About Gallery Owner & Curator
Florcy Morisset is a Haitian-American, born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Queens by her mother alongside her four siblings. Florcy attended Hillcrest-Theatre Arts high school, where her love for all art forms blossomed. Simultaneously, in the summer of 1994, Florcy visited Haiti for the first time, discovering her rich Haitian background and culture. She graduated from Duquesne University, with a B.A. in Psychology and a minor in Biology. Instead of attending medical school as planned, she decided to become a case manager and work with drug & alcohol abusers and the disadvantaged population. In 2006, Florcy had a desire to become an entrepreneur and made the decision to move to Philadelphia, where her love of art called to her.
In early 2006, Florcy jetsetted to Panama where her passion for art lead her to begin collecting Haitian paintings. A year later, visiting Haiti now as an adult, Florcy continued to grow her art collection, acquiring cultural infused paintings. Florcy was both inspired and motivated - immersing herself into the vibrancy and history of Haiti; it was this experience that she wanted to share and bring back to America. In August 2007, Florcy made the decision to open an art gallery and exhibit Haitian art and African masks from her private collection.
Dawning the name Vivant Art Collection, she held the grand opening on Gallery Row in the Historic District of Old City, Philadelphia on November 17, 2007. Vivant features art from her own personal collection of cultural paintings, pottery and masks from the Caribbean, Latin American and African Diaspora. The gallery also spotlights and represents local emerging and established artists. The gallery has become a unique venue based gallery that hosts various social receptions, fundraisers, political discourse, and art forums. The mission of Vivant Art Collection is to entertain and enlighten its guest through visual art and empower them with the story, history and message of indigenous cultural.
In the past year, Florcy has been featured in several media outlets including the City Paper, the Philadelphia Tribune, art blogs and several radio stations. Her personal mission is to build a bridge between the world of art and the community. To facilitate this, she is active in the community as the Chair of the Idea Coalition Arts Initiative and the Community Development Co-Chair of the Haitian Professionals of Philadelphia, Fundraising Chair of Urban League of Young Professionals and member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated and the Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc.
Florcy future goal and vision includes making Vivant a luxury brand with Vivant Art Collection as a cultural art gallery, Vivant Travel Agency that would plan exotic art expeditions/tours and Vivant Interior Designs/Art Consultant which assist on investment and acquisition of art. Vivant Art Collection also plans to expand into a Cultural Arts Center. Florcy not only believes, she practices being engaged and supporting the community through the arts. For more information, please contact at Florcy@vivantartcollection.com
