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Ludovic Booz, sculptor and painter was born in Haiti in 1940. He began experimenting with paint at a very early age. In 1960 he was accepted for study by the Ecole des Beaux Arts, University of Haiti, and for six years studied painting and sculpting. Haiti, a country rich in artistic talent, has a hard to shake reputation of "being little more than native paintings of the pleasantries of the peasantry". Classically trained Booz's work goes a long way in shattering this stereotype. He stands out as one who has mastered sculpting in bronze and wood as well as canvas paintings. His themes range from everyday human feelings, emotions and activities to the mystical, the religious and the surreal. He has exhibited in the National Competition of Young Artists, Haiti; The International Festival Of Black Arts, Senegal; The Park of National Heroes, Haiti, The Italian Embassy, Haiti; Haitian Consulates in Montreal and Quebec and Cinque Gallery in New York City. His work is represented in the collection of the Nelson Rockefeller, and the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.