Jean-Claude Coutaz was born in 1944 in Saint-Maurice VS. He began his studies at the Collège de Saint-Maurice following the classical Latin-English track, continued them at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (EPFL) from which he graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering.
It was in 1972 that he settled in Sion with his wife and opened his own engineering office.
JCC began painting in 1980 and since then his technique has continued to evolve.
Solo exhibitions:
1995 Gallery Restaurant Casabaud, Saint-Maurice VS
1996 Galerie des Vergers, Sion VS
1996 OCF-AC1, Lausanne VD
2019 La Vidondée Cultural Centre, Riddes VS
Group exhibitions:
1996 Tour Lombarde, Conthey VS
1997 Terre des Hommes, Massongex VS