Lafortune FELIX 1933 – 2016

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Lafortune FELIX 1933 – 2016

12 Dec 2016

Lafortune FELIX 1933 – 2016

by AFisher

This news, passed on to us by the Toussaint Louverture Cultural Foundation:
With deep sadness we learned Lafortune Felix passed away a few weeks ago in Haiti.
It’s a great loss for the art world in Haiti and abroad.
Our deepest sympathies to his family and friends.

Lafortune Felix was born in Pont-Sondé, Haiti in 1933. He started to paint in 1974 after he was encouraged to do so by Pierre Monosiet, who was at that time the director of the Musée d'Art Haitien du Collège St Pierre. He was one of the last great painters from the Artibonite region.

His artwork has been shown at many exhibits worldwide among them in Haiti, Europe, Canada and the USA. In 2012, it was part of the Nottingham contemporary exhibit, “Kafou: Haiti, art and Vodou” organized in England. He generously donated his artwork to raise funds for the repair of the Musée d’Art Haitien du College St Pierre.

(Bio courtesy of the Toussaint Louverture Cultural Foundation)

Artists Included:

Lafortune Felix