His paintings are frequently social and political allegories. Some of his paintings were included in the ground-breaking exhibit from the UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, the Sacred Arts of Haitian Vodou, and exhibits at the American Visionary Art Museum. In October 1996 he was awarded the Gold medal in the Third Bienal of Caribbean and Central American Painting sponsored by The Museum of Modern Art of the Dominican Republic. This competition featured 144 artists from 37 countries in the region. He was one of 5 Haitians to be included in the V Bienal in Cuenca, Ecuador in 1996. Zephirin has variously been described as a visionary, a surrealist, a visual satirist and is remarkable in being able to portray the battle between good and evil, and the interrelatedness of all living things. His work has been featured in museums and galleries around the world.

After a very close call with the earthquake Zephirin immediately went to work recording his visions of a violently transformed world. He had no choice but to paint, as he told Le Monde (Feb. 13, 2010), "I can only think of this. The earthquake. I walk in the devastated streets, I drink, I think, and I go back to paint. I do not sleep. I paint. I paint like I breathe." One of his paintings was chosen for the January 25th cover of The New Yorker January 25, 2010.

Another of his paintings is the cover of the Smithsonian Magazine in September 2010.

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/haitiauction/About-the-Artist.html

http://microsite.smithsonianmag.com/content/Haitian-Art-Auction

Since the earthquake Zephirin has been featured in stories in the New York Times, Le monde, the Wall Street Jounal, the Los Angeles Times, the Times of London the Guardian, and the BBC Haitian Co. is honored to host Frantz Zephirin:


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