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Artists’ Biographies 7
Riche, Pierre-Louis was born on October 19, 1954 in Cap Haitien, Haiti, into a farming family. He started painting at the age of 20 in the studio of the great master of northern Haiti, Philomé Obin. For two decades, he, like his master, painted historic subjects. His most recent style is what he prefers. He paints portraits of obese people dressed stylishly and decoratively. His style, which he calls “Les Grosses Patates” or the big potatoes, eludes to those belonging to a wealthy class. Observing obese people cheers him up. His style can be compared to that of the famous Botero.
Saul, Audes was born in 1949 in Bombardapolis, northern Haiti. Saul earned a living early on as a carpenter and electrician, but later discovered painting through his brother Charles, who had been encouraged to paint by Baptist missionaries. His brother’s success at the Galerie Issa in 1971 inspired Audes to likewise move to Port-au-Prince and join Galerie Issa. Some of his paintings were selected in 1975 by Jean-Marie Drot and André Malraux for exhibition in Paris and Auxerre. His work has also been exhibited in Italy, Sweden, France, the United States, and Japan where his work is particularly highly valued.
St. Fleurant, Louisiane was born in 1922 in Petit-Trou de Nippe, Haiti. St. Fleurant, famous as one of few accomplished female Haitian artists, is also the mother of two famous painters, Stevenson Magloire and Ramphis Magloire. One of the founding five of the Saint-Soleil School (and considered the godmother of the Saint-Soleil painters) she borrows little from other influences in Haitian art apart from Vodou. Her work is unique and has had an enormous influence on the evolution of art in Haiti. She is blind and no longer paints.