Caroline LESGOURGUES Draftswoman Visual artist and painter

Caroline LESGOURGUES
4 bis rue de la maréchale
78630 Bures Morainvilliers - France
M: + 33 (0) 6.82.90.91.66
[email protected]
Member of the Taylor Fondation
and SNBA.
Member of the “Estampe de
Chaville” and “Manifestampe”.
Draftswoman
Visual artist and painter - engraver
Training
1976 - 1979
1980 / 1986
1980 - 1983
1986 - 1987
2000 - 2005
2005 - 2012
La Celle-Saint-Cloud Fine Arts School (drawing, painting, sculpture) - J.DEYME
International Graphic Arts School - Venice - R. LICATA
DUPERRE National School of Applied Arts - Visual artist
E.N.S.A.A.M.A.- OLIVIER DE SERRES - Urban environment
Villedieu Graphic Arts Workshop - Elancourt - C. COENEN
L’Estampe de Chaville - A .BONGIBAULT - C. SANTAMOURIS
Awards
2005
Engraving award: Forms and Colors show - Velizy (78)
Lions club award: Fine Arts show of Garches (92)
2008
SNHF Gold Medal (National Society of Horticulture - France):
18th Large frame fine-art exhibition - SNHF - Paris - 19th Town Hall - Paris (75)
SNBA Engraving first prize (National society of Fine Arts):
Autumn Show “Château des Tourelles”- Le Plessis-Trévise (94)
2010
Water color award: Val de Mauldre 11th Show (78)
ADAGP award: SNBA show - Carrousel du Louvre - Paris (75)
2011
Engraving award: Painters of the abbey Show - Poissy (78)
Grand Prize of the city: Art and Materials Show - Saint-Pierre-lès-Nemours (77)
Castle of Beauregard award: A.I.E.L. Show
Loire International Academy Show - Loire (41)
Gally Farm award: Nature drawing competition (78)
2012
Valentin Ponseti award: A.I.E.L. show (41)
Acquisitions
Private Collections: France, Germany, Lebanon, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United-States
Public Collections: Richelieu Engraving department of the National library (BnF) - Paris (75)
Art publications
Book illustrations “Le Désert de Retz - Carnet de voyage”
Lelivredart Editions - Text by Bettina de Cosnac
Professional experience
Teacher and designer.
Teaching: Drawing and composition; perspective and contrast, harmony and chromatology, morphology
with models, plastic arts, graphic arts and engraving techniques.
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Personal exhibitions
2000
Vegetal graphics: Drawings - Town Hall - Avon (77)
Nature: Drawings -Villennes-sur-Seine (78)
2001
Artist’s workshop: Drawings, pastels and engravings - Levallois-Perret (92)
2003
Thuillier gallery: Engravings, drawings, pastels, and watercolours - Paris (75)
Art Present gallery: Engravings - Paris (75)
2007
Ministry of Economy and Finance Arts Centre:
Engravings, drawings, pastels and watercolours - Paris (75)
Syrian Arabic Arts centre: Engravings, drawings, pastels and watercolours - Paris (75)
2008
Love of Nature: Drawings, watercolours - Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe (86)
SEMA gallery “An artist’s family”: Engravings and drawings - Paris (75)
2010
L’Ecu de France gallery “Artist families”: Engravings and drawings - Viroflay (92)
2012
Artists in May - “Guest of honour”: Engravings - Médan (78)
Public exhibitions
Regular Exhibitions, Biennials and Parisian Shows as:
The French artists - “Art en Capital” - Grand Palais - Paris (75)
Artists in May - Médan (78)
Salon of Young Talent - “Arbustes” - Mantes la Jolie -78)
Fontenay-le-Fleury Show (78)
Loire International Academy Show (41)
IIIrd Lions Club Biennial - Le Chesnay - Rocquencourt (78)
VIIth Biennial “Salon of Art and Materials” - Saint-Pierre-lès-Nemours (77)
Val De Mauldre show - Maule (78)
SNBA show - Carrousel du Louvre - Paris (75)
“Le monde de l’estampe” - Art and History Museum of Colombes (92)
“Art en Capital” Drawing and Water Color Show - Grand Palais- Paris (75)
“Le Château des Tourelles” - SNBA Autumn Show - Le Plessis-Trévise (94)
Autumn Show - Espace Auteuil - Paris (75)
18th Large frame fine-art exhibition - SNHF - Paris - Town hall 19th - Paris (75)
Val d’Oise International Engraving Biennial - Ermont (95)
Fine Arts show of Garches (92) / Garches Show
Chaville Engraving Biennial (92)
Black and White Biennial - La Garenne-Colombes (92)
Shape and Colours Show - Vélizy (78)
“The Painters - Engravers” - Town hall - Villennes (78)
Figuration critique: Paris (75), Lyon (69), Saint-Malo (35), Saint-Germain-Des-Angles (27)
Atelier
4 bis rue de la maréchale - 78630 Bures - Morainvilliers - Tél: 06.82.90.91.66
N° Siret: 342.005.378.00035 - Maison des Artistes: M 516544