Julien Valery was born in 1958 in the
small village of Coteau and was one of the most promising of the younger
generation of Haitian artists. His paintings are anecdotal in subject -
depicting such events as joyful weddings, magical ceremonies with mermaids,
esoteric voodoo rituals and celebratory feasts - all telling warm stories
about people full of life and magic. Both thoughtful and original, his work is
also often humorous and startling with hidden touches that might be missed at
first glance. Valery died July 2001.
