Frans Booi

(Bonaire, 1943) studied at the Art Academy of Den Bosch, The Netherlands, was a teacher and co-founder of FAB – Foundation for Art and Industry Bonaire, co-founder UN-FO-BON – Foundation Union Folkloriko Boneriano, a storyteller and a presenter, director and producer of the radio programme of Cultura di Bonaire and the stories of
Pa Buchi and Pa Gyermo. He developed the modelling system for the architecture of the Netherlands Antilles still being used today. For fourteen years he headed the Department of Culture and Education in Bonaire. He was co-writer of the first official cultural policy for the Netherlands Antilles, co-founder of OKSNA and Bonaire Representative from 1985 to 1992, founder and director of the Museum of Bonaire, from 1988 to 1992, president of the Commission of Linguistic Standardization of Papiemento. He published Boynay Tey, a book of mythology and oracle of Bonaire (1997), and wrote, directed and produced Boynay Searches for His Father for television. He is also a sculptor and painter.