Sergine André


Sergine Andre, born in the Artibonite region of Haiti, is a Haitian-Belgian artist, who has lived and worked in Brussels since 2010.

Biography

Having followed technical art training at the Ottawa School of Art, in 1997 she won a prize with the Institute Francais and the opportunity to work at the National School of Fine Arts in Paris as a guest artist. In 2006, she participated at the Johannesburg Bag Factory in South Africa and in 2011 at the 54th Venise Art Biennale.
In her art, Sergine draws heavily from her childhood, living deep in the countryside of the Artibonite region of Haiti. This was a rural world where there was little electricity, ties to the land were intimate, nature was omnipresent and the rustling of trees or the vivid night skies evoked a spirit world, simultaneously both troubling and serene. Her art conveys those otherworldly feelings and sensations which others do not easily perceive.
Recurring themes are the invisible restlessness, death and the joy of life. Her work is also powerfully informed by a searching curiosity and continuous exploration of the world in which we live.
Her work has been exhibited in North America, the Caribbean, various cities in Europe as well as in South Africa.

Exhibitions