Luce Turnier

Luce Turnier, born in 1924 in Jacmel, Haiti, was a pioneering modernist painter, printmaker, and collage artist. Her artistic journey unfolded in Haiti, New York, and Paris, where she captured the vibrant colors and material forms of her homeland through vivid still-lifes and landscapes. Notably, her monochromatic portraits of working- and middle-class Haitians reflected influences from Abstract Expressionism and modernism.

Turnier's early artistic education began in Port-au-Prince in 1937, and she joined the Centre in 1945. She excelled in oil painting under the guidance of Tamara Baussan. Her work, including the oil painting "Sarcleur," was exhibited in Paris in 1946.

Training at the Art Students League of New York in 1948 and the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris (1951-1953) further enriched Turnier's artistic perspective. Her solo exhibitions in Germany in 1953 marked significant milestones in her career.

Returning to Haiti in 1972, Turnier continued exhibiting globally until 1990. Her oeuvre, characterized by its cultural amalgamation, has gained recognition for its significance in Caribbean and Haitian art history