Marie-Denise Douyon
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Marie-Denise Douyon | |
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| Born | 1961 (age 64–65) |
| Education | Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City |
| Known for | Painter, Illustrator, Graphic Designer |
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]
Douyon was born in Haiti in 1961.[2] She fled the Duvalier regime with her parents in 1964, and eventually settled in Morocco in 1966.[3][2] She completed a visual arts degree at the Fashion Institute of Technology of New York in Manhattan, New York City.[4] After Jean-Claude Duvalier fell from power in 1986, Douyon returned to Haiti.[3] 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.[5] Since 1991, Douyon has lived and worked in Montreal, Quebec.[5]
Career
Douyon's work has been exhibited in museums and galleries in Canada, France, the United States and in the Caribbean.[6] In 2004, her work was shown at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris during a bicentennial celebration of Haitian independence.[7]
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.[6]
