Clément Siatous

Clément Siatous (born 17 February 1947) be a Mauritian den British painter of Chagossian origin. He be known for ein paintings wey dey depict de daily life of de Chagossians before dema exile.
 Biography 
Na dem born Clément Siatous for 17 February 1947 for Diamond Island insyd de atoll of Peros Banhos, insyd de Chagos Archipelago.Eviction from the Chagos Islands : displacement and struggle for identity against two world powers. Sandra Evers, Marry Kooy. Leiden: Brill. 2011. ISBN 978-90-04-20441-6. OCLC 742350339. Na Chagos be for de time a dependent territory of Mauritius, einself a colony of de British Empire. For birth, na Clément Siatous der fore a citizen of de British dependent territories. Na he lost ein poppie for de age of three, wey he move plus ein family for de first time for de age of five to Diego Garcia, de main island of de archipelago. Na he for move to Mauritius insyd de 1960s make he treat ein ailing mommie. Like chaw Chagossians, na dem prevent am from make he return to Chagos by de British authorities wey he for stay insyd Mauritius.
 Exhibitions 

 Port Louis, 1997
 Sagren, Simon Preston Gallery, New York, 2015
 The Chagos Embassy of Puerto Rico, Embajadada, San Juan, 2016
 Inside the Nest, Simon Preston Gallery, New York, 2017
 CONDO Unit, Galeria Jacqueline Martins, São Paulo, 2018
 CHAGOS: Cultural Heritage Across Generations, Plaza, Rose-Hill, 2018
 New Art Dealers Alliance NADA House, New York, 2021
 Chagossian Islands History, Crawley Museum, Crawley, 2021

 References 

Category:Mauritian Creoles
Category:Chagossian people
Category:Mauritian artists
Category:20th-century British painters
Category:1947 births
Category:Human
Category:Mauritian people
Category:Recipients of de Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean
Category:People wey komot Port Louis District
Category:British people of Mauritian descent