1952
Loïs Mailou Jones: Peintures 1937-1951 is published in Paris, a book of more than one hundred reproductions of Jones’ French paintings.

1953
August 8: Marries award-winning Haitian graphic artist Louis Vergniaud Pierre-Noël in Cabris, France, Céline's home town. Initially, Pierre’s aristocratic family worried about him marrying an American and her family worried about her marrying a Haitian.

Receives oil painting award for Coin de la Place Maubert, Paris from Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

1954
Spends first summer as a wife teaching and painting in Haiti with Pierre. She teaches at the Centre d'Art and paints the people and landscape at the request of President Paul E. Magloire. While in Haiti she completes Peasant Girl, Haiti.

September 17: Haiti honors Loïs with the Diplôme et Décoration de l'Ordre National "Honneur et Mérite au Grade de Chevalier" for outstanding achievements in art. Her work is energized with bright colors and reflects the life of the people and their beliefs.

1955
January: Loïs’ life-size portraits of Haitian president Paul Magloire and his wife are featured at a reception and solo exhibition of her Haitian works at the Pan American Union Building in Washington, D.C. during their state visit as guests of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Vice-President Richard Nixon and his wife returned the visit in March.

1957
Nature Mort aux Géraniums, 1957 was painted in France and collected by Drs. Camille O. and William H. Cosby, Jr. (Bill Cosby).

1958
Receives award for design of publication Voici Haiti.

1960
Receives watercolor First Award for Voodoo Worshippers, Haiti from Atlanta University. Receives oil painting First Award from National Museum of Art, Washington, D.C. for Fishing Smacks, Menemsha, Massachusetts.

1962
July 12-August 20: Leads 27 students in first Howard University student tour of France. All students receive certificates. Lois Receives certificate from the Académie de la Grand Chaumière, Paris.

1964
Spends summer painting in Haiti and France until 1966.

1965
Leads Howard University faculty-student tour of Europe.

1967
Leads five week "Around the World" tour for Howard University alumni.

1968
Documents work and interviews contemporary Haitian artists for a Howard University "The Black Visual Arts" research grant.

November: Loïs and Pierre are featured in Ebony magazine.

Begins exhibiting work annually at The Art Club, Washington, D.C. and continues 1976.

1970
Receives second "The Black Visual Arts" grant and travels to 11 African nations for research. Meets contemporary artists and takes slides of their work, and presents lectures in Africa and the US.

Lectures and researches in Ethiopia, Sudan, Kenya, Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Dahomey, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Senegal

November: Research report Contemporary African Art is published by the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History in Washington, D.C.

1971
September 30: Completes "The Black Visual Arts" research project. Over 1000 slides and boxes of material are given to Howard University archives.

1972
Travels and paints in Africa and France. Completes Ode to Kinshasa.

Lectures and researches in Sudan, Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda, Congo, and Nigeria

Completes Ubi Girl from Tai Region.

1973
Receives Howard University research grant for study "Women Artists of the Caribbean and Afro-American Artists."

1975
Receives Howard University's Fine Arts Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching.

1976
Travels to Haiti to report on current art scene.

Lecture and presentation of portrait to Senegal President Leopold Sanghor at the International Culture and Development Colloquium. Lois illustrated a limited edition portfolio of Sanghor’s poetry

1976
October: Travels and paints in Senegal as Howard University's representative to International Colloquium on Culture and Development. Paints President Léopold Sédar Senghor.

1977
Commissioned by Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority to design Founders Commemorative Window, Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel, Howard University.

May: Guest artist at FESTAC, Second World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture in Nigeria. Exhibits Moon Masque.

Retires from Howard University as professor emerita.