Artists

Ruddy-Marc Roquelaure

Ruddy-Marc Roquelaure is a Guadeloupean painter and graphic designer whose work explores Afro-Caribbean identity, ancestral spirituality, and political consciousness. After time in France and Canada, he returned to Guadeloupe in 2013. His art draws on everyday encounters, blending personal vision with broader reflections on memory, ecology, and Black self-determination.

Ronald Cyrille aka B.Bird

Ronald Cyrille, also known as B.BIRD, is a Caribbean visual artist from Guadeloupe and Dominica. His work blends real and imaginary bestiaries with rich symbolism, rooted in Creole spiritual imagery. He explores sacred and profane worlds through a personal, insular lens, evoking a poetic tension between myth, memory, and matter.

Chantalea Commin

Born in Guadeloupe in 1971, Chantaléa Commin is a visual artist with experimental, multidisciplinary practices. After studying aesthetics, literature, and experimental film at Paris I–Sorbonne, she returned home to pursue art rooted in identity, ecology, and hybridity. Her work has been shown in the Caribbean, Europe, Japan, and beyond.

Pharao Kakudji

Pharaoh Kakudji is a French artist of American, Congolese, and Spanish descent. Working between Paris, New York, and Los Angeles, he paints on found posters, turning urban fragments into poetic canvases. His raw, mixed-media practice draws from everyday life. Recent solo shows include Shake the Fog and Tear A Part Torn A Part.

Juan Martinez-Navas

Born in Andalusia in 1942, Juan Martinez is a Swiss-based painter known for his frontal, symbol-rich compositions. His powerful portraits explore the individual's place in society. Rejecting sensationalism, his poetic approach seeks deeper reflection. His work is held in major collections, including the Guggenheim and Musée d’Art et d’Histoire.

Jocelyn Akwaba-Matignon

Jocelyn Akwaba-Matignon is a Guadeloupean painter whose work explores his Afro-Caribbean roots through symbolic, spiritual, and cultural references. His art draws on sacred geometry, mythology, and ancestral memory. The recurring figure “Kioukan” embodies his philosophical inquiry into time, space, and identity, while his triangular logo reflects his transcontinental heritage.