BHM Art Spotlight: Josepha Dumas
Arteza is grateful to spotlight the captivating artwork of Josepha Dumas, a Haitian-French artist. Josepha is an inter(multi)disciplinary artist who creates vibrant mixed-media artwork that she describes as, “scattered landscapes as a unified reflection of our identity as she moves and grows within the Haitian Diaspora.” Keep reading to learn more about her philosophy as an artist, her vast achievements, and take a look at her profound artwork.
"As an artist I enjoy improving and using tools that can't be erased. To me this process represents a metaphor for life, that no matter what happens we have to keep going and growing through our mistakes. That we can always be in control of our next action, our next line, our next mark on the canvas or paper. It's like a push and pull and with each medium I learn more and more how to create depth and explore with the concept of time and space."
Blakawout Limyè (2023) Marker, acrylic marker, and acrylic on canvas. 30" × 30" in.
"I enjoyed using Arteza acrylic paints and colored pencils since they have a great variety of colors. I love how there are metallic paints and colored pencils as well. So far the products I enjoyed the most were the Acrylic Paint, 4oz Tubes - Set of 14 for their richness and the way they can blend. Although I am a painter and drawer, I have grown to love drawing more. Most of my drawings and undertones of my paintings are made with markers."
On The Road de Ses Rêves (2020) Marker and colored pencil on paper. 20" × 15.5" in.
The Loose Knots Between Space and Time (2022) Marker, oil pastel, and oil stick on wood. 36" × 60" in.
Josepha Dumas is a Haitian-French inter(multi)disciplinary artist currently based in Montreal, QC. She was born and raised in Port-au-Prince, Haiti and later moved to the US and Germany before moving to Canada. She obtained her bachelor's degree in Fine Arts at Concordia University, Montreal, Tiohtià:ke QC, Canada in 2018. She explores the idea of scattered landscapes as a unified reflection of our identity as she moves and grows within the Haitian Diaspora. Her work has been published as book covers (portraits of Haitian writers) on six monographs written by Pierre Raymond Dumas in 2022. One of her pieces of artwork is also published in Circe Magazine Issue II (February 2023) in Alberta, Canada. Dumas has participated in various group shows around Montreal, Madrid, and South Korea. She has two upcoming shows at Cica Museum in March and in April 2023. Josepha Dumas' work has been recently reviewed by Le Nouvelliste, Sibelle Ayiti, and Media Ayiti in Haiti.
To see more of Josepha’s artwork, visit her:
Instagram: @jojo_dumas
Website: https://www.josephadumas.com/about