Pascal Smarth was born in Haiti in 1966. Early in his childhood, he was introduced to painting by his father, a painter, in his leisure time. He attended the Fine Arts Academy and became fully a professional in 1991. Pascal has exhibited in Haiti, mainly at Galerie Nader and abroad. His art has been illustrated in many Haitian Art books. "Smarth's academic training enabled him to pass from surrealism to abstraction and later abstract figuration."(Gérald Alexis, Peintres Haitiens).