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Lucius A. Fontenot |
Lucius A. Fontenot was born in 1978 and grew up in the small Cajun town of Mamou, Louisiana. He studied art at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Lucius uses the arts to document, preserve, perpetuate and aid in the proliferation of his Cajun and Creole culture, identity, language and music. His photography captures the traditions and landscapes of the Cajuns and Creoles. Lucius has been active in the local art and music scene for more than a decade. He was the founding member of the artist collective, 3rd Coast Artists and co-owns Valcour Records.
In addition to being co-founder and Director of Communications at Valcour Records, Lucius is a board member of Louisiane-Acadie, Inc., a non-profit, umbrella organization that helps to connect Louisiana, Acadien and Francophone organizations. He is also co-president of Les Jeunes Cadiens, a group of young Cajun, Creole and Francophone activists working to preserve and perpetuate Louisiana’s French language and culture. In 2008 Lucius organized and curated the international art exhibition, Moncton Rock - Acadiana Cri: Art & Music in the Acadien Cultural Capitals 1968-2008, funded by a grant from the Louisiana Endowment of the Humanities and the World Cultural Economic Forum. Lucius' photographs have appeared in: The New York Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, La Louisiane Magazine, The Times of Acadiana, The Independent Weekly, UP! Magazine, Living Blues Magazine, Sing Out! Magazine, Le Journal de Montreal, Blue Moon Presents.com. Lucius lives in South Louisiana with fellow artist and wife Angelica Fontenot. (And their two cats.) |
