Christian Scott (Kit) Cawley was born in Branford, Connecticut on September 12, 1952. He moved with his family to St. Croix, in the U.S. Virgin Islands in 1960.
During his formative years, Kit ...view moreChristian Scott (Kit) Cawley was born in Branford, Connecticut on September 12, 1952. He moved with his family to St. Croix, in the U.S. Virgin Islands in 1960.
During his formative years, Kit attended Silvermine college of Art in New Canaan, Connecticut, and the New School for Social Research in new York City.
On the island of St. Croix, he created highly detailed acrylic paintings reflecting a Caribbean fantasy inspired by Haitian art.
After Hurricane Hugo devastated the island of St. Croix, Kit moved to New Orleans in 1989, where he lived for 15 years until Hurricane Katrina blew ashore, forcing him to re-locate to Savannah, Georgia.
Kit passed away at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, Georgia, after a heart attack on September 3, 2007 at the age of 54.view less