Fireworks, 1982

Christiane Papé  

Artist Statement:

Painting is my "Joie de vivre"

I am a lover of nature, constantly inspired by what I see. Whether with my floral compositions, landscapes, or abstracts, I transpose my perceptions of the beautiful colors, shapes, and movements that nature shares with us onto the canvas extending beyond the mere visual interpretation.

I work with a variety of different media such as acrylic, pastel, collage, and oil. I spent over 35 years in Manhattan and moved back to my birth country of Switzerland 10 years ago. My works are in a variety of museums, private and public art collections, storefronts like Saks Fifth Avenue in New York, and have shown in many galleries in Europe and the US.

Education:

Geneva School of Applied Arts, Switzlerland

Exhibitions:

Solo
2016 Restaurant "Ronchetto" Comano-Lugano, Switzerland
2015 Finter Bank Zurich S.A., Lugano, Switzerland
2014 Radio-Television Suisse-Italienne Lugano (TI) Restaurant Ratatouille, Switzerland
2012 Sofiltel Philadelphia, PA
2011 La Maison de Cadre. Geneva, Switzerland
2008-2010 River Road Gallery, Wilton, CT
2006 Lillian August, South Norwalk, CT
2006 Margot and Camille Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2005 H. Pelham Curtis Gallery-New Canaan Library, New Canaan, CT
2005 Daum, New York, NY
2004 Daum, New York, NY
2004 Barnes & Noble, New York, NY
2003 JFK Airport, Lufthansa 1st Class Tea Lounge, Jamaica, NY
2003 Lalique, New York, NY
2002 French Consulate, New York, NY
2001 Atmosphere Gallery, New York, NY
2000 French Consulate, New York, NY
1999 Bloom Space, New York, NY
1998 Agama Gallery (2 person show), New York, NY
1998 Private Dealer Show, New York, NY
1995 The Basil Leaf Gallery, Locust Valley, NY
1993 Z Gallery, SoHo, New York, NY
1991 Maska International Gallery, Seattle, WA
1990 Straus Gallery, New York, NY
1988 Ars et Decora Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1988 The Kling Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1987 Barucci's Galleries, St. Louis, MO
1986 Galleria "Il Canovaccio," Rome, ITALY
1983 Bodley Gallery, New York, NY

Group exhibitions:
2018 River Road Gallery, Wilton, CT
2014 Galerie Kunsthalle, St. Moritz, SWITZERLAND
2012 Windows on Main Street, Beacon, NY
2011 Gamble Gardens, Palo Alto, CA
2011 River Road Gallery, Wilton, CT
2011 Lumen Gallery, New York, NY
2011 La Maison du Cadre, Genève-Switzerland
2010 River Road Gallery, Wilton-CT
2009 American Contemporary Gallery, Annapolis, MD
2008 River Road Gallery, Wilton, CT
2005 Seamen's Church Institute of New York, NY
2004 Betty Barker Gallery Spectrum 2004 Juried Exhibition, New Canaan, CT
2003 United Nations, New York, NY
2002 United Nations, New York, NY
2001 Sailor's Valentine Gallery SVG Collection, Nantucket, MA
2000 Atmosphere Gallery, New York, NY
2000 German-American Cultural Council at Chelsea Center, New York, NY
2000 French Institute-Alliance Française, New York, NY
1999 German-American Cultural Council at Chelsea Center, New York, NY
1998 Gallery Art 54-SoHo, New York, NY
1998 Art-Lore Gallery, High Point, NC
1998 Gallery Szent-Gyorgyi, Falmouth, MA
1998 Cultural German American Council at Chelsea Center, New York, NY
1998 Galerie "Die Treppe", Stuttgart, Germany
1997 Gallery Art 54-SoHo, New York, NY
1994 Galerie "Die Treppe", Stuttgart, Germany
1994 Gallery Art 54-SoHo, New York, NY
1992 Abney Gallery, New York, NY
1989 Musée du Luxembourg, (Invitational Bicentennial) Paris, France
1988 International Protocol Officers Association, New York, NY
1988 Robertson Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1988 Artexpo, New York, NY
1987 Palazzo dei Congressi, EUR Rome, Italy
1987 Swiss Institute, New York, NY
1987 Museum of Arts and Sciences, Daytona Beach, FL
1987 Vassar College, The Art Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY
1987 Necca Museum, New England Center for Contemporary Arts, Brooklyn, CT
1987 Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, CT

Tags:

Abstract, botanicals, flowers, large artwork, vivid colors, large canvas.