JOJO DUMAS
Josepha Dumas is a Haitian French multidisciplinary artist based in Tiothià:ke|Montreal since 2013. Her work explores themes of displacement, migration, identity, and cultural memory, weaving historical and contemporary narratives into richly layered, immersive experiences.
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Drawing from her multicultural upbringing in Haiti, Miami, Germany, and Montreal, she primarily works with drawing and painting, incorporating vibrant colors, textiles, recycled materials, experimental video, sound, and mixed media into her practice.
A graduate of Concordia University with a bachelor’s degree in fine arts specializing in painting and drawing, Josepha Dumas has exhibited her work internationally, including at the CICA Museum in South Korea (2022–2023), the virtual Capital Culture House in Madrid (2023), and INSELGALERIE Berlin in Berlin (2024).
Her art has been featured in Haitian publications such as Sibelle Haiti, IMedia Ayiti, and Le Nouvelliste, as well as in Canadian platforms like Com c’est nous!, Renowned, and Circe magazines, and on several book covers by author Pierre Raymond Dumas. She has received grants from the Canada Council for the Arts, supporting her innovative projects.
wooden frame, found drawer, lid, bronze handle, found lampshade, rhinestone, wooden toy, wooden finger, stone clay, acrylic, epoxy, wallpaper, plastic ant, matches, 21x17x3inches
found wooden hand, found steel coin box, pearl beads, fur fabric, stone clay, bunny ears, acrylic, epoxy, rhinestone, pigment, 17x9x4 inches
Artificial bird, wooden finger, wooden panel, lid from a jewelry box, yellow thread, found scissors, match, stone clay, oil on wood board 24x20x2 inches
