STUDIES AND ARTISTIC LIVE


  
STUDIES: Agronomic Baccalaureate and Horticulture/Landscaping BTS
artistic studies: none
 
PROFESSION: Insurance brokerage in the commercial register (Insurance of works and art objects)
1986-1997
 
 
ARTISTIC COURSES: In 1998: with an art founder near Cluny and at the Fondation de Coubertin (both 15 days)
 
 
 
ARTISTIC JOURNEY AND AWARDS IN SCULPTURE (Chronology)
 
 
A) Grand prizes in National and International Art Fairs
 
2000 Castillon du Gard
2000 Cassis 2005 Grasse (06)
2001 Le Puy en Velay 
2002 Gemenos (13) 
2003 Saint Raphael 
2003 Briançon (05) 
2005 Draguignan (83) 
2005 Golden Eagle of Nice
2005 Cannes (06)
2006 Cannes
2006 Sainte TULLE
2008 Saint Tropez
2011 Trebes/Carcassonne
2012 La crau (83)
2012 Le Puy-en-Velay (43)
2012 Agora Gallery in Eyguières (13)
 
 
B) First sculpture prizes
 
2000 Nice (Hotel Negresco) 
2001 Vittel (Silver City Medal) 
2003 Béziers (gold medal) 
2005 Rambouillet (audience award) 
2005 Grasse (audience award)
2005 Marseille (audience award)
2006 Nice (City Medal)
2010 Cavalaire sur mer (83) 
2010 Beaulieu (06), Academy of Fine Arts award 
2013 La Garde (83) AMOPA 

C) Some invitations to group exhibitions
 
2002 Romanesque chapel of Sainte Anne in Arles (Association of the VAN GOGH bridge)
2002 10th International Exhibition of Puy en Velay
2005 Salon of Sainte Tulle (04)
2006 18th International Grand Prix of Draguignan
2006 19th International Eagle from Nice to Saint Jean Cap Ferrat
2012 17th International  Show of Trèbes/Carcassonne
2013 International Exhibition of Puy en Velay
 
D) Participation in exhibitions in historical places
 
2003 55th Salon Violet in Paris
2004 Salon of animal sculptures at the National Sheepfold in Rambouillet
2005 52nd Salon of the Artistic Association of the Prefecture of Police of Paris at the Hôtel de Ville
2006 53 rd ditto
2006 Salon of French Artists at the Grand Palais (sculpture section)
2007 Salon des Artistes Languedociens in Nissan (34) with Michel PLASSON
2011 Biennale of Sacred Arts in Lyon (Saint Polycarpe)
2013 Salon des Artistes Français at the Grand Palais in Paris with my first engravings
2014 Salon of French Artists at the Grand Palais: Engraving Prize: Hélène LAFFLY, international engraver, actress
2014 National Assembly of South Korea in Seoul
 
 
E) Personal exhibitions
 
Municipal cultural services, tourist offices and associations
 
2001 Grévin de Provence Museum in Salon de Provence (13)
2004 Cultural Center of Saint Raphaël (83)
2007 Rostand Museum of Saint Maximin (83)
2008 For my 10 years of creation, invitations by the Var municipalities: La Celle (abbey), Le Beausset, Bormes les
mimosas (hotel des arts), La Seyne sur mer, as well as in Gréoux les Bains (04) at the castle of the Templars.
2012 Provençal Center of Chateau Gombert in Marseille
2012 Villa Bagatelle (Town Hall of the 6th and 8th arrondissements of Marseille)
2013 Crossroads of Arts, Cultural center of Saint Maximin (83)
2014 Lamanon room in Salon de Provence (13)
 
 
F) HONORS
 
2005 Vermeil Medal from the Academy of Arts, Sciences and Letters of Paris
2006 Silver Cross of the French Merit and Devotion Association
2015 Gold Medal from the Academy of Arts, Sciences, Letters of Paris founded in 1915 (Centenary promotion)
 
 
2015 Schedule :
 
February-March: Engravings at the Belvue Museum in Brussels (as part of the René CARCAN International Prize)
March-April: The month of the print/Graver Now Association in Rueil Malmaison. Invitation by Claude TOURNON,
President of the engraving section of French Artists.
 August: First Prize in engraving at the Salon du Puy en Velay at the Center Pierre Cardinal
- Magne (Poitou in May)
- Personal exhibition at the Museum of Art (Bormes les Mimosas) from 05/15th to 06/14th
- Engraving Prize at the Salon de Haute Loire
- Invited to the 15th International Engraving Fair in Morhange (Maison du Bailli) from 2015 09/19th to 10/04th
- Invited to the Aigle International de Nice in November
- 226th Salon of French Artists in Paris at the Grand Palais (engravings) from 11/24th to 29th
- Group exhibition at Saint-Victoret(13) Espace Ménestrel from November 16 to 30/opening: 11/20 at 6 p.m.
- SNBA at the Carrousel du Louvre (engravings) from 15 to 19/11/2015
 
Deposit of 4 engravings at the National Library of France in 2015 December 
 
 2016 non-exhaustive list programming :
 
February: Exhibition of works on paper in Etampes
March: Saint-Martin de Crau Art Center (13) (solo exhibition)
April: Espace Gibert in Lézignan Corbières
The Maison du Patrimoine in Six Fours les Plages (83) with 3 artists
June: Exhibition at the Hall des expositions de brignoles with the association of engravers
July: Exhibition in a gallery in Aix en Provence
August-October: Invitation to the 8th Douro International Engraving Biennial in Portugal
August-October: engraving exhibition in Valladolid (Spain)
September: Invitation by the city of Brignoles to the  Cultural Center
October: Salon CHIMERIA (Visionary Arts) at SEDAN, International Engraving Biennial of JURMALA (Latvia): 2nd Prize of the Organization
Latvian Maritime and City Award
November: Salon des Artistes Français at the Grand Palais in Paris (postponed from February 14th to 19th, 2017); Bucharest International Print Biennial
(Romania), LVIV International Print Biennial (Ukraine)
December: National Society of Fine Arts at the carousel of the Louvre
December: UFA International Print Biennial in Russia
 
 2017 Start Planning:
 
February: 17th Salon of works on paper in Etampes
February: French Artists Grand Palais Paris
March: 21st Plastic Arts Fair of Saint-Pierre-Les-Nemours
March: Heritage House of Six Fours (83)
March: 36th International exhibition of engravings and drawings at the gallery of the University of Bradley/State of Illinois/USA
March: International Engraving Biennial of DOURO in Portugal
April: Impressions 2017 in Barbizon/ 34 international engravers in JF MILLET's workshop
May: Biennial of etchings and prints of Aiguillon, Dastrac museum (Lot et Garonne) from May 20 to June 4
May: Biennial of engravings in Hyères
From May 10 th to June 10th: transition to art, gallery in Millau
August: Haute Loire International Fair
August 11 until September: Participation in the Varna Biennial (Bulgaria) at the Boris GEORGIEV gallery
September: 2nd International Biennial of Contemporary Engraving in Iasi/Moldova/Romania
September: IV International Biennale of Printmaking KAZAN, Museum of Fine Arts, Republic of Tatarstan (Russia)
September: IV International Exhibition of Contemporary Graphic Art/ La Huella/Colombia
October: les frangines art gallery in Toulon
October: International Biennial if small Etchings/Graphium/Timisoara 2017/Romania
November: 12th International Engraving Biennial "IOSIF ISER", PRAHOVA Museum in PLOIESTI (in Romania)
November: 14th International Print Biennial José de RIBERA-IXATIVA 2017/Valencia/Spain
From September 23 to November 5: Personal exhibition of 35 engravings as part of the 10th World Printmaking Triennial in Chamalières (Puy de Dôme)
​ September: Participation in the VII Bienala Ibero Américana de Obra Grafica/Caceres Spain
December: National Society of Fine Arts (Carrousel du Louvre in Paris)
 
 2018 Schedule:

January to March: Tommy Zen Gallery in Montreal/Quebec
Release in January of a 100-page artistic monograph including 60 illustrations
February: French Artists Fair/Grand Palais/Paris
February-May: Participation in the René CARCAN International Engraving Prize, Book and Binding Museum, Brussels (Belgium)
From 03/18th to 04/28th: CARCES/Var media library
March-May: International Engraving Triennial of LISLE Sur TARN
April: exhibition at the restaurant chez Racel in Aix en Provence/talk on the art of engraving on 04/06th the day of the opening/sale and dedication of my book.
From 03 to 05/06th: Biennial of engraving in NANT/Aveyron
June: Retrospective of 6 years of engraving at the honorary town hall of Saint-Raphaël (Var)
From 08/23th to 09/05th: Senate Orangery/Luxembourg Garden in Paris
October: Art Paper Lyon, Palais de Bondy
International Printmaking Biennial Cacak 2018/Serbia
Participation with 50 engravers in the artist's book (50 original engravings / large format at Editions Patanegra / Oviedo / Spain with several exhibition venues in Spain including Madrid and Bilbao.
August-September: participation in the 3rd Biennial of Romania.
November:
- Erotic Art Fair: Château de Sillans la Cascade/Var.
- 30th International Aigle from Nice to Saint Laurent du Var (guest and jury member).
- 5th International Engraving Biennial "Livio ABRAMO" ARARAQUARA/Brazil (guest).
 December:
- Galerie Les Frangines, Rue SEMART in Toulon.
 
 2019 non-exhaustive programming exhibitions:
 
February:
Art en Capital/French Artists/Grand Palais/Paris.
March: Salon de Vienn'art/Vienne Isère.
April:
- Salon of Erotic Art CACERES/Spain.
- Marie POSCIA Gallery Hyères/Var. Personal exhibition.
- International Engraving Triennial Bendara Budaya Jakarta/Indonesia.
May:
- Circle of Arts/Media Library of Cotignac/Var. Personal exhibition.
- TAYLOR Foundation/Paris. Invited by the Pointe et Burin Association.
- Personal exhibition at the Casino of Sanary sur Mer.
June:
- Biennial of Engraving Galerie Marie POSCIA/Hyères.
- International Exhibition of Engravings - Centro Cultural de Mogi Mirim/Santo Antonin/Brazil.
October: ART CITE 2019 fair in Fontenay sous Bois;-(guest)
October: International Engraving Biennial in EREVAN (Armenia).
From December 11th to 15th: 3rd participation in the National Society of Fine Arts (Caroussel du Louvre)
December: MICA GRAPHIUM International Engraving Biennial in Timisoara (Romania)
 
2020:

02: 7th participation in the Society of French Artists Grand Palais Paris
05: Personal exhibition of engravings at the Léty gallery in Vienne (Isère)
05: Engraving fair in Nant (Aveyron)
07: Personal exhibition of engravings gallery Pont des Z'arts in Savoie in Seyssel
08: 41st International Exhibition of Haute Loire in Le Puy en Velay
09: International Triennial of Engraving in Chamalières canceled
 
2021 non-exhaustive programming exhibitions  (depending on the pandemic):

02: French Artists (Salon canceled but virtual catalog)
04: 21st Salon of works on paper in Etampes
05: Printemps des Arts in my village (83) that I organize
Engraving and micro-publishing fair in Nant (Aveyron)
Artpage engraving fair in Octon (Hérault) organized by Judith ROTHCHILD
06: 2nd Virtual International Printmaking Biennial at Basbulus in Turkey
06: 2nd Virtual International Printmaking Biennial in Cieszyn, Poland
08: 34th International Art Fair of Haute Loire in Le Puy en Velay
21st International Engraving Biennial in Varna in Bulgaria
09: 11th International Printmaking Tiennale in Chamalières (Puy de Dôme)
09: Printmaking Day at Saint Sulpice, Paris

kyiv International Engraving Fair in Ukraine, Silver Medal
10: 2nd International Engraving Biennial of the Pasquale CELOMNI Foundation in Teramo, Italy/Special Mention Prize
11: 14th International Biennial of Contemporary Engraving "IOSIF ISER" in Ploiesti, Romania
11: Participation in International Original Print Exhibition organized by Royal Society Of Printmakers/London.
ART FAIR Rome from 11/19th to 12/03th
From 11/13th to 11/14th with the latest fashion (screen printing) at the Belle de Mai wasteland in Marseille
 
2022:

02: Salon of French Artists at the ephemeral Grand Palais Champ-de-Mars in Paris
02: Illustrations of the book "Microtopia" by Christophe REVERTEGAT at Editions Maîa
03: 22nd Paper Art Works/Etampes near Paris
04: Participation in a portfolio (15 engravers) on the theme of Oliver/Andalusia/Spain
05: Exhibition of prints in Nant (Aveyron/engravings and micro-edition)
05: Art Page with Judith ROTHCHILD, famous engraver of black matter/Octon/Occitanie
06: Exhibition at the National Society of Fine Arts (SNBA)/Orangerie of the Senate/Paris
06: Print Day, place Saint Sulpice Paris
07: Exhibition of Fine Arts Haute Auvergne/Cantal/France
08: 43rd Salon de Haute Loire in Le Puy en Velay with demonstrations of prints
10: Participation in a portfolio (30 engravers) organized by Silex Ink/Illustrations du livre Matin Brun

10: Participation in the Passerelle de l'art/Association Ombre et Lumière at the Bastille Design Center Paris from October
21th to 23th

 2023 non-exhaustive programming exhibitions:

From 2022 Christmas to 2023/01:
Mini Pictures Show at the Bankside Gallery in London organized by the Royal Society Painter-Printmakers of London
From 01/06th to 02/11th, invitation to the Town Hall of La Ciotat/3 visual artists at the Chapel of the Penitents bleux; exhibition of my engravings and sculptures and with also Elyane Lecoq, and the engravings of the late Jean-Jacques her husband (engravings and sculptures)
02: Participation in the Salon of French Artists /ephemeral Grand Palais  in Paris
03:group exhibition organized by friend Ramon Ramón Moya López in Granada/Spain,

03 to 06: My participation in the 5th International Triennial of intaglio engraving at the Raymond LAFAGE Museum in L'ISLE-SUR-TARN
04: Personal Exhibition/OIRA-ARTLESS Gallery at Ukmerge in Lithuania organized by Oksana Judakova
05:Engraving and micro-publishing fair in Nant/Aveyron

07: Personal exhibition Château Allingres/Savoie
07: personal exhibition of engravings at the Art'llingeoise gallery in Allinges in Haute-Savoie, organized by friend Jean-yves Masset,
08: Bookstore "Our roots in Auvergne", Place de la Liberté in Clermont-Ferrand
08: Group exhibition at the Château d'Effiat/Puy de Dôme
08: 44th International Exhibition of Haute Loire in Puy en Velay
08: Personal exhibition: Café Galerie Associatie "the ladybug "  in Allègres/ Haute Loire
O4/08: Dedication of my book at the bookstore Nos Racines d'Auvergne by friend Christophe Gironde in Clermont-Ferrand,
09: Personal exhibition of engravings at the Oups Seillons-source-d'Argens gallery in the Var. Without forgetting the presentation of the porfolio Matins bruns organized by Silexink Lithographie, and the participation of Biennials and Triennials of engraving in France and abroad.



2024 programme

For A and B, other venues will be added during the summer.

A) I'll be there.
January (15/01 to mid-February): galerie La Fourmi in Cadenet/Vaucluse/with 2 engravers including Joël Ramos, Atelier les animals,
February (13 to 18) : Le Salon de la Société des Artistes Français, as part of Art Capital/Grand Palais Ephémère/Paris,
April (02 to 21): Duo with Hélène Bascoul, at Vincent Tavernier's studio-gallery in Marseille,
May: (03 to 05): Salon de la gravure et de la microédition in Nant/Aveyron organised by Paulette Fournier,
08 to 18: Solo exhibition at the Maison de la gravure in Céret/Pyrénées Orientales,
21 to 08/06: Salon de la gravure et fête de l'estampe at the Galerie de la Porte Rouge/Avignon/Vaucluse organised by Corinne Mariotte,
24 to 26 May: Salon de la gravure et fête de l'estampe in Montolieu/Aude organised by Olivier Diaz de Zarate,
August: 44th Salon International de Haute Loire in Le Puy en Velay, organised by Jacques Bernard,
September (05 to mid-October), solo exhibition at the atelier galerie du 8 in Le Puy en Velay organised by Jorge Costa Bravo.

B) I will send prints by post;
February: Mini Picture Show exhibition until 01 February at the Bankside Gallery in London,
February/March: Participation in 2 portfolios in Spain (Oviedo and Granada),
Competition for the Taylor Foundation, and printmaking biennials and triennials abroad,
May: Salon de la gravure fantastique in Etampes/Ile de France,
03 to 02 June: RE Original Print at the Bankside Gallery/London,
August (02 to 08/09): Summer Bankside Gallery/London.

Personal invitation to take part in the 11th edition of the Leonardo Sciascia Prize (20 participants), chaired by
Erik Demazières, Academician,and sponsored by the Italian Ministry of Culture, with travelling exhibitions in 2024 and 2025 in : Fabriano, Milan, Florence, Venice and Rome.