained at La Grotte des Arts Plastiques in Port-au-Prince. After refining his craft in Santo Domingo, DR, he joined a collective of Haitian artists and became a founding member of FAPADECH.Since 2006, he has participated in Artisanat en Fête and exhibited annually at the U.S. Embassy in Haiti, as well as with the Canadian Embassy and at CARIFESTA 2016. Today, his paintings—marked by patience, precision, and quiet strength—are collected in Haiti, the U.S., Canada, and France.
Description:
Fanm Kreyòl is an ode to the elegance, mystery, and quiet strength of Haitian women. Painted in flowing strokes and set against a wash of cool blue tones, the three silhouetted figures move in harmony Each one embodies a unique expression of femininity, yet together they represent the collective power of sisterhood.
More than just an aesthetic celebration, Fanm Kreyòl invites viewers to witness the grace born of struggle, the dignity that resists erasure, and the rhythm that pulses through every generation of Haitian women.
