Donald Giovany

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I was born in New York and raised in Haiti where I learn the beauty of colors and the variety of shades. I move to New York in 1984. I started painting in 2002 under the tutelage of Koleksyon Kazak with a Haitian percussionist group and artist, Boulou In the playground of Miami, FL. I also learn the traditional Haitian folklore with Haitian Master Drummer Frisner Augustin at Hunter College. But it was not until mid 2004 that I took the plunge to devote myself and time to painting. Learning Haitian culture and rhythms help me develop as a Haitian American Artist. I'm also passionate poet and artist. In 1999 I received the Golden and Silver Poetry Award from The World of Poetry , The National Society of Poets and a Poem of Merit Award from the Poetry Guild. I started my percussive studies with Master Haitian Drummer Frisner Augustin at Hunter College in 1992. In the Summer of 1992, I joined and performed with La Troupe Makandal at Carnegie Hall, the 92 Y and The National Endowment For The Arts Awards Ceremony in Washington D.C.

As an I'm an Abstract Expressionist., I, Donald Giovany has exhibited in France, Soho, Chelsea, Spanish Harlem, Lower East Side and all over New York City. I'm also a self taught artist and evolve everyday to excel at my art. My art and poetry inspires uplifts encourages and invigorates everyone it touches. The paintings I create are captivating and fascinating. Every stroke of the brush on the canvas is the expression of my soul. My colors (vibrant and energetic), mesmerize you, hypnotize and transcend the life and beauty into the essence of my being. I paint to express and enlighten a vision so anchored into the reality of life that has engulfed my existence. I seek exposure and a mean to bring something different to the trend in American society and create a link to my cultural heritage. I want to bridge two separate world and create a link of association, Perception and destroy the myth of Misconception about my cultural heritage in American Society. My art is my legacy to my cultural heritage.

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