Frantz Jean-baptiste.

I poke the sun

I lost hope

I kiss the Structure

You said it shouldn't hurt

[2023. Acrylic and automotive paint on canvas 70 x59 inches (6 x 5ft).]

Frantz Jean-baptiste

*Represented by Reisig and Taylor Contemporary (Los Angeles)

Dealer Contact: Emily Reisig.

Past Exhibition Images: View.

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Current Exhibition:

April 11 - May 16, 2026. Spring. Group Exhibition. Los Angeles (6 03).

bent sun

Talya Petrillo, Frantz Jean-Baptiste, Trey Ross

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+ Press: This Week’s Must-See Art (Curate LA: April 9-15, 2026).
+ Exhibition Page: Site .

Bio

Frantz Jean-baptiste (0423, B 1991, Miami) is a multidisciplinary artist currently based in Los Angeles. He is a first generation American of Haitian descent. He graduated from Art Center in Pasadena and The California College of Arts in San Francisco. His works have been featured in exhibitions at galleries in Los Angeles and the Bay Area: Reisig and Taylor Contemporary (Los Angeles), Gallery Sade (Los Angeles), Band of Vices (Los Angeles); Friend Indeed (Micki Meng) Gallery (San Francisco); Naming Gallery (Oakland); Zoolab (Oakland); ZK Gallery (San Francisco); Merchants of Reality (San Francisco), Mirai Collective (Berkeley); and, Mothership Gallery (Oakland). He recently participated in a residency at “CeRCCa :Center for Research and Creativity Casamarles, Llorenç del Pendès, Spain.

{c. 04/11/2026. Biographical Information Courtesy of the Artist.}

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Past Exhibitions with the Gallery:

- March 2 - April 6, 2024. Group Exhibition.

Other Days
Claudia Rega, Frantz Jean-baptiste, Grant Falardeau, Xiao He, Daniela Soberman, Rudik Ovsepyan, Sinclair Vicisitud.
Documentation:
+ Checklist
Release:
+ File; Curate LA
Press:
+ This Week’s Must-See Art (Curate LA: February 29-March 6, 2024)
+ LA Art Openings & Spotlight (ArtRabbit: February 28, 2024).