Gregory Saint Amand creates mixed-media paintings rooted in memory, culture, and the visual language of childhood.
BIOGRAPHY
Gregory Saint Amand (GOGO) is an American-Haitian contemporary artist whose mixed-media paintings explore memory, identity, and the visual language of childhood. Born in New York and raised in Haiti by his grandparents, his work is shaped by the experience of growing up between cultures, where personal history, symbolism, and play become a shared visual language.
Working across acrylic, charcoal, ink, markers, and collage, Saint Amand creates layered paintings that combine portraiture with graphic forms, expressive mark-making, and recurring iconography. His compositions invite viewers to look beyond the surface, revealing new narratives and connections over time.
The nickname GOGO, given to him by his grandparents in Haiti, remains an enduring part of his artistic identity and appears throughout his work as both a signature and recurring visual motif.
Saint Amand returned to New York in his early teens and later earned a full four-year scholarship to The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, where he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts.
His work has been exhibited internationally and featured in publications including The Huffington Post, The Grio, MILK Magazine, Scope, Crème Magazine, Art Voice, and 101 Top Artists.
PROCESS
Every painting begins with an idea, but rarely ends where it started. Through layers of drawing, paint, spray, collage, and symbolism, Gregory embraces revision as part of the process—allowing each work to evolve until every mark has a purpose.