Painter, engraver and sculptor, Jean Dessirier lives and works in Clamart near Paris. Since1985 Jean has been showing his work every year in many galeries and group exhibits.

Jean Dessirier started as a glass artist. He had his first artistic experiences while working in Max Ingrand's workshop restoring glass art works.

Very young he had been attracted by drawing and painting and his calling just got stronger when confronted to other artists at Henri Goetz's workshop (former André Lhote academy) right at the heart of Montparnasse. This is were he learned etching.

He decided to become a painter and was immediately attracted to portraits. From then on the human body became the center of his research.

Jean works mainly from timeworn materials (old wood pieces, zinc, sheet metal, lead) and likes playing with various techniques (cutouts, hammering and painting). Most of his sculptures are polychromic.

Personal Exhibits :

1985 : Paris, Fondation Chaillot-Galliéra, peintures.
1987 : Paris, Galerie Grise , sculptures.
1987 : Paris, Air France, peintures.
1989 : Paris, Galerie Aux mystères d'Eleusis , peintures.
1991 : Paris, Galerie Grise , sculptures et peintures.
1992 : Paris, Galerie Aux mystères d'Eleusis , peintures.
1993 : Paris, Galerie Marie Mamias, sculptures.
1993 : Tokyo (Japon), Galerie Seijo Post , sculptures.
1994 : Paris, Espace Jean Torrens, peintures.
1997 : Suresnes, Dassault Systèmes, peintures et sculptures.
1998 : Clamart, Toulaho, maison-atelier de l'architecte Le Caron, sculptures.
2000 : Genève, chez Benoît de Gorski, sculptures.

Group Exhibits :

1992 : Levallois-Perret, Galerie Arte Viva , sculptures et peintures.
1992 : Paris, Galerie Grise, Village Saint Paul, sculptures.
1992 : Majadahonda (Espagne), Ville de Majadahonda, peintures.
1992 : Paris, Galerie Eclectic , création d'une femme porteuse de lumière.
1993 : Levallois-Perret, Galerie Arte Viva , sculptures.
1993 : Clamart, Centre Albert Chanot, "Le Pavé dans l'art" : jouets d'artistes.
1994 : Clamart, Centre Albert Chanot, "Le Pavé dans l'art" : l'humour de l'Art.
1995 : Clamart, Centre Albert Chanot, "Le Pavé dans l'art" : le Livre et l'Artiste.
1996 : Chouzy-sur-Cisse, Salon international d'art contemporain, Artec, sculptures.
1997 : Levallois-Perret, Galerie Arte Viva, sculptures et peintures.
1998 : Levallois-Perret, Galerie Arte Viva, sculptures et peintures.
1999 : Levallois-Perret, Galerie Arte Viva, sculptures et peintures.
1999 : Paris, Salon de Thorigny, sculptures.
1999 : Clamart, Centre Albert Chanot, "Opération 4Z'Arts", sculptures.
1999 : Arselou, sur le thème du printemps, sculptures.
1999 : Arselou, sculptures sur le thème de l'automne, sculptures.
2000 : Clamart, Centre culturel Jean Arp, "Opération 4Z'Arts".
2000 : Paris, Studio de l'image, "Alice(s) 2000".
2001 : Paris, l' Atelier «Z», "La femme et sa Sensualité", sculptures.
2001 : Arselou, sur le thème la vie la mère et l'enfant, sculptures. ...

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