Samuel Roker

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Samuel Roker (born 21 February 1953) is a Haitian painter. Born in Cap-Haitian, Roker studied at the Academie des Beaux Arts in Port-au-Prince (1971-73) and at the Mayar School of Fashion Design in New York (1989-90). In 1984 he won first prize from the Ocean Parkway Community Development Corporation in Brooklyn, NY, and the following year won first prize from All Community Arts in Brooklyn. He has had solo exhibitions at the Gallerie et Encadrement 25 in Paris (1988), the Afro American Center in Charlotte, North Carolina (1991), and at the Roker Art Gallery in Miami, Florida (2000, 2001, 2002). His work has been included in numerous group exhibitions, including ones in Port-au-Prince, Miami, New York, West Germany, Puerto Rico, and Key West. His work has been featured in definitive books on Haitian art including Haiti: Voodoo Kingdom to Modern Riviera (1980) by John Allen Franciscus and Haitian Painting, Art, and Kitsch (1986) by Eva Pataki. Much of his early work was inspired by the natural landscape and culture of Haiti, though he has also explored a more modern abstract style.

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Franciscus, John Allen. (1980), Haiti: Voodoo Kingdom to Modern Riviera, Condado, San Juan, Puerto Rico: Franciscus Family Foundation.
Pataki, Eva. (1986), Haitian Painting, Art, and Kitsch, Jamaica Estates, NY: E. Pataki.