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Patrick Eugène | |
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| Born | 1984 (age 40–41) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Contemporary art; figurative painting |
Patrick Eugène (born 1984) is an American painter based in Atlanta, Georgia. His work depicts figures in domestic settings and addresses themes related to Haitian and Haitian-American life.[1][2]
Early life and education
[edit]Eugène was born in 1984 in Brooklyn, New York, to Haitian immigrant parents. As a teenager he participated in a Haitian students' club and later traveled to Haiti.[3] He has no formal art training.[2][4]
Career
[edit]Early abstract work (2016)
[edit]Eugène's early work was abstract and included found materials. His 2016 series Deconstruction, shown through the Brooklyn Arts Fellowship, addressed gentrification in East New York, Brooklyn, with works titled Affordable, Negro Removal, 2016, and Sorry I Stole Your Garden. [5]
Figurative work (2020–present)
[edit]Between 2020 and 2021 Eugène shifted to figurative work focused on portraiture. He participated in the Legacy Brothers residency and exhibited with Gallery 1957 in Accra, Ghana. His 2021 exhibition Where Do We Go from Here? took its title from a book by Martin Luther King Jr.[6][7][8]
Subsequent series include Solitude, shown by Mariane Ibrahim Gallery in Paris in 2024; 50 Pounds, addressing Haitian migration to the United States; and Nonm Chita (Seated Man).[9][4][3] He maintains a studio at Atlanta's Goat Farm Arts Center and works on unprimed canvas using brush and rag. [4]
In 2025 Eugène participated in the Dior Lady Art project. His three reimagined Lady Dior handbags, titled The Pearl of the Antilles, referenced Haiti's landscape and were shown during Art Basel Paris. [3][9][4]
Artistic style
[edit]Eugène works without reference photos and has described his process as meditative.[2][6] His palette includes earth tones such as reds, browns, and greens. [3] Recurring motifs include flowers, plants, and pearls.[3][6] He has cited jazz and abstract expressionism as influences.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Patrick Eugène". Mariane Ibrahim. Mariane Ibrahim Gallery. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
- ^ a b c d Stewart, Jessica (2025-04-02). "Self‑Taught Painter's Evocative Art Straddles the Line Between Figurative and Abstract". My Modern Met. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
- ^ a b c d e Mzezewa, Tariro (2025-10-21). "American painter Patrick Eugène (profile)". The New York Times. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
- ^ a b c d Charbonneau, Danielle (October 2025). "Meet the Atlanta painter who was selected by Dior to design art handbags". The Atlanta Journal‑Constitution. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
- ^ "East New York painter confronts the 'brutal' force of gentrification". PBS NewsHour. 2016-10-02. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
- ^ a b c Kpade, Sabo (2021-10-27). "Patrick Eugene: Where Do We Go from Here?". Contemporary And. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
- ^ Donoghue, Katy (2021-08-31). "Patrick Eugène Reimagines Influential Figures of Movements Past". Whitewall. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
- ^ "Patrick Eugène — Artists". Gallery 1957. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
- ^ a b "Patrick Eugène Tapped by Dior for 10th‑Anniversary Lady Dior Art". ARTnews. 10 October 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-22.