Jean-Claude "Tiga" Garoute (December 9, 1935 – December 2006) was a renowned Haitian painter and sculptor. Born in Jérémie, he co-founded the Poto-Mitan Museum of Ceramic Art in Haiti. As an abstract painter, Garoute participated in art festivals around the world. Tiga, along with Maud Guerdes Robard, founded the Saint-Soleil post-naïve school of Haitian painting. This movement began when they provided farmers in Soisson-La-Montagne, a rural area near Port-au-Prince, with drawing and painting materials—from this initiative emerged notable painters such as Levoy Exil, Louisiane Saint-Fleurant, St-Jean, and Dieuseul Paul, among others. The movement attracted the attention of French author André Malraux, who dedicated a chapter to it in his book *L'Intemporel*. In addition to his artistic contributions, Tiga created Kaytiga, a gallery and cultural center where he taught art to both children and adults using his Rotation Artistique (Artistic Rotation) method. This approach allowed students to freely explore various art forms, including clay, drums, painting, and ink. In his artwork, Tiga often employed his "Solèy Brile" method, which combined ink and acid. He passed away in December 2006 in Florida after battling cancer. In February 2007, Haiti's carnival was dedicated to him, embracing the theme "Solèy Leve" (Risen Sun) to honor the Saint-Soleil movement he co-created.