POMPANO BEACH – Expertise the vibrancy of Haitian tradition by means of Haitian-American artist Sophia Lacroix’s hyper-realistic work and intimate portraits on this uncommon and genuine perspective, “Roots and Realism: A Haitian Artist’s Memory.”
The Ali Cultural Center in Pompano Beach will current this solo exhibition to rejoice Haitian Heritage Month.
The exhibition opens on Friday, April 18, 2025 at Ali Cultural Heart, 353 Dr M.L.Ok. Jr. Blvd, Pompano Seashore, FL 33060, from 6 – 9 pm and can embrace an Artist’s Speak. The Exhibition will run by means of June 21, 2025.
Nostalgic Have a look at Life in Haiti
This assortment gives a wealthy and nostalgic take a look at life in Haiti. It attracts from Lacroix’s personal experiences rising up there within the Seventies and early Nineteen Eighties.
Lacroix’s work reveals real-life moments. She captures particulars and feelings that commemorate traditions. Her ability in realism shines by means of in her detailed market scenes and soulful charcoal drawings. These artworks make on a regular basis life in Haiti really feel actual and alive.
By means of brilliant pictures of retailers, households, and meals, she takes viewers to the guts of Haiti. Her artwork evokes emotions of nostalgia, heat, and power from a time many could not have seen or skilled.
The extent of realism in her work makes each bit immersive, inviting guests to attach with the tales and feelings behind them.
Guests to this exhibition will take pleasure in entry to those well-known works. Restricted Version giclée prints will likely be obtainable. This manner, individuals can take house a chunk of this cultural historical past.
Significantly good for artwork lovers and collectors, the exhibition additionally engages these in search of inspiration, by offering a surprising show of inventive excellence with deep cultural roots.
Awards
Lacroix has earned quite a few awards and printed in numerous books and magazines. The artist has created and offered tons of of oil work and charcoal drawings in a virtually 30-year artwork profession, together with a 6-foot by 9-foot mural commissioned in 2008 by the Metropolis of Miami and on everlasting show on the southeast wall of the Little Haiti Cultural Heart in Miami.
In 2021, Sophia was chosen as considered one of 5 artists for the U-Wrap NoMi Artwork in Public Locations Initiative by the Metropolis of North Miami Neighborhood Redevelopment Company. This venture goals to transform utility containers throughout town into gorgeous artwork items by making use of vinyl wraps that includes designs crafted by the chosen artists.
Tribute to Haiti
In a world the place many tales stay untold, “Roots and Realism” honors Haiti’s magnificence and power. This exhibition is a must-see for anybody who values artwork, heritage, and human connection.
Haitian-American Artist, Sophia Lacroix
Born and raised in Haiti, Sophia Lacroix migrated to Florida at 15 in 1984 the place she has since lived. She earned a BS in Vitamin from UF in 1992. Since then, she has labored full-time in social companies. She additionally works part-time as a self-taught artist.
Sophia creates brilliant, hyper-realistic oil work and charcoal drawing scenes-of-everyday-life about nostalgic recollections of Haiti.
In her works, Sophia Lacroix makes use of robust pictures and brilliant colours. She reveals the power and bravado of the Haitian individuals. She additionally captures the innocence and playfulness of kids.
In practically three a long time of portray professionally, she has developed a loyal following of native, worldwide, and well-known collectors.
Her artwork has been proven in each group and solo exhibitions. These reveals occurred in cities throughout the japanese and central United States. Among the cities are:
- New York
- New Orleans
- Atlanta
- Chicago
- Dallas
- Tallahassee
- Orlando
- Palm Seashore
- Fort Lauderdale
- Miami
Moreover, Sophia’s images have appeared in quite a few magazines, publications, and newspaper options, notably within the 2009 guide “Right here, There… and Past: The Work of 16 Haitian Artists from Florida.”
“Artist of the 12 months”
In 2007, Ms. Lacroix was honored as “Artist of the 12 months” by the Metropolis of North Miami, in celebration of The Seventh Haitian Cultural Heritage Month Celebration, for which they created a novel portray printed as “Poster of the 12 months.”
In honor of this event, Sophia was granted an exhibition on the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in North Miami and acquired a number of accolades from native officers and notable figures, together with recognition from U.S. Congressman Kendrick Meek.
In 2008, the Metropolis of Miami selected Sophia Lacroix as considered one of six artists to design a mural for the newly established Little Haiti Cultural Complicated.
In 2017, she was commissioned to create a novel portray titled “NeighborhoodHELP-Respect, Collaboration, Tolerance” by Dr. Pedro Greer, then Chair of the FIU Herbert Wertheim Faculty of Medication’s Division of Humanities, Well being, and Society.
Sophia Lacroix feels privileged to have her art work displayed on the primary degree of the FIU Faculty of Medication constructing on the Modesto Maidique Campus in Sweetwater, Florida.
“Greatest in Present”
Sophia Lacroix’s oil portray, “Bay Tete,” received “Greatest in Present” on the seventeenth Annual ART Competitors in Pembroke Pines in 2022.
Later that yr, she was chosen from 349 candidates because the winner of a solo exhibit within the Fall of 2023 from the Artwork and Tradition Heart/Hollywood’s 2022 Florida Biennial: “Installations, Portraiture, Materiality, and Magic Realism”, a aggressive present juried by Ylva Rouse, Senior Curator at MOCA Jacksonville.
The solo exhibit, “Vivid Caribbean Nostalgia”, in Fall 2023, revealed highly-detailed portraits of individuals in on a regular basis routines and actions impressed by the artist’s recollections of Haiti.
In February 2024, on the NoMi Night of Honors occasion, Mayor Alix Desulme and the Metropolis Council of North Miami celebrated Sophia Lacroix. She was acknowledged as considered one of ten influential figures in fashionable historical past and group growth in South Florida. These people make a constructive impression past their very own industries.
Sophia and beloved partner are mother and father to their teenage daughter who has impressed a number of of her work. It’s unattainable to not be enchanted by Haitian-American artist’s lifelike depictions on canvas.
