Jean-René Jérôme was born in Petit-Gôave, Haiti on March 17, 1942, and died in 1991 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. He was a dancer, actor, and singer. He took private courses in painting and sculpture. His first public reward for his painting came when he won first prize in the Esso contest in Port-au-Prince in 1965. In 1970, the American government awarded him an art scholarship recognizing the originality of his paintings. He returned to Haiti in 1973 and taught at the School of Fine Arts in Port-au-Prince until 1975. Jérôme is considered one of Haiti's foremost artists. His early works are characterized by backgrounds that blend into a subtle foreground. The outline of his figures is often a scraped line. His style has undergone many changes. As Gérald Alexis, the art critic and author of the art book entitled“ Peintres Haïtiens” said, “ Jérôme’s education led him to prefer form over content.” He has widely exhibited in Haiti, Brazil, Canada, Latin America, Martinique, Santo Domingo, Sénégal, and the Brooklyn Museum in New York.A painter of various artistic studies (drawing, painting, sculpture, ceramics, dance, theater, and voice) Jerome belongs to the School of Beauty. He studied at the School of Fine Arts. He participated in several foreign exhibitions in Latin America, Brazil, Canada, Senegal, and Martinique. His paintings are permanently exhibited at Musee d'Art Nader. "Jérôme's education led him to prefer form over content." Peintres Haitiens, Gerald Alexis, Editions Cercle d'Art, 2000. Get the Book Now!