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Biography
Artist
Philippe Pache
Born in 1961 in Lausanne, where he lives and works, Philippe Pache studied photography at the School of Applied Arts of Vevey. He began working as a freelance photographer in Switzerland and then became a member of the Rapho agency in Paris. In the
1990s, he was the official photographer of the ballet troupe of Maurice Béjart, then
worked for the dance Prix de Lausanne. In parallel to his commercial work for the press
and Swiss illustration, with an accent on portrait photography, he developed a personal
work of a rare subtlety. Fascinated by the movement of the body, the delicacy of the
skin, the beauty of the nude, he photographs in warm shades of black and white or in
soft colors. Paying great attention to light, his photographs exude a quiet sensuality.
Celebrated for his portrait work, he frequently teaches his approach in workshops. His
work has been awarded several times, as in 1989 with the Grand Prix de la Photographie suisse or in 1995 with the 3rd Prize of the International Biennial of Photography
in Tokyo. His works are regularly exhibited, in Switzerland, in France and abroad and
have entered several major public collections of photographs.
Solo exhibitions (selection)
2014
Clinique La Prairie, Montreux, Switzerland
2012
Krisal galerie, Carouge-Geneva, Switzerland
2009
ESF, Espace Saint-François, Lausanne, Switzerland
Krisal Galerie, Carouge-Geneva, Switzerland
In Situ Gallery, Istanbul, Turquey
2008
Medusa Art Gallery, Athens, Greece
2007
Krisal Galerie, Carouge-Geneva, Switzerland
2006
Café des Artistes, Moscow, Russie
2005
Maison des Carnes, Festival Imagiques, Langon, France
2004
Fotosphere Gallery, New York City, USA
2003
Musée suisse de l’appareil photographique, Vevey, Switzerland
2002
Galerie In Focus, Cologne, Germany
Krisal galerie, Carouge-Geneva, Switzerland
Museo Ken Damy, Italy
2000
Galerie, Pècs, Hungary
Galerie Esther Woerdehoff
36, rue Falguière
75015 Paris – France
www.ewgalerie.com
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Photographers’ Gallery, London
Galerie Bodo Niemann, Berlin
Galerie Pennings, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Fotogaleria San Martin, Buenos Aires
1999
Galeria Miro, Snina, Slovakia
1997
Swiss Media, Vevey, Switzerland
Blue Sky Gallery, Portland, USA
1996
Galerie Camera Obscura, Paris
Photo Gallery International, Tokyo
1995
Galerie municipale du Château d’Eau, Toulouse
1994
Galerie Contrejour, Paris
Ecole des Arts Appliqués, Centre Doret, Vevey, Switzerland
1993
Villa du Jardin-Alpin, Meyrin-Geneva, Switzerland
Théâtre Am Stram Gram, Geneva, Switzerland
1992
Encontros da Imagem, Galeria Coluna, Braga, Portugal
1991
Photoforum Pasquart, Bienne, Switzerland
1990
Galerie Switzerland de Paris, Paris
1989
Centre de la Photographie, Maison des Arts, Geneva, Switzerland
1986
Galerie Portfolio, Lausanne, Switzerland
1985
Fondation Gianadda, Martigny, Switzerland
1982
Musée suisse de l’appareil photographique, Vevey, Switzerland
1979
CSP, Lausanne, Switzerland
Group exhibitions
2015
La montagne magique, Heuberg 24 & Galerie Esther Woerdehoff, Basel, Switzerland
Etonnantes affinités, Collections du Château d’Eau, Toulouse, France
Galerie Esther Woerdehoff
36, rue Falguière
75015 Paris – France
www.ewgalerie.com
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2011
Paris Photo, Galerie Esther Woerdehoff, Paris, France
2004
Discoveries of Houston Fotofest, Musée d’Art Contemporain, Moscow
2003
Le portrait dans les collections des origines à nos jours, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris
2001
Deceit of the Intellect, Benham Gallery, Seattle, USA
The Hall of Mirrors, Museet for FotoKunst, Odense, Denmark
25 years of collection, Contemporary Art and Photography, Museum of Fine Arts,
Houston, USA
2000
L’herbier du temps, Galerie Camera Obscura, Paris
Verbotene Früchte, Picture Perfect Galerie, Berlin
1999
Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie, Arles, France
Krisal Galerie, Carouge-Geneva, Switzerland
Paris Photo, Carrousel du Louvre, Paris
1998
Discoveries of Meeting Place, FotoFest 98, Houston, USA
De main de maître (Bibliothèque Nationale), SAGA, Grand Palais, Paris
Body Icons, Photographic Center of Skopelos, Grèce
Modernism & Photography, New York City
1997
ART Basel, (Galerie Bodo Niemann, Berlin), Switzerland
Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris
1996
Paysages Européens, Nancy (F), Strasbourg (F), Toulouse (F)
Galerie du Château d’Eau, Toulouse, France
Galerie Vrais Rêves, Lyon, France
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, USA
1995
Photography Show 95, New York City
The Oriental Gallery, Pékin, Chine
Photo-sensibilité, Galerie Camera Obscura, Paris
1st Tokyo International Photography-Biennale, Tokyo
Comme dans un miroir, Musée de l’Elysée, Lausanne, Switzerland
1994
Jeune Photographie Européenne, Seoul
Salon de Printemps, Epernay, France
Galerie Arts et Lettres, Vevey, Switzerland
Art Cologne (Galerie Bodo Niemann, Berlin), Germany
La matière, l’ombre, la fiction, Bibliothèque Nationale, Mois de la Photo, Paris
1993
Lauréats de la Bourse fédérale des Arts Appliqués, Villa Ciani, Lugano, Switzerland
Le Léman, Musée Switzerland de l’Appareil photographique, Vevey, Switzerland
Galerie Esther Woerdehoff
36, rue Falguière
75015 Paris – France
www.ewgalerie.com
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Panorama Kodak européen de la jeune photographie professionnelle,
Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie, Arles, France
1992
Musée des Beaux-Arts, Taïwan
25 Ateliers, Chavannes-Renens, Switzerland
1991
Découvertes 91, Grand-Palais, Paris
Voir la Suisseautrement, Musée d’Art et d’Histoire, Fribourg, Switzerland
Switzerland for Children, Musée de l’Enfant, Washington, United-States
1990
Galerie de Montbenon, Lausanne, Switzerland
1986
Crédit Switzerland, Lausanne, Switzerland
1981
Triennale Internationale de la Photographie, Fribourg, Switzerland
Monographs
Les Colombines (livre CD), Ed.Radio Switzerland Romande (2000)
Paysage Envisagé (texts by Jacques Chessex), Camera Obscura Editions, Paris, France
(1996)
Fête des Vignerons, Vevey 1999» (with Marcel Imsand, texts by Gilbert Salem),
24 Heures Editions, Lausanne, Switzerland (1996)
Philippe Pache, Galerie municipale du Château d’eau, Toulouse, France (1995)
Philippe Pache, Galerie Switzerland de Paris, Paris, France (1990)
Publications
Portfolio La couleur intime, Réponses Photo, Paris, France (2013
Chasseur d’Images (Portfolio de 12 pages), Paris, France (2010)
World Top Nude Photographers, La Sala Editions , New York City, United-States
(2006)
SHOTS Magazine, United-States (2005)
Nikon News, Zurich, Switzerland (2003)
Das Lexikon der Fotografen 1900 bis heute, Michael Koetzle, Kraus Editions, Germany (2003)
Le portrait dans les collections des origines à nos jours, Bibliothèque Nationale and
Editions Hazan, Paris, France (2003)
Foto Mundo, Buenos Aires, Argentina (2000)
Love & Desire, William A. Ewing, Thames & Hudson Editions, United-Kingdom (1999)
Portraits, singulier pluriel, Editions Hazan - Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, France
(1997)
Black & White, Sydney, Australia (1997)
European Photography, Germany (1996)
Photographies Magazine, Paris, France (1995)
Asahi Camera, Tokyo, Japon (1994)
La matière, l’ombre, la fiction, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, France
Voir la Suisse autrement, Musée de l’Elysée, Lausanne, Switzerland (1991)
Other publications in:
Galerie Esther Woerdehoff
36, rue Falguière
75015 Paris – France
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Foto Mundo (Buenos Aires) / Black & White (Sydney, Australie) / European Photography (Germany) / Photographies Magazine (Paris) / Asahi Camera (Tokyo) / Leica
Fotografie International (Germany) / Camera International (Paris) / Photographie (Switzerland) / Portfolio Photographie No 9 (Switzerland)
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Award
Award Jeunes Créateurs, Fondation vaudoise pour la promotion et la création
artistiques, Lausanne, Switzerland (1996)
3rd prize, 1st Tokyo International Photography Biennale, Tokyo, Japan (1995)
Bourse fédérale des Arts Appliqués, Bern, Switzerland (1992)
Bourse Fondation du Jubilé de l’Union de Banques Switzerlands (1989)
1st prize (Category :s professional) Le bassin lémanique, Switzerland (1989)
1st prize Grand Prix Switzerland de la Photographie, Zurich, Switzerland (1989)
1st prize Competition Romainmôtier (1988)
Collections
Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris
Fondation suisse pour la photographie, Zurich, Switzerland
Musée de l’Elysée, Lausanne, Switzerland
Photoforum Pasquart, Bienne, Switzerland
Musée de la Main, Lausanne, Switzerland
Fonds des Arts plastiques de la Ville de Lausanne , Switzerland
Galerie municipale du Château-d’Eau, Toulouse, France
Artothèque de Grenoble, France
Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Tokyo
Museet for Fotokunst, Odense, Denmark
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, USA
Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires
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75015 Paris – France
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