Reynald Joseph

Reynald Joseph was born in Port-au-Prince on July 4, 1973.  By the age of thirteen he was using his talent as an artist to earn money for school and books.  He left school in 1986 and—along with 8 or 9 other students—studied painting with his "spiritual father" and mentor, the famous artist Wilfrid Louis.  Louis demanded that Reynald use only the 3 primary colors and mix all the other colors himself, and to this day he adheres to this practice.  At the age of sixteen Reynald participated in a collective exhibition in Mexico where the Mexican Vice President purchased one of his paintings.

Reynald has a strong desire to improve and so he reads a lot, practicing the techniques that he studies.  He has mastered oils as well as acrylics, and the palette knife as well as the brush.  He paints to show his country in a realistic way, using his strong sense of color as a voice for his political conscience.

Reynald Joseph, with his strong talent and his will to succeed, is one of the stars of the new generation of Haitian artists.

[Biographic notes from MedaliaArt at http://www.medalia.net.]

Selected Reynald Joseph Links:
Art Haiti
Avisca Caribbean Art
Espace Loas
Expressions Art Gallery
Haitian Masters
Galerie Macondo
Medalia Art
Vassar Haiti Project

Le Repas (The Meal), Dated 2003 30 x 24 inches, Oil on Canvas, Framed $1,500

Le Repas was one of 25 Haitian paintings from this collection that were exhibited in the show Life in Bold Colors at Sonoma State University in 2007.

Bordel, Dated 2002 16 x 20 inches, Oil on Canvas, Framed $750

Bordel was one of 25 Haitian paintings from this collection that were exhibited in the show Life in Bold Colors at Sonoma State University in 2007.

Kap, Dated 2002 24 x 20 inches, Oil on Canvas, Framed $1,000

Kap was one of 25 Haitian paintings from this collection that were exhibited in the show Life in Bold Colors at Sonoma State University in 2007.