Sergine André

Sergine Andre (‘Djinn’), born in the Artibonite region of Haiti, is an artist who has lived and worked in Brussels since 2010.

Biography

Following technical art training at the Ottawa School of Art in 1997, she won a prize with the Institut Français and the opportunity to work at the National School of Fine Arts in Paris as a guest artist. In 2006, she participated at the Johannesburg Bag Factory in South Africa (as guest artist) and in 2011 at the 54th Venice Biennale.

Her work has been exhibited in North America (including New York, Miami, Pittsburgh, Saint Augustine, Montreal and Washington DC), the Caribbean (Haiti, Martinique, Dominican Republic), various cities in Europe (including Paris, Berlin, Venice, Brussels, Warsaw, Lyon, Luxembourg) as well as in Johannesbourg, South Africa.

Exhibitions 2024: Celebration of 150 years of the historic Mommens Studios, Sergine André, Open door (exhibition curator). Mommens Studios, Brussels, Belgium 2024: Butterfly Resistance: Haiti, Galeria Studio, Palace of Culture and Science, Warsaw, Poland 2024: Sergine André: a Space to Create, Galerie Monnin (online). 2022: World Atlantic Art Fair 2022, Galerie Monnin, Port-au-Prince, Haiti / Miami, United States 2022: 'Vives' Collective exhibition, Maison Dufort, Centre d'Art and the Museum of Haitian Art, Port-au-Princes, Haiti 2021:'Rara' Solo exhibition, Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels (BOZAR), in association with Camarote, Belgium 2021: World Atlantic Fair 2021, Galerie Monnin 2020: Solo exhibition, Balthasar Brussels, Belgium 2020: "Les Rencontres Transfrontalières Francophones". Solo exhibition, Hôtel de Ville de Saint-Louis, France 2020: "Map Danse Anba Lapli", collective exhibition. Galerie de la Rage. Lyon, and Studio Bossiere, Montreuil Paris, France 2019: "L’amitié dans la Diversité d’Horizon et de Culture II", curator of collective exhibition. Private show, Brussels, Belgium 2019: "Commemoration de la Bataille de Vertières", Embassy of Haiti to the Benelux countries, Brussels, Belgium 2019: ″Exposicion Colectiva: Celebracion para Maryse Conde″ (curated by Delia Blanco) Embajada de Francia, Santo Domingo, Republica Dominicana 2017: « L’amitié dans la diversité d’horizon et de culture », Ateliers Mommen, Brussels, Belgium 2015: « Célébration des mondes sensibles, 141 ans de la cité », Ateliers Mommen, Brussels, Belgium 2014: « Regards sur la peinture haïtienne », Abbaye de Neumünster, Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 2013: « Haiti Royaume de ce monde », Institut Français, Jacmel, Haïti 2012: EU Open Days Art Exhibition '10 days, 10 artists. European Commission, Brussels [Belgium] 2012: « Haiti, un futur pour son passé », Palais des beaux-arts de Liège, Liège Belgium 2012: Centre Culturel de Rencontre Fonds Saint-Jacques, Martinique 2011: Global Caribbean III, Art Basel, Miami, United States 2011: 6th Annual Haitian Art Exhibit, Casa de Campo, Dominican Republic 2011: 54th Venice Biennale, Haiti Pavilion, Venice, Italy 2011: Galerie 16, Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland 2011: "Haïti Royaume de ce Monde", agnès b., Paris, France 2011: "Haïti l'art contre l'oubli", Centre Culturel du Lièvre d'Or, Dreux, France 2010: 'The Truth', collective exhibition, (collaboration with Galerie Monnin and Donna Karen), Stephan Weiss Studios, West Village, New York City 2010: "Femmes en mythologie, mythologie de femmes", Musée du Montparnasse, Paris, France 2009: "Make Art like Voodoo", Patchworldverlag, Berlin, Germany 2009: "Dialogue 1: Haïti Art Now", Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 2009: Galerie 16, Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland 2009: "Courant chaud", Musée du Panthéon National Haïtien, Port-au-Prince, Haiti 2008: "Cultur'Elle" Institut français, Port-au-Prince, Haiti 2007: Private Show, Casa de Campo, Republica Dominicana 2007: Private Show, Residence of US Ambassador to Haiti, Washington DC, United States 2006: Bag Factory Artists Studio (guest artist), Johannesburg, South Africa 2006: "Méandres de la mémoire", Salle Tohu, Montreal, Canada 2005: "Haitian Experience", Absolute Americana Art Gallery, St. Augustine, Florida, United States 2004: "Kafou" Institut français, Port-au-Prince, Haiti 2004: "Femmes en production II", Port-au-Prince, Haiti 2004: FONDAM, Haitian art sale and celebration, Washington DC, United States 2004: "Three Women Show", Galerie Monnin, Pétion-Ville, Haiti 2003: Atelier Eko, Pétion-Ville, Haiti 2003: Alliance Française, Jacmel, Haiti 2002: "Haitian art show", Friends of Hôpital Albert Schweitzer Haiti, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States 2002: "Haitian Art in Bloom", New York, United States 2002: "Quand passent les chevaux", Galerie Monnin, Pétion-Ville, Haiti 2001: Ethno Galerie, Pétion-Ville, Haiti 2000: "Héritage de Couleurs", Ethno Galerie, Pétion-Ville, Haiti 2000: "Trio - Sergine Andre, Barbara Cardone, Pascale Monnin, Galerie Monnin, Pétion-Ville, Haiti 2000: "Haïti: Anges and Démons", Halle Saint Pierre, Paris, France 1998: Paginkob association, Brussels, Belgium 1997: "Les femmes peintres d'Haïti", Musée du Panthéon National Haïtien, Port-au-Prince, Haiti 1996: "L'invisible", Sergine Andre and Pascale Monnin, Galerie Monnin, Pétion-Ville, Haiti

Prizes and awards 2006: Guest Artist, Bag Factory, Johannesburg, South Africa 1998: Guest Artist, École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France 1997: Grand Prize of the Institut français, "Connaître les jeunes peintres"

Videos Sergine André, entre chaos et cosmos, Portrait/Interview with Sergine Andre, Haiti Inter, 2022 'Intranquillement Votre', Interview with Sergine Andre 08 Sergine 02 James Noel / Maksaens Denis, 2016 Ayiti directed by Laurence Magloire France 2: Culture Monde France 3: 'Haiti, Royaume de ce Monde' Haïti, Royaume de ce monde, une exposition à la Fondation Agnès B

Publications Creation Plastique d'Haiti (a history of visual arts in Haiti), Carlo A. Celius, Editions de la Maison des Sciences de l'Homme, Paris, 2023 Artist's Monograph One Voice Dialogue (Dialogue a une Voix), Sergine Andre, CIDIHCA Editions, Montreal, 2022, 2nd Ed, CIDICHA France, 2023. Cover illustration for 'Casseus!' album by Fareed Haque, (Rara Artibonite painting), Fareed Haque, Wahdude Music, Chicago, 2023 Art review "IntranQu'illites" 5th edition on Eros (as Artistic Director), Ed. Passagers des Ventes, Paris, France, 2020 UNESCO Courier 'Welcome to the Anthropocene'''' (April–June 2018), UNESCO Publications, Paris, France, 2018. Thomas C. Spear, 'Lettre à Sergine', in "Le Serpent à plumes pour Haïti", Ed. Le Serpent à Plumes, Paris, France, 2010 "Haïti:avant l'orage", Frankettiene and Olivier Beytout, Éditions Riveneuve, Paris, France, 2010. "Saisir l’âme de Haïti : Sergine André", Le Courrier ACP-EU, Brussels, January/February 2008 "Sergine André et l'Atelier Eko", Dieuvela Etienne, Le Nouvelliste, Haïti, 2003 "L'Art de Sergine André", Jobnel Pierre "Sergine André au-delà des sens", Gary Victor, Le Matin, Haïti "Haïti anges et démons", Ed. Hoëbeke / La Halle Saint Pierre, Paris, 2000 ″'Titouan en Haiti'″. Editions Gallimard, Paris, 2003 "Carnets de Voyage II", Titouan Lamazou (fr), Ed. Gallimard, Paris, 2000, Cover illustrations of works by Gary Victor: "A l'Angle des Rues Parallèles" (2003) et "Le Diable dans une Tasse de Thé à la Citronelle''" (2005). Ed. Vents d'ailleur, France Connaître les jeunes peintres, 1997