Born on June 11, 1936. Gesner Armand started is career at the age of fourteen at the Haitian Art Center where he studies drawing under the supervision of Maurice Borno and watercolor with Pierre Monosiet.

In 1956, he stops painting in watercolors and learns oil painting. "Petit Garçon", his best conceived and balanced paintings realized at that time, constitutes all his work at that time.

In 1957, he is in Mexico where he takes classes of ceramic and sculpture at "Talleres de Artesianas". He makes the most of this opportunity to discover the great masters of Mexican painting.

He returns to Haïti in 1961 and starts off again to Paris with a scholarship from the French Government. He takes this opportunity to exhibit his painting with those of Haiti artists such as Jacques Gabriel, Hervé Télémaque and other Latin American painters.

When he returns to Haïti in 1992, he settles down in Croix-des-bouquets, where he presently lives.

In 1984, he becomes the director of the Museum of Haiti Art of College St. Pierre.

In 1986, he works during two months at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts beside other artists, writers and composers.

In 1992, he publishes a compilation of poems entitled "L'autre bord" edited by Les Editions Mémoires.

Since 1957, he has been participating in individual and group shows in Haïti, the United States and Mexico. He exhibits his paintings also in France, Spain, Martinique,Venezuela, Israël, the Dominican Republic and Equator.

E  X H  I B  I T  S
1957	Haitian Art Center (one man show)
1958	Galerie Diana, Mexico (one man show)
	Watercolor Painting Biennal: Mexico, Canada, United States, & Brooklyn Museum where he represented Mexico (group show)
1959	Haitian Art Center (one man show)
	Janet Nessler Gallery, New York City (group Show)
1960	Galeria Diana, Mexico, D.F. (one man show)
	Newman Gallery, Philadelphia (group show)
1961	Haitian Art Center (one man show)
	Palm Beach Gallery, Miami, Florida (group Show)
	St. James Church, New York City (group show)
1962	Latin American Art in Paris
	Museum of modern Art in Paris (group show)
1965	Galeria Antonio Souza, Mexico (one man show)
	Galeria CDI, Mexico (group show)
1966	Israelita Cultural Center , Mexico (group show)
1971	Haitian Art Center (one man show)
1973	Haitian Art Center (one man show)
1974	Pan American Union, Washington, D.C. (group/one man shows)
1975	Corcoran Gallery, Washington D.C.  (group show)
	Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico (group show)
1976	Carifesta, Kingston, Jamaica (group show)
1977	Carrefour Mehu, New York (one man show)
	Gallerie Marassa, Pétion-Ville, (one man show)
	Instituto de Arte Hispanico, Madrid (group show)
1978	Museum of Haitian Art of College St. Pierre (group show)
1979	Gallerie Soleyo, Martinique (group show)
	De Armas Gallery, Miami, Florida (group show)
	Museo de Arte Moderno, Caracas, Venezuela (group show)
1980	Gallerie Marassa, Pétion-Ville Haiti (one man show)
	Iraqui Center, London, UK (grop show)
	Hotel PLM, Guadeloupe (group show)
	Casa de Francia, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (group show)
1981	Biennal of Medellin, Colombia (group show)
	Biennal of Cali (graphic arts) Colombia (group show)
1982	Voltapace Art Gallery, George Town, Washington,D.C. (group show)
1983	Gallerie Marassa, Pétion-Ville, Haiti
	Fundacao Cultural do Distrito Federal Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (group show)
	Baccardi Gallery, Miami Florida (group show)
	Meridian House, Washington, D.C. (group show)
1984	Museum of Haitian Art  of College St. Pierre: " Retrospective" (one man show)
1985	Instituto Central de Relaciones Culturales, Israel: "Primer encuentro taller Creativo de artistas de America Latina, Espana y Portugal"
	RJR Gallery at Winston Square, United States of America: ''Contemporary Haitian Painters " (group show)
	Gallerie Marassa, Pétion- Ville, Haiti (group show)
1987	Museo de Arte Moderno, Cuenca, Equator:I Biennale Internacional de Pintura" (group show)
1988	Les ateliers Jean-René Jérome, Haiti: Exhibition of paintings, watercolors, and Sculptures with Jean-René Jérome.
1989	Gallerie Artibijous, Martinique : "Peinture Moderne d'Haiti" organized by the Centre Martiniquais d'ActionCulturelle (group show)
1990	Saint Louis de Gonzague School, Haiti: "Peintres d'hier à aujourd'hui" (group show)
1993	Les ateliers Jean René Jérome and Les Editions Mémoires in cooperation with Galerie Monnin ,Haiti (one man show)
	Ambulant exhibition: "Rencontre des deux mondes", Seville, Spain (group show)
	Carifesta, Trinidad & Tobago (group show)
	Biennial of the Caribbean and Central America, Dominican Republic (group show)
	Museum of Haitian Art of College Saint-Pierre (groupshow)
	"Symbolisme de la Croix" organized by Fondation Culture et Création as tribute to the Haitian sculptor Georges Liautaud (group show)
1994	Gloria Frank Gallery, St. Croix (group show)
	Cuenca Biennial, Equator (group show)
1995	Salle d'Exposition Dominique Carrie, Pétion-Ville, Haiti (group show)
	Salle d'Exposition Dominique Carrie, Pétion-Ville "Forgotten Children of Haiti" (group show)
1996	Salle d'Eposition Dominique Carrie, Pétion-Ville,Haiti (group show)
	Gallerie Marassa, Pétion-Ville, Haiti (group show)

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