JEAN-PIERRE BOURQUIN
French (1950-2020)
Artist Statement:
"As for all artists, to create is a need, a mysterious passion and is certainly a struggle against the times and against death. To create is to make a history of being and to leave a trace. It is the pleasure of doing."
Education:
Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Rouen 1969-74, Nation Diploma in Fine Art
Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1974-75, additional art studies
Sorbonne, Paris, 1974, Masters degree in art and archeology
Diplome National des Beaux-Arts 1974
Solo Exhibitions:
2021 "Regards en atelier" (A Look in the Studio), Quasar, Donation Lesgourgues, Peyrehorade, France
2015 La Tanneruie, Begard, Brittany, France
2013 Paintings, Library of Sotteville les Rouen, France
2010 Engravings, Library of Sotteville les Rouen, France
2006 Galerie Courant d’Art, Paris, France
2005 Hôtel de Région, Rouen
TEW Galleries, Atlanta, GA
2004 Galerie Courant d’Art, Paris, France
2002 Alliance Francaise Gallery, France
2002 Salle Esteve - Maison de la Culture (Cultural Center) Bourges, France
2001 Galerie Timothy Tew
1999 Galerie Timothy Tew
Alliance Francaise, Sabadell, Spain
1998 Galerie En Passant, Hamburg, Germany
1997 Retrospective, Musée de Louviers, Louviers, France
Galerie de Menthon, Paris
Galerie Koralewski, Paris
“Suite - Bhoutanaise - 97” Maison des Arts de la Ville, Evreux, France
1994 Galerie Anne Bourdier, Rouen, France
1992 Galerie de Menthon, Paris
Contemporary Art Center, Jouy sur Eure, France
1990 Galerie de Menthon, Paris
Galerie Timothy Tew, Atlanta
1989 Galerie Palluel, Paris
Galerie Ars Longa, Rouen
1988 Galerie Timothy Tew, Atlanta
1987 Galerie Palluel, Paris
1986 Galerie Palluel, Paris
Summer Festival of the Seine Maritime, France
1983 Galerie Lavrov, Paris
1982 Galerie Lavrov, Paris
1981 Galerie Huisse, Rouen
1980 Galerie Traces, Rouen
Group Exhibitions:
2021 Salon, Style , TEW Galleries, Atlanta, GA
2018 Galerie Rejane Louin, Lacquirec, France
2017 Ningbo Museum of Art, China
2016 Expoistion Archipel #2, Galerie Pascaline Mulliez, Paris
2015 Chromatisse, Galerie Djeziri Bonn, Paris
Librartis, Artists book you can touch, Northern Kentucky University Art Galleries,
Highland Heights, USA
La Tannerie Galerie Six, Paris
Ningbo Museum of Art, China
Tu un museo su un parete, Rome, Italie
2014 Traveling Exhibition of Artist Books, Italy
2013 FRAC, Haute Normandie, France
2012 FRAC, Haute Normandie, France
2008 FRAC. Museé de Dieppe AROA. Neuilly sur Seine
2007 20th Anniversary Exhibition, TEW Galleries, Atlanta, GA
2001 Bourquin & Yves Batrel, Painted Glass, Centre de la France, Bourges, France
2000 Bourquin, Aptel, Mabille, Le Rive Gauche, Cultural Center of Saint Etienne, Rouvray
Objets de peintres, Surprises d’artistes, Courant d’Art, Paris
1998 Aptel, Bourquin, Champseit and Sobol, Galerie Timothy Tew
Summer Show, Galerie Koralewski, Paris
1997 Drôles de bovidés. Musée de Vernon
1996 Marie-Cécile Aptel and Jean-Pierre Bourquin, Galerie Timothy Tew
FRAC. Musée de Dieppe
Foire de Strasbourg
1995 "d'un format a l'autre", Galerie de Menthon, Paris
Isabelle Melchior and Jean-Pierre Bourquin, Galerie Timothy Tew
Regard D’un Collectionneur. Toulouse
Beaux et petits.., Galerie Francoise Palluel, Paris
1994 Works on Paper, Galerie Timothy Tew, Atlanta
Marie-Cecile Aptel and Jean-Pierre Bourquin, Galerie de Menthon, Paris
1992 Nine Artists, Galerie de Menthon
Six Artists, Galerie Timothy Tew
Figure Studies, Galerie Timothy Tew
1991 Galerie de Menthon
1990 Les Materiaux, FRAC Exhibition, Cultural Center Benedictine Palace, Normandy
Art pour la vie, Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris
1989 FIAC Art Fair, Paris, Galerie Francoise Palluel
1988 FIAC Art Fair, Paris
1987 FIAC Art Fair, Paris
Emplois du Temps, Rouen
Salon de Montrouge, Paris
1986 Reportages, Normandy, France
FRAC Normandy, Normandy
1985 FRAC Normandy, Normandy
Cologne Art Fair, Cologne, Germany
Museum of Dieppe, Dieppe, France
Paint and the Vegetable, Jouy sur Eure, France
Galerie Palluel, Paris
Works on Paper, Villeparisis, France
Bibliography:
Cullum, Jerry. “Artist in Timothy Tew Show Accomplish Much With Little,” The Atlanta Journal Constitution, June 12, 1998
Public and Museum Collections:
National Library, Paris Etchings, 1974-80
Municipal Library, Rouen Etchings, 1974-80
FRAC (Regional funds for contemporary art, France) Acquisitions in 1983, 84 and 85 FNAC (National funds for contemporary art, France) Acquisition 1985