Published by Spirit of St Barth
Editor: Sébastien Martinon
Article written by: Véronique Miltgen (Former curator of the Museum of Fine Arts in Tours, France)
Edition N°13 - 2026 (Cover and Pages 12-13, 30-35)
Dec 11, 2025

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Charles Moreau Les Mouettes, 2017, Leucophaeus atricilla – Amériques, oil on canvas, 15.75 x 24.41 in / 40 x 62 cm

One of the most notable things about St. Barth is its unique community, with a flair for the artistic and a deep appreciation of beauty. This is what promotes the evolution of truly moving work. Meet the creators, galleries, and partners that make the St. Barths art scene so vibrant.

Charles Moreau Roseau des Indes, 2024,
Cordyline Fruticosa – Asie et Océanie,  oil on canvas, 

29.92 x 66.14 in /  76 x 168 cm

Charles Moreau fell into painting at a young age. The son of an antique dealer and a museum curator, his sensitivity to different art forms was nourished by academic studies, but also by travel, visits, and encounters. Initially attracted to studies in architecture, he then pursued a university course in art history and specialized in the study of artistic anatomy as it was taught in France in the 18th century. But his curiosity and encounters within the family circle pushed him towards non-European arts, which he discovered and deepened through reading, visits to specialized museums, and travel. His move to New York in 2007 confirmed this choice. He then came into contact with major dealers, collectors, and curators who opened the doors to an aesthetic universe of great historical and intellectual richness.
 

"His deep interest in Natural History, in which he finds a kind of extension of what he had glimpsed through his academic work on art education, is expressed through his artistic production, drawings and paintings that capture the variety of animal and plant species living on the island."

Charles Moreau Ixora, 2024,  Ixora tropical Asia, oil on canvas, 

35.43 x 39.37 in / 90 x 100 cm

Today, his activities in St. Barthélemy, as director of the Wall House Museum but above all as an artist, draw on these diverse experiences. His deep interest in natural history, in which he finds a kind of extension of what he had glimpsed through his academic work on art education, is expressed through his artistic production, drawings and paintings that capture the variety of animal and plant species living on the island. This attention to the natural history of the Caribbean fuels a reflection on colonization and its effects, the repercussions of globalization on living things, and the place that humans can hope to find in the great cycle of life and death. Charles Moreau’s work can be seen at the Space Gallery St Barth, Carré d’Or, Gustavia.
 

Charles Moreau Conures Soleil dans un quenettier, 2025, aratinga solstitialis et melicoccus bijugatus - Amérique du Sud, oil on canvas, 

40.16 x 66.93 in / 102 x 170 cm

Charles Moreau Frangipanier, 2024, plumeria obtusa - Amérique Centrale et Caraïbes, acrylic and oil on canvas, 

31.50 x 53.15 in / 80 x 125 cm