Mathieu JN Baptiste

 

2000 Edwards St Studio 326

 

contact@mathieujeanbaptiste.com

 

Teach. Heal. Inspire

 

Acclaimed artist specializing in painting, drawing and metal sculpture art and installation whose artwork is displayed locally, nationally, and globally in museums, governmental buildings, educational institutions, healthcare clinics, hospitals, murals, and private art collections. Premier art expert, consultant and instructor to educational institution, private penitentiaries and civic organizations.

 

 

Community Facilitation and Engagement in the ARTS

 

2023:              Facilitated art workshop with American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

 

2022:              Facilitated art workshops to support emotional intelligence and team building with Harris      

                       County Department of Education grant-funded initiative from the Hogg Foundation.

 

2021:              Facilitated art mindfulness workshops for educators at the “Healthy Minds, Healthy Families Conference” for Harris County Department of Education Headstart.

 

2018-2019:    Provide art curriculum, art consultation and installation to schools with Community     

                        Art Collective.

 

2010-2012:    Provided painting classes to prisoners at the Penitencier Nationale Haiti.

 

2010- 2013:   Taught painting classes to youth in APROSIFA (French acronym for The Association for the Promotion of the Health of the Family)

 

 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

 

2023- Jung Center November 2023

 

2022- The Secrets in the wARTers Houston Museum of African American Culture (Houston, TX)

 

 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS 

 

2025-  The African American Museum, (Dallas, TX )

2024-  Glassell School of Arts Citywide (Houston Tx)

2024- Healing Hands, The Health Museum (Houston TX) 

2024- 11TH Annual Texas Juried Exhibition, Artspace111 (Fort Worth)

2023- 39th VAA Juried Exhibition (Houston TX)

2023- Black Creativity Juried Exhibition, The Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago)

2023- 10th Annual Gulf South open call, Who Lit The Fire(New Orleans)

2023- Missouri City’s Council Chambers Art Showcase (Missouri City, Tx) 

2023- Art of the Avenue (Houston, Tx)
2022- The Artwalk (Galveston, Tx)
2022- Fest-eve /Community Artist Collective 

2022- Nia Culture Center Art Exhibit
2022- Art on the Avenue (Houston, Tx)
2022- Texas Southern University Citywide (Houston Tx) 

2022- City Hall/Harambe Art Gallery (Houston, Tx) 

2021- Sum of Us (Houston, Tx) 

2021- Nia Culture Center Art Exhibit
2021- My Mirror is Fine (Houston, Tx)
2021- Collect it for the Culture III (Houston, Tx) Wasabi/ Silver St. Studios
2019- Art Beat Miami, Art Basel (Miami, Fl) Fest-eve / Community Artist Collective 

2019- 100 Links to Africa/Haiti Edition (Houston, Tx)
2018- Art Beat Miami (Miami, Fl)
2018- Via Colori (Houston, Tx)
2018- Art Crawl Houston / Harambee Art Gallery
2018- Community Artists Collective / Texas Contemporary International Art Fair (Houston, Tx)  

2017 – City Hall/Harambe Art Gallery (Houston, Tx) 

2017 – Hardy and Nance (Houston, Tx)
2017- Via Colori (Houston, Tx) 

2017 – Artist INC Houston; Connecting the Silos (Houston, Tx) 

2017 – The Jung Center (Houston, Tx)
2016 – The Jung Center (Houston, Tx)
2013 – Boston University Arts Center 

2013 – AFH Artist for Humanity
2012 – Palace of Justice (Port-au-Prince, Haiti) 

2006 -APROSIFA Clinic Center (Haiti), Title: “A Greener Haiti” 

 

 

 

 

CIVIC COMMISIONS/ PUBLIC ART PROJECTS

 

2024- Selected by Meow Wolf to help create immersive art museum experience (Houston,TX)  

2024Selected by Little Haiti BK to paint Their community mural, (Brooklyn)

2024- Mexican Heritage Mural commissioned by Gulfton Management District.

2023- Fresco painting (LEGACY) at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church commissioned by the Houston Freedmen’s Town Conservancy.

2023- Voting Rights Paintings(4) commissioned by ACLU TX

2023- Bonham elementary School mural Commissioned by Sharpstown Park Alliance

2023- Gulfton Pride Mural commissioned by Gulfton Management District.

 

2023- The 5’s project. Fifth Ward Community Redevelopment Corporation

 

2022- Texas Historical Commission: Levi Jordan Plantation State Historic Site

 

2022- Burnett Bayland Park Basketball Court: Collaboration w/ Gulfton Management District, District J, and Harris County Precinct 4

 

2022- ACLU TX (Emancipation Ave. Mural Voting Rights Mural)

 

2022- Empower Community Development Corporation, Education Based Housing, Inc

 

2022- Let’s Create -Acres Homes Beautification Project in collaboration with Houston Art Alliance

 

2022- The Houston Zoo (Centennial Celebration Mural)

 

2022- HCA Houston Healthcare: Woman Hospital of Texas (Mural for Adoption Program)

 

2021- 10,000 sq ft mural in collaboration with Aerosolswarfare., Hobby Airport System and the Houston 2026 World Cup Bid Committee

 

2021- The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo’s ™ 90th anniversary Mural (101-foot-tall by 32-foot-wide collaboration w/Aerosolswarfare.

 

2021- Collect it for the Culture III -Colorism Mural

 

2020- Generation Park/Redemption Square- women empowerment Mural

 

2020- HCA Houston Healthcare: Woman’s Hospital of Texas- Hospital Heroes Public Mural (permanent)

 

2020- Swisha House /CCM Foundation -The Prevention/World AIDS Day Mural

 

2019- Discovery Green Park- The Roller-Skating Rink mural

 

2019- Mini Murals Project -Acres Homes / Past, Present, Future

 

2019- Emancipation Park – Four Corners Monuments: Earth, Wind, Fire & Water collaboration with RCA

 

2018- City of Houston Proclamation Day for Travis Scott ASTROWORLD Day

 

2021- University of Houston – Equality Mural collaboration with RCA

 

 

 

RESIDENCIES

 

2024- INAUGURAL Resident- Rice University Center for African American Studies

2022- INAUGURAL Resident -Houston Airports Artist in Residence (AIR) Program- Hobby-HOU

2021- INAUGURAL RESIDENT - ACLU TX 

 

 

PRESS (please proceed to website for additional press info)

 

https://365thingsinhouston.com/2022/03/24/opening-closing-museum-art-exhibits-exhibitions-in-houston-april-2022/

 

https://www.fox26houston.com/news/new-mural-celebrates-democracy-in-houstons-third-ward

 

https://issuu.com/houstonpettalk10/docs/pettalk_187_december_2022_issuu

 

https://www.fly2houston.com/newsroom/releases/houston-airports-debuts-artist-residence-first-texas

 

https://www.houstontx.gov/mayor/press/2022/moca-2022-exhibition-series.html

 

https://communityimpact.com/houston/bay-area/arts-entertainment/2021/10/12/hobby-airport-unveils-houston-inspired-mural-in-hopes-of-a-2026-world-cup-bid/

 

https://glasstire.com/2021/02/09/glasstires-list-of-101-black-artists-living-and-working-in-texas/

 

https://submit.haatx.com/event/world-aids-day-mural-created-by-mathieu-jean-baptiste/

 

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/lifestyle/renew-houston/health/article/Art-installations-aim-to-reduce-stress-increase-15475991.php

 

https://www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2020/07/28/2068799/0/en/HCA-Houston-Healthcare-Partners-with-Bayou-City-Art-Festival-to-Create-HeART-for-Heroes.html https://www.chron.com/culture/arts/article/Texas-art-scene-Collect-it-for-the-Culture-15905310.php

 

http://voyagehouston.com/interview/meet-mathieu-jn-baptiste-mathieu-jn-baptiste-central-houston/

 

Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti:   www.ijdh.org/2013/12/Projects/mathieu-jeanbaptiste/

 

AWARDS/ACCOMPLISHMENTS

2024- Healing Hands, The Health Museum (Houston TX), Best in the show

2024- 11th Annual juried Exhibition (Forth Worth TX), Best in show 1st place

 

2024- Selected by Meow Wolf to help create immersive art museum experience. 

2024- New American Painting magazine (west issue) 

 

2023- 39th VAA Juried Exhibition (Houston TX), Best in show 1st place

 

 

2023- Houston Humane Society TWRC Wildlife Center Chili Cook-off & Silent Auction Judge

 

2023- Community Artist Collective Black History Month Artist Spotlight

 

2022- FIRST Artist in Texas selected for Houston Airports Artist in Residence (AIR) Program- Hobby-HOU

 

2022- PetTalk Magazine 2022 Notable Houstonians

 

2022- The Featured Artist for Houston Zoo Centennial Celebration Mural

 

2018- City of Houston to commission Travis Scott in contemporary portraiture for Proclamation Day

 

2018- Selected for 2018 City of Houston Mini Mural Project

 

2017- Selected for 2017 Houston Artist Inc. Program

 

2011- First Prize, “Climate Change”

 

2006 - First Prize, “Violence Against Women”