Contemporary Art
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Chronology

1948
Born in Couches, Saône et Loire on april 19th.
1964-1967
Attends the Teachers School and Fine-Arts School in Mâcon.
Studies in Nice with Fontanarosa, Brayer, Belmondo and Carzou.
1968
Full-time studies at the Fine-Arts School in Mâcon.
1969
Studies at Claude Bernard : Teachers University for Fine-Arts (Anatomy, perspective, decoration and history of art). Model creation for couturiers Lanvin, Dior, Cacharel.
1972
History of arts at the Sorbonne. Sketch studies at the Ecole Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
1973
Post-graduate teaching degree in plastic arts.
1974
Teaches plastic art in Montélimar. Purchase and establishment of the Atelier du Bateau Ivre in Saint Eugène, Saône et Loire.
1975
Teaches plastic arts in Saône et Loire. Regular practice in painting.
1977
Individual exhibition at Pablo Neruda cultural center in Epinac.
1978
Individual exhibition at the Châteauneuf gallery, presided by H. Vincenot.
1979
Individual exhibition at the Centre d’Animation et de Rencontre in Montceau.
1981I
Individual exhibition in Bourg-en-Bresse.
1982
Individual exhibition at the Couvent des Clarisses in Charolles.
1983
Creates Galerie Songe in Montceau with N. Sogno. Group exhibition with Lemoine and Claverie, illustrators.
1984
Group exhibition at Ecuries de St Hugues in Cluny. Group exhibition at the Kagyu Ling temple, Saône et Loire, with Carzou, Laporte et Cartier-Bresson, Durrell.
1985
Individual exhibition at Galerie Peinture Fraîche in Paris, with N. Sogno. Group exhibition in Avignon.
1986
Individual exhibition at Galerie du Lutrin in Autun. Individual exhibition in Bourg en Bresse. Group exhibition at Kagyu Ling, with Dusseau, Mac Avoy...
1987
Individual exhibition at Galerie du Val de Saône in Tournus. Creates the scenery and dresses for " La Moschetta ", an italian Comedy, and " Les Pépins de Clafoutis ", a children’s play, performed by the Golmus Company. Individual exhibition at Galerie Songe in Montceau.
1988
Individual exhibition at the Cultural Center of Couches. Group exhibition in Paris, organized by Reader’s Digest and presided by Simone Veil. Awarded Grand Prix de la jeune peinture française. Acquisition by the Yvon Gattaz Foundation. Scenery creation of " Don Quixote " for the Golmus Company.
1989
Organizes the " Image en Saône et Loire " exhibition. Individual exhibition at Galerie Lamartine in Chalon sur Saône. Individual exhibition at the Cultural Center and the Château of Savigny les Beaunes. Salon d’Automne at the Grand Palais in Paris.
1990
Individual exhibition in Mâcon. Awarded First Prize of the Grand prix de France des Arts Plastiques, Académie internationale de Lutèce, silver medal 90. Scenery creation of " A Midsummernight’s Dream " for the Golmus company. Poster creation for the play " Le Lac etc... " performed on Lamartine’s bicentenary. Exhibition at Galerie Songe in Montceau. Individual exhibition at Galerie du Lutrin and Hôtel des Ursulines in Autun. Lithography creation at the Mourlot workshop in Paris for Galerie Hautecoeur. Salon d’Automne at the Grand Palais in Paris. Individual exhibition on the Autoc’Art in Cluny.
1991
Permanent exhibits at Galerie Impression 21 and Galerie Hautecoeur in Paris. Exhibition at Galerie Songe in Cluny and at the Kagyu Ling temple, both sponsored by Journeaux de Saône et Loire for whom JC Bligny creates the "Eté bleu " magazine cover. Individual exhibition at Galerie Barthélémy in Besançon. Individual exhibition at Galerie Dazy in Tournus.
1992
Goup exhibition " One century of french lithographic creation at the Mourlot workshop " with Buffet, Brasilier, Cathelin, Jansem, Manessier, Mühl, Matisse, Chagall, Picasso, Braque. Travelling exhibition in Europe and the USA. Individual exhibition at Galerie Lamartine in Chalon sur Saône. Individual exhibition at Galerie du Lutrin and Hôtel des Ursulines in Autun. Creation of 8 x 3 m mural painting in the Ursulines Chapel, inaugurated by Denis grivot. Exhibition with painter Hilaire at Galerie Dazy in Auxerre. Individual exhibition at Galerie Songe in Montceau. Filmed by Eric Nivot in " La forme du vide ". Permanent exhibits at Galerie Dazy in Dijon and Beaune.
1993
Individual exhibition at the Kagyu Ling temple in presence of Benge Kempo Rimpotche, minister of Bhutan, and Robert Dompnier, president of the France-Bhutan Association. Individual exhibition at Galerie Chabanian-Le-Baron in Annecy. Individual exhibition at the Cultural Center in Epinac. Anination & exhibition at Galerie Dazy in Dijon, with painter Blanc-Brude. Demonstration of lithographic and engraving techniques. Group exhibition with Tobiasse, Weisbuch, Toffoli and Brayer. " Painting & Poetry " exhibition at Karma Ling, near Chambéry, with writer Sylvie Fabre during the Art & Spirituality Festival. Conducts a " Painting & Meditation " session at Kagyu Ling. Group exhibition at Galerie du Pharo in Marseille. Numerous stays in Provence : Aix, Cézanne’s house, rue Boulégon, and Digne. Paints lavander fields in Valensol and Banon. Permanent exhibits at Galerie Chabanian-Le Baron in Annecy, Val d’Isère, Megève, Courchevel 1850. Honorary guest at the 41st Salon d’Automne de l’Atelier de Beaune.
1994
Individual exhibition at the Cultural Center in Digoin. Ceramic creation with the Azulejo Workshop of Digoin. Individual exhibition at Galerie Barthélémy in Besançon. Partakes in the Europ’Art international fair in Geneva with Galerie Chabanian-Le Baron. Individual exhibition at Galerie Songe in Montceau. Individual exhibition at Château de Saint-Amand near Cosne sur Loire. Exhibition at Galerie Chabanian Le Baron in Bastia with Laporte and Izarny. Individual exhibition at the Chirens abbey near Grenoble. Individual exhibition in Luzy, Nièvre.
1995
Exhibition in Buthan. Exhibition in Germany. Exhibition in the temple of Kagyu Ling. Exhibition projects in Japan. Original lithography projects, exclusively for Japan.
Permanent exhibition at Galerie Le Chevalet d'Eon in Salon de Provence. Exhibition at Europ'Art in Genève. Individual exhibition at Galerie Songe in Uzès during the summer. Individual exhibition in Uchon in Burgundy. Permanent exhibition at Galerie Marbash in Mulhouse. Exhibition in Japon via Christianne Vallé Galerie in Clermont-Ferrand. Exhibition in Saint Denis (Réunion). Exhibition in Abidjan organised by R. Bohan.
1997
Permanent exhibition at Galerie des Ducs in Beaune. Individual exhibition at Galerie Le Chevalet d'Eon in Salon de Provence. Individual exhibition at Galerie d'Art du Château de la Verrerie in Creusot. Individual exhibition at Galerie Chapitre in Autun. Journey in Tibet. Individual exhibition at Galerie Songe in Montceau. Exhibition at company "Boiron" in Lyon. Exhibition in Reunion. Permanent exhibition at Galerie Chabanian-Le Baron in Honfleur. Exhibition at Europ'Art in Genève. Permanent exhibition at Galerie Raugraff in Nancy. Permanent exhibition at Galerie Victor Hugo in Saintes. Exhibition at Galerie L'Art du Cadre in Tournus. Creation of a Virtual Galerie on Internet. Sale of works in saleroom. Parution in Akoun annual.
1998
Individual exhibition at Galerie Victor-Hugo in Saintes. Individual exhibition at Galerie Raugraff in Nancy. Individual exhibition at Galerie du Chapitre in Autun. Individual exhibition at Galerie Chabanian-Le Baron in Annecy. Published in the Akoun 98 Directory. Permanent exhibition at Galerie Epreuve d'Artiste in La Baule, and at Galerie Daudet nearby Toulouse. Individual exhibition in Besançon. Group exhibition at Galerie Oceane in St Denis de la Réunion, and in Abidjan. European Fou ...

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