Smith Georges Awarded Humanitarian 2009 Award at City Hall - New York

Smith Georges Awarded Humanitarian 2009 Award at City Hall, New York.

"I was honored to receive the Humanitarian Award at City Hall in New York City. Humanitarian work gives my life a purpose - whether it's in Africa, in the bateys of the Dominican Republic, or in my native country Haiti," said Smith Georges, the Haitian-American Artist/Activist.
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
Smith Georges- Contemporary Haitian-American artist, born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti in December 1956. Son of a prominent Haitian artist, Duclavier Leconte Georges. Smith is an accomplished artist. He started painting and sculpting at the age of 7. Smith attended Foyer Des Arts Plastics, a fine Haitian Art School. In U.S.A. Smith attended and graduated at CUNY (City University of New York) in Accounting - He alo majored in Architectural Design. He uses all types of mediums such as wood, marble, metal, leather, stone, water color, collage, acrylic and oil on canvas. His style is influenced by his father's modern and surrealistic sculptures. His work has also been on exhibit at leading art galleries throughout Haiti, at World Trade Art Gallery, Mehu Gallery in the United States and in several private exhibitions. His work has been featured on the front page of the New York Times, on CBS (TV), in Time magazine, college textbooks by Simon & Schuster and other distinguished publications. Smith's paintings and sculptures are in private collections in Haiti, U.S.A., several Caribbean countries - as well as in Europe, Africa and other parts of the world. Among the collectors of his artworks are President Bill Clinton, President Jean Bertrand Aristide, actor Danny Glover, soccer Legend/King Pele, singer/entertainer Wyclef Jean and several other celebrities and dignitaries. Smith plays guitar and composes French songs. The trauma that he experienced during the World Trade Center tragedy while working for the American Stock Exchange has engulfed him to the point of prompting him to start working the very next day on the idea of a project that engaged people in the U.S.A. and around the world to share their thoughts about 9/11. He also spent two years working on his very well known painting/collage "A Tribute to 9/11 Heroes". Smith is currently writing a book About the famous Haitian-American international artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. His websites:
http://www.ArtandFreeWorld.com and
http://www.RediscoverHaiti.com

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