Myrlande Constant creates intricately beaded tapestries, packed with vegetation, people, animals and various symbols from Haitian Vodou.

“‘Painting with beads’ as she calls it,” said art historian Katherine Smith, who co-curated an exhibition of Constant’s work at the Fowler Museum at UCLA in 2023.

Constant’s contemporary art has been featured around the world, including at the Venice Biennale and Art Basel in Miami Beach.

Myrlande Constant / Fort Gansevoort Gallery, New York

The Akron Art Museum is the latest U.S. institution to honor the trailblazing artist with an exhibit of her drapo, Haitian Vodou flags often depicting spirits and traditionally adorned with sequins.

“She was the first one to really introduce narrative into this artform. The imagery traditionally was very

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