Gerard Lahens was born on May 22, 1951, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. After attending Frere Andre and Lycée A. Pétion, he began to paint in 1972. Mostly self-taught, he worked with Gustave Lindor. He follows the primitive style, likes watercolors, and his favorite colors are green, yellow, and red. (Haiti Voodoo Kingdom to Modern Riviera by John Allen Franciscus)