Ghislaine Fortuney Lamothe (1935 – 15 August 2020), also known as Gizou Lamothe, was a Haitian painter and sculptor. She was the mother of Haitian Prime Minister

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. Born Ghislaine Fortuney in

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in 1935, Lamothe studied in

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before returning to Haiti in 1961. Her works have been exhibited in South America, the United States, and Spain. She died on 15 August 2020.

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* 1935 births 2020 deaths Haitian painters Haitian male painters Haitian sculptors Haitian women painters Haitian women sculptors Artists from Port-au-Prince 21st-century women painters {{Caribbean-sculptor-stub