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Earl Darius Etienne was born in Massacre on Dominica oradea shopping center s west coast and trained at the Jamaica School of Art and the Edna Manley School of Visual Arts. Look for works using his trademark technique called bouzaille or flambeau, a method of applying forms to canvas using a carbon flame. His work is represented by the Iris Dangleben Gallery in the Caribana Shop at 31 Cork Street in Roseau, 767-448-7340. You may also visit his new Gallery #4 at 4 Hanover Street in Roseau, or his studio, The Art Asylum, located in Massacre. Etienne is an outspoken supporter of the arts on Dominica, and he participates in shows throughout the Caribbean, as well as in England, Switzerland, and the United States.