Yordan Dabady
(1962 - )
Born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
At eleven years of age, Yordan began his professional education studying painting and ceramics at the Salesian Brothers School. While there he studied under Fritzner Mervil and Dieudonne Cedor. In 1975 Dabady received a certificate in painting which certifies his ability to paint using any medium.
Dabady’s first professional experience was working at the deVendegies workshop and he remained there for six years becoming the chief decorator. Then he had a misunderstanding with the owner, left the workshop and moved on to begin his career as a true artist.
The early works of Yordan were of the “gingerbread” style and these are the works that he presented to the more popular local galleries: Monnin, Marassa, Nader, Touche d’Arte and Galata.
Yordan is married and has three children.
Exhibitions
- 1990 U.N.E.S.C.O. national poster competition
- 1990 "Know the Young Painters" exhibit, French Institute of Haiti (6th place out of 25)
- 1991 French Institute of Haiti, co-exhibitor with Yves Henry Trocher
- 1991 Collective exhibit at the French Alliance, Gonaives, Haiti
- 1992 Solo exhibit at the Montana Hotel
- 1993 Collective exhibit at Musart. Organized by Reginald Cohen
- 1993 U.N.E.S.C.O. National Painting competition
- 1995 Solo exhibit at Musart. Organized by Reginald Cohen
- 1997 Solo exhibit at Musart. Organized by Reginald Cohen
- 2001 Illustrator of first compact disc of Haitian Troubadours
- 2002 Joint exhibit with Phillippe August at Galeria. Organized by Reginald Cohen
- 2004 Collective exhibit at Festival Arts. Organized by Marie Alice Theard
- 2005 Collective exhibit at Kimberly Ct., NY. Organized by Daniel Franck
