Stephen Arboite

Stephen Arboite (b.1987) is a multidisciplinary artist of Haitian descent who was born and raised in New York City and now resides in Miami. Arboite’s work considers beauty outside of classical aesthetic paradigms and places an emphasis on spiritual transformation and evolution of human consciousness. Arboite considers himself primarily a self-taught artist with a foundation in drawing and painting from the State University of New York, Purchase College.

His works have been exhibited nationally and internationally at the Museum of Contemporary Art in North Miami, N’Namdi Contemporary in Detroit and Miami, T & Y Projects Tokyo, and the Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts in Michigan, amongst others. Some notable collections include the Jorge M. Pérez Art Museum of Miami, the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami, the Eric and Donna Johnson Collection, and the Arthur Primas Collection of African American Art.

  • The Machèt series

    The Machèt series, initially inspired by the artist’s father’s battle with dementia, symbolizes resistance, cultivation, and transformation. Much like memory, the machete carries the weight of history while holding the power to carve new narratives. Through layered materials, textures, and burned openings, the artist creates vignettes that explore both lived and inherited experiences, bridging personal and collective memory. These paintings function as meditative spaces—portals for reimagining identity, fostering healing, and reshaping cultural perception.

  • Broken Mirrors; Warrior family and Justice #1, 2025

    Coffee, fire, acrylic, mixed media collage on paper

  • Broken Mirrors; Warrior family and Justice #2, 2025

    Coffee, fire, acrylic, mixed media collage on paper

  • Broken Mirrors; Warrior family and Justice #3, 2025

    Coffee, fire, acrylic, mixed media collage on paper

  • Broken Mirrors; Warrior family and Justice #4, 2025

    Coffee, fire, acrylic, mixed media collage on paper

  • Broken Mirrors; Warrior family and Justice #5, 2025

    Coffee, fire, acrylic, mixed media collage on paper