Upon completion of his degree from the Ecole

Nicolas Bernière
Upon completion of his degree from the Ecole Estienne, University of Arts and Graphic Design in Paris,
Nicolas Bernière took courses from Philippe Lejeune at the Ecole d'Etampes. At the same time, he
studied living forms under Debort and Fontaine at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts
(University of Fine Arts – Paris). After specializing in classical and contemporary Western painting, he
completed his training with a focus on Art History at the Ecole du Louvre.
He always works by series, experimenting with different styles and techniques, following his fascination
for living forms and their imperfections as well as the organic nature of the material. The title of this
exhibit, “Quadruvium” (the crossing of paths), perfectly reflects the polymorphic style of his work as well
as his particular manner of working. Here his technique consists of taking a completed drawing and then
damaging it, aging it using water and oil. It is through this transformative process, of creationdestruction, that he arrives at a transfiguration of the original work.
Nicolas Bernière is born in Paris in 1970 and works in Paris and Bern.
Group shows
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2006
2004
2001
2000
1997
1996
Galerie l’œil du Prince, Paris, FR
Biennale de Montmartre, Dessins, Paris, FR
SALO II, Salon du Dessin érotique contemporain, Les Salaisons, Romainville, FR
Visionen von Pilgern, Peripherie Arts, Gunten, CH
Biennale d’Issy les Moulineaux « L’art du goût, le goût de l’art », FR
Biennale des 109, Prix de peinture Philippe Marin, Citée Internationale des Arts, Paris
SALO, Salon du Dessin Erotique Contemporain, Les Salaisons, Romainville, FR
Les Grandes Figures, Les Salaisons, Romainville, FR
Kleinformate, Galerie Am Leewasser, Brunnen, CH
Small is Beautiful, Galerie l’œil du Prince , Paris, FR
Biennale de 109, Citée Internationale des Arts, Paris, FR
Salon de Mai, Espace Commine, Paris, FR
Salon Comparaison, Paris, FR
Galerie Daniel Besseiche, Val d’Isère, FR
Biennale d’Art Contemporain, D.A.C, Brie Comte Robert, FR
Salon MAC, Paris
Carnet-Livres Editions, Musée de la Halle St Pierre, Paris, FR
Musée d’Art et d’Histoire « Courant d’Art », Saint-Denis, FR
Résidence, Wandelbar Art International, Bern, CH
Icare 2004, Bureaux du Departement Japonais du Hyogo, Paris, FR
Résidence Horizon, L’Arbre à Planches, Eglise d’Autry Issards, FR
Salon d’Art Comtemporain Animalier, Musée d’Histoire Naturelle de Paris, FR
Ma Vie à Deux, Hotel de France, Paris, FR
Squ’art, PolePi, Paris, FR
Hommage à L.S. Senghor, Bibliothek Nationale de Paris, FR
Fondation LS Senghor, Caen, FR
Single shows
2014
2012
2011
2009
2008
2005
2001
1998
1997
Quadruvium, Le Salon Vert
Atomic boy, Momabern, CH
1990-2011 Séléction, Zigloo, Paris, FR
The Flower’s Flow, Galerie Feuillantine, Paris, FR
Mètro and Co, La Maison de la Radio, Paris, FR
Montagnes, Wandelbar Art International, Bern, CH
Aquarium et Sirènes, Galerie Studiolo, Paris, FR
Fonds Marins, Maison de la Polynesie Française, Paris, FR
Fleurs Maladives, Galerie Debarros-Charpy, Lyon, FR
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