Photo above: Tropical Flowers Mural created for main entrance waiting area of University Hospital (HUM) in Mirebalais, Haiti in partnership with Partners In Health. Mural design and project facilitation by Laurel True. Project creation by True and the Mirebalais Mosaic Collective: Mario Jeuci, Osner Jean Louis, Cassius Smith, Johnsky Chrispin and Denis Bolivard.

Replay of Presentation + Book Launch:

Mosaics at University Hospital in Mirebalais, Haiti (HUM)

Original Air Date: January 7, 2024

I'm so excited for you to hear the stories and see images from my latest book, Mosaics at Hôpital Universitaire de Mirebalais, Haiti (HUM).

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On January 7, 2024 I hosted a free, virtual presentation and launch of my Mosaics at Hôpital Universitaire de Mirebalais, Haiti (HUM) photo book!  My team and I worked to finish this book during the pandemic. During this “official” launch I shared highlights of the many beautiful projects showcased in the book.

Lillian Sizemore, my dear friend in mosaic exploration, joined me as we chatted about the projects I created with my Haitian team, and with the remote participation of over 100 artists, at a hospital built by Partners In Health and Build Health International in the central region of Haiti. The amazing staff at University Hospital (HUM) in Mirebalais continues to serve thousands of patients despite the ongoing crisis in Haiti.

Watch the replay of this inspiring hour, during which I shared images of the prep and planning, community outreach and engagement, plus images of the many projects my team and I created throughout the HUM campus over the course of many years. I was excited to be able to share this work before I begin another chapter of partnership with Partners In Health. I am traveling to Rwanda in early 2024 to create a mural with local community members to celebrate the life of the late Dr. Paul Farmer, co-founder of PIH.

“Laurel True’s work in Haiti has given Mirebalais Hospital not just wonderful mosaics that dignify our patients’ surroundings, but also a cadre of trained mosaic artists with transferable, marketable skills.

The impact of this project on the community of Mirebalais extends far beyond the beautifully adorned walls of the hospital, into the homes and families of the women and men who did the work; and who will, in turn, train others in their craft.”

- Dr. Paul Farmer, Co-Founder, Partners In Health

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Original Event Date:

January 7, 2024

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About Laurel True

Laurel True is an artist, teacher and advocate of creative expression. Through her studio, True Mosaics Studio, she has specialized in creative placemaking, public art and architectural mosaics for the past 30 years. She has created architectural installations, mosaic murals and sculptural forms for parks, transit systems, streetscapes, hospitals, social and education centers, and commercial and residential spaces across the US and in Haiti, Europe, Mexico, South and Central America and Africa.

She has an active studio practice through which she explores concepts of beauty, identity and perception using juxtapositions of materials and iterative processes.

True co-founded the Institute of Mosaic Art in Oakland, California and has fostered education in the mosaic arts through teaching and speaking around the world. She is Founding Director of Global Mosaic Project, which provides art education and entrepreneurial training to underserved communities in urban and developing areas through socially engaged art. True has trained thousands of students, volunteers, artists, teachers and community members in the creation of over 200 projects globally that contribute to environmental beautification, economic and community development, well-being and social justice.

True apprenticed with artist Isaiah Zagar after receiving a degree in African Studies from University of Wisconsin. She has studied at Studio Arte del Mosaico in Ravenna, Italy; Universite Chiek Anta Diop in Dakar, Senegal; Parsons School of Design in New York and the Art Institute of Chicago.  She participated in/partnered with TEDWomen, International Urban Mosaic Intervention in Chile, International Community Mural Arts Program in Turkey through the US State Department, Partners In Health, UNOPS, Jacmel Mozaik Haiti and recently published her first book. 

Photo: Mosaic mural created with students in Buenos Aires.