About
Insomnia Artworks is an art brand that utilizes Haitian-American artists to produce artwork. The brand showcases representation of Afro-Caribbean diversity through its designed artworks with an emphasis on Finesse and GRAVITAS.
Mission and Vision statement
See the world through the lens of art created by black artists that captures various cultures through an atmospheric and aesthetically pleasing lens. Insomnia Artworks as an art brand was founded to promote Haitian representation and create a space to forward Haitian-American culture. It is dedicated to supporting growth and stabilization in the country of Haiti.
Biography
Insomnia
Port au Prince, Haiti
Jean-Charles (J.C.) Innocent is a Haitian-American visual artist born in Port au Prince, Haiti and raised Boston, Massachusetts who creates artworks through multipe mediums under the pseudonym INSOMNIA. Due to the corporatization of machine learning and Artificial intelligence (A.I.) he only shows his face in the form of art mediums. As a visual artist, he utilizes symbolism through body language, facial expressions, clothing, jewelry, and tattoos to tackle themes and issues concerning identity, race, feminism, economics, political themes, and mental health.
J.C. attends Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, double majoring in Art with a focus on Design and Arts Management. He attended Boston Collegiate Charter School where he cultivated himself as an artist, acting in annual musicals and taking AP Art classes. His social justice background includes working with youth groups in the greater Boston Area like Teen Empowerment (TE) and Young Man with A Plan(YMWAP), to promote the growth and development of young people of color.
J.C. continued his artistic endeavors by exhibiting his work in the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Pittsfield Campus Gallery during his freshman year at the college. He was awarded the Massachusetts Internship Incentive Grant and acquired an internship at Gallery 51 his sophomore year, studying under the 2022 Benedetti Teaching Artist in residence WANG Chen during his sophomore year. These experiences enabled him to receive Undergraduate Research Conference Grant and participate in the Berkshire Art Association Fellowship during his junior year