Wilson Bigaud (1931 - 2010)

Wilson Bigaud was discovered by Dewitt Peters as early as 1946 who discouraged him from continuing work in clay. At the Art Center, he worked under Maurice Borno. He studied with the legendary Hector Hyppolite, for whom he mixed paints. In 1950, one of the ten teenager's works won second prize at an international exhibit in Washington, D.C. He completed his “Marriage at Cana,” one of the finest of the famed Episcopal Cathedral of Sainte Trinite’ murals, in 1951 and later two additional murals, “Heaven” and “Hell.” Bigaud suffered from acute depression most of his life.