Remembering Those the Haitian Art World Has Lost in the Coronavirus Pandemic

In Memoriam: Remembering Those the Haitian Art World Has Lost in the Coronavirus Pandemic

As the coronavirus takes lives around the globe, HaitianPainting.com is memorializing those in the Haitian art world who have died in the pandemic.

Jean Richard Coachy

The last months of Jean Richard Coachy’s life were marked by the harsh realities of the pandemic, yet he remained until the end an artist, a father and a great loving husband with a zest for life.

Master painter Mr. Jean Richard Coachy died on May 24, 2020 in New jersey, of Covid-19, his daughter wrote on his Facebook page.
Coachy was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti in 1951. At the age of thirteen, he was accepted at the Calfou Club. He began his studies under the supervision of Haitian master Petion Savain. Coachy's cubist abstract, surrealist and impressionist has earned him the reputation of one the leading artist of Haiti.

Coachy’s work has been described as combining elements of Haitian Art traditions and aesthetic identity issues with mystical and modernist imageries. Over the years, his creative output varied from realistic paintings and abstract creations to sculpture in the last decade.

An incredible colorist who spent more than 50 years creating who pioneered new forms of expression. His colorful, evocative paintings and carvings pay tribute to the historic and religious art forms of Haiti. He had gained recognition for his unique combination of abstract and Haitian styles in promoting Haitian culture.

Coachy was an accomplished master artist and beautiful person. He was featured in many group and solo exhibitions in the United States, Europe, and Haiti. Promoted by Haitianpainting.com and Ayitistik gallery, Coachy's art has also been written about in The Daily Record from Morristown, New Jersey and Haitian Times news paper.