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francks francois décéus

résumé

b. born Cap-Haïtien, Haiti

EDUCATION
2002  Aljira Center for Contemporary Art, Newark, NJ
1998  Bob Blackburn Studio, New York, NY (Printmaking)
1996  Bob Blackburn Studio, New York, NY (Printmaking)
1994  Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY (B.A. Sociology)

TEACHING
1996  Watercolor Workshop, Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2007  Avisca Fine Art Gallery, Marietta, GA
2006  Salina Gallery, New York, NY
2005  Tilford Art Group, Los Angeles, CA
2003  Joysmith Gallery, Memphis, TN
2002  UFA Gallery, New York, NY
2000  UFA Gallery, New York, NY
1998  Mehu Gallery, New York, NY
1997  Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn, NY
1994  Medgar Evers College Library, Brooklyn, NY
1992  Manhattanville College, Purchase, NY

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2008  Hampton University Museum, Hampton, VA
2006  Mocada Museum, Brooklyn, NY
2004  Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY
2003  The National Civil Rights Museum, Memphis, TN
2002  Aljira Center for Contemporary Art, Newark, NJ
2000  Mocada Museum, Brooklyn, NY
1999  UFA Gallery, New York, NY
1998  The Schomberg Center for Cultural Research, New York, NY
1998  Cinque Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
1992  Kenkeleba Art Gallery, New York, NY
1998  Corridor Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
1997  New Century Art Gallery, New York, NY
1997  La Mama Art Gallery, New York, NY
1997  Jamaica Arts Center, Queens, NY
1995  Dorsey’s Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
1995  Skylight Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
1993  Selena Gallery at Long Island Univ., Brooklyn, NY

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
2002  Permanent Collection, Xavier University, New Orleans, LA
1998  Permanent Collection, Schomberg Center, New York, NY

COMMISSIONS
1997  Medgar Evers College, Brooklyn, NY
1994  Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
Dantzic, Cynthia Maris 100 New York Painters. New York, NY.: Schiffer Publishing, 2006.
Eli, Quinn (Editor) African -American Wisdom. Philadelphia, PA.: Courage Books, 2003

Magazine & Newspaper Articles
Lockhart, Leslie. "Haitian Refuge" Upscale (August 2004): 116-117.
Richardson, Alice. "For Deceus ‘Wheelbarrow People’ is a Recollection of his Childhood” New York Amsterdam News (April 1997).
Shabkie . "5 Emerging Artists with Future Vision" New York Newsday (May 1997).
International Review of African American Art (Volume 14, Number 4): 60.
International Review of African American Art (Volume 17, Number 4): 63-64.

 

Works by Francks Deceus


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