Jacques Richard Chery

Chery started painting while working as a barber. He opened a gas station in the Artibonite Valley and exhibited his art at his place of work. On the advice of his friend Philome Obin, he moved to Port-au-Prince in 1951. He stayed there for one year, returning to the Art Center in Port-au-Prince ten years later. In 1965, he entered the Galerie Issa, where he painted for several years. His works were often reproduced in magazines (Time, Vogue), as well as in art books. He exhibited in London (1969), Spoleto (1970), Modena (1981), New York, Milwaukee, Berlin (1979), Paris (1980, 1988, & 1990).