Jakmel Art Gallery

Specialties

Fine Arts, Painting & Sculpture

History

Established in 1999.

In 1999 Jude founded in Miami Jakmel Art Gallery, Cultural Center and Caribbean Backyard, a center for cultural diversity, awareness, positivity and creation. Jakmel Art Gallery, currently located at 2703 NW 2^nd Ave., in the heart of Wynwood Art District, houses and displays original artwork by local, national and international artists and maintains a contact-​based art-​sharing network for artists.

Meet the Business Owner

Jude Thegenus P.

Business Owner

Jude Thegenus Born in Port-​au-​Prince, Haiti, Jude Thegenus, better known as Papaloko, is an artist, whose work is born through trance, the act of falling into a deep meditative state and then being possessed by a spirit whose purpose is to paint strokes of life onto canvas.

Thegenus’ work experiences are in the field of education, illustration, graphic design, sign making and many other disciplines of the visual arts. Solo and group exhibits have been held in his native Haiti as well as Trinidad, Canada, France, and the United States.

Papaloko’s work can be found internationally in galleries, private homes, cafés, restaurants and nightclubs.

In 2005 Jude established a non-​profit organization, Papaloko4Kids, with the mission of empowering the youth from all communities through the arts.