Francks Décéus
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.
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.