Didier William
Perejil, Perejil, Perejil, 2015
Ink and collage
8 x 10 in.
Signed, numbered edition of 15 unique prints
William's series of collages refers to the brutal "Parsley Wars" between Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
Didier William’s work draws on his Haitian heritage and continuing concern for race and identity in contemporary America. Working primarily as a painter, he creates abstract figures by carving, drawing, painting, pouring, gouging, and staining the surface of his vibrant works.
William has exhibited at Kravets Wehby Gallery and Swann Galleries (New York); Ditch Projects (Long Island City); and Gallerie Schuster (Berlin). In 2009, he received the Toby Devan Lewis Fellowship in Painting; in 2006, the Morris Lewis Award for Painting. He holds an MFA in Painting from Yale School of Art, and a BFA in Painting from Maryland Institute College of Art.
William is a Visiting Assistant Professor in Art and Art History at Vassar College. He lives in Brooklyn.
Perejil, Perejil, Perejil (variation #8)
