Where ART Lives Magazine Volume 3 Number 3 | Page 30

Art on the Road St. Martin - Sir Roland Richardson Sir Richardson was involved for years in the central planning and the establishment of both the French and Dutch museums on St. Martin. He founded and was President of the Cultural and Historic Foundation that sponsored St. Martin’s first food festivals and ethnic performances, and offered vital support to the emergence of many other community-driven foundations that continue these popular traditions today. Roland Richardson was awarded in 2007 the honor of Knight of the Order, the highest level of the Dutch Royal Decorations from the Court of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, and privileged with two private exhibitions before the Queen. He has also been honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the French Government. Sir Roland considers himself a worker in the field of God, struggling daily to grow in his gift and deliver something special for the world to enjoy, to carry into the future as a record of his times. His studies have yielded one of the greatest bodies of Caribbean works by a single artist, in the most exotic spectrum of oil, watercolor, pastel, charcoal drawing, fine print-making, batiks and stained glass. Roland Richardson Gallery Museum #6 rue de la Republique Marigot, St. Martin 97150 French Tel: [phone] USA Tel: [phone] www.rolandrichardson.com email: [email protected] rolandrichardson.com 30