Mirlande Jean-Gilles

Mirlande Jean-Gilles is a mother of two, a writer, and a visual artist. Her award-winning fiction and poetry have been published in various literary journals and anthologies. Her vibrant collages are inspired by her Haitian heritage, as well as the work of women and mothers all over the world.

Jean-Gilles’s artwork has been exhibited in group and solo shows at the legendary Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, the Kenkeleba Gallery in New York City, and the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore. Rainbows, Stars, & Apples marks her picture book debut.