A quick note about our Haiti chérie before sharing this month's newsletter...

Many of you have inquired about the current situation in Haiti and how our family and the gallery is doing. Thankfully, at the moment we are safe and well. But the country as a whole is suffering, and it is heart-wrenching. May being the Haitian Cultural Heritage month worldwide we will send out a newsletter then to share links to where one can donate and/or collaborate with trusted organizations on the ground.

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Women's History Month

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Cities I, 2020

Oil on Canvas

30 x 40 in

76.2 x 101.6 cm

Galerie Monnin is proud to celebrate Women’s History Month through the lens of women artists. 2023 proved that the market for artwork by women is on the rise, garnering interest and achieving new records at auction. However, headwinds still remain, and many argue that this overdue recognition is just the beginning of what will be a generational continued upward trend for women artists. (click here for Barron's article)

Today we recognize Sergine André ("Djinn"), one of the many Haitian women artists making waves in the international art world. André is a multiple award winning artist, born in Haiti and now living in Brussels. Her art is heavily informed by her childhood growing up in the rural countryside in the Arbitonite region, where there was no electricity and its inhabitants were deeply tied to the land. Her artwork emanates the ethereal, where Djinn dances among the spirits, between the visible and invisible world. Since launching her artistic career with the Galerie Monnin at her first exhibition in 1996, Djinn has exhibited all over the world, including the 54th Venice Art Biennale in 2011. 

André has two upcoming shows in 2024, one at the National Palace of Art and Culture, Warsaw, Poland, and the 150th Anniversary of the Historical Mommens Studios in Brussels, Belgium. Her artist monograph was published in 2023.

Galerie Monnin is pleased to present a limited time online solo exhibition and interview with the artist on her unique perspective as a woman in the art world.

2024 INTERVIEW WITH SERGINE ANDRÉ

BY GAËL MONNIN

GM: Are there any women mentors or figures in your life who have supported or influenced your artistic journey?

SA: These are the great female figures of my childhood, in particular, my grandmother, my mother, my aunts, my school teachers, who marked me, through their dedication, their love, their determination - perhaps without knowing it, or put the label ‘art’ on what I did, who have supported me a lot in their own way - to become the woman I am. Women were always present around me – in the field, in the clinics, administration, in the fields – they were always a strong presence in my life.

GM: Can you name any women artists who have inspired or influenced your work? How have they impacted your artistic style or subject matter?

SA: I saw a lot of work by female artists around the world and was lucky enough to be able to travel a lot, especially through my own work. I immerse myself in many echoes, the fight for the right of women to exist, to rescue them from oblivion. I continue to discover many more female artists on all continents, each fighting for recognition and for the right to express themselves, despite the many challenges they each face within their own contexts.

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To read more please click on the following link then scroll past the artworks to read the full interview:

CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL INTERVIEW + ACCESS THE ONLINE VIEWING ROOM

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Established in 1956, Galerie Monnin's mission is to share artwork by Haiti's talented and fiercely individual creators on the world stage. Now in it's 3rd generation, the gallery strives to be on the cutting edge of the island's artistic and cultural development, despite its socio-political turmoil and ups and downs.



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