Spotlight Artist

Morel Doucet

South
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Night Garden: In Moonlight the Stars Chatter

Abstract painting with colorful fence in pink and yellow at the bottom against a dark background.

mixed-media on wooden panel

God Told Me Stars Used to Be Audible Through the Window Sills

Colorful grid of abstract human head illustrations, each with unique patterns and backgrounds.

mixed-media on wooden panel

God Told Me Stars Used to Be Audible Through the Window Sills (detail)

Blue-toned figure with ferns, yellow background, overlaid with pink heart grid and tassels.

mixed-media on wooden panel

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Artist Statement

 A Miami-based multidisciplinary artist and arts educator from Haiti, Morel Doucet’s ceramics, illustrations, and prints explore the impact of climate gentrification, migration, and displacement on Black communities. Through a contemporary lens, Doucet’s Emmy-nominated work documents environmental decay as it intersects economic inequality, pollution, and policy-making.

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