Résumé

Wood artist
 

Exhibitions

2011
  • Sarah Myersgough gallery, London, UK (December 1 - 31)
  • The world turns: AAW@25, Saint Paul, USA (December)
  • A travers le bois, l’Atelier d’Ateliers d’Art de France, Paris (October 20 - December 3).
  • SOFA Chicago, USA (November 4-6).
  • Hors Série, Paris, France (September).
  • Expression Bois, Saint Amand en Puysaye (58), France (July - September).
  • The fine art of wood, North Carolina Arboretum, Asheville (NC), USA (May - September).
  • Small Treasures, Del Mano gallery, Los Angeles, USA (May).
  • Hot Tea !, Del Mano gallery, Los Angeles, USA (April).
  • SOFA New York with Ateliers d’Art de France, USA (April).
  • Maison Parisienne, Geneva, Monaco, Paris, Bruxelles.
  • New perspectives in wood, Del Mano gallery, Los Angeles, USA (March).
  • Personal exhibition, Espace Aragon, Villard Bonnot (Grenoble), France (February -April)

2010
  • Toobo Art Shop, Grenoble, France.
  • Maison Parisienne, Brussels, Geneva, Paris.
  • Talents of Ateliers d’Art de France, Paris.
  • Expression Bois, AFTAB, Villeneuve les Avignon, France.
  • Wood and marquetry museum, Revel, France.
  • Fauna and flora, Del Mano gallery, Los Angeles, USA.
  • SOFA West (Santa Fe) and Chicago (represented by Del Mano gallery), USA.
  • The Teapot, American Association of Woodturners, Hartford (CT), USA.
  • Hot Tea ! Del Mano gallery, Los Angeles, USA.
  • Ultra Dentelles ! Collection gallery of Ateliers d’Art de France, Paris.
  • Small Treasures, Del Mano gallery, Los Angeles, USA (March).
  • AFTAB’s 7th travelling exhibition.

2009
  • La Veine, Araucaria gallery, La Pierre (38), France.
  • Hors Série - Galerie Ephémère, Ateliers d’Art de France, Paris, France.
  • Center for the Arts, Meylan (38), France.
  • Expression Bois (Wood expression), Ateliers d’Art de France - AFTAB, Paris, France.
  • Spirit of the Southwest, American Association of Woodturners, Albuquerque (and touring) USA.
  • Small Treasures, Del Mano gallery, Los Angeles, USA.
  • Turning to the future, Grovewood gallery, Asheville, USA.
  • Artist in residence, Passion du Bois wood show, Grenoble, France.
  • Spindle exhibition, American Association of Woodturners, Albuquerque, USA.
  • 2nd travelling exhibition from the Spanish woodturners association.

2008
  • Personal exhibition, Frotey les Vesoul, France.
  • le Tournage d’art, une technique d’ouverture (Artistic woodturning, an open technique), SEMA (Society for the promotion of Arts & Crafts), Paris, France.
  • AFTAB (French Woodturning association) 6th travelling exhibition .
  • DysFUNctional, Woodturning Center, Philadelphia, USA .
  • Autour du bois, chapelle de l’Observance, Draguignan, France.

2007
  • Passion du Bois wood show, Grenoble, France.
  • A en perdre la boule ... et pourtant elle tourne, city hall gallery, Yverdon, Switzerland.
  • Turning Green, American Association of Woodturners, USA.
  • AFTAB’s 5th travelling exhibition, France.

Publications and awards

2011
  • Marie-Claire Maison, “Tendance nature”, May-June 2011.
  • Finalist of the 12th prize “Liliane Bettencourt pour l’intelligence de la main”, Bettencourt Schueller foundation.

2010
  • Tournage sur bois: Select 1, Planet’Bois edition.
  • Purchase for Ateliers d’Art de France permanent collection.
  • Finalist of the prize Talents d’Exception, Bettencourt Schueller foundation.
  • Finalist of the Grands prix de la création de la ville de Paris (Paris creation awards).

2009
  • In profile: Pascal Oudet, Woodturning Magazine, December 2009.
  • Purchase award for AAW permanent collection.
  • Finalist of the Grands prix de la création de la ville de Paris (Paris creation awards).
  • 1st place, internet contest Egg, American Woodturner, Winter 2009.
  • Turning to the Future review, American Woodturner, Fall 2009, AAW.

2008
  • The art of turned bowls by Richard Raffan, Taunton press.
  • The French Connection, American Woodturner, fall 2008, AAW.
  • 1st place, internet contest Turned for Use, American Woodturner, fall 2008.
  • 1st place, internet contest Sphere, American Woodturner, summer 2008.

2007
  • 3rd place, Woodturning magazine / Axminster  competition.
  • 1st place, woodturning category, Passion du bois wood show.

2004-

Demonstrations

2011
  • North Carolina woodturners symposium, USA (October).
  • Class at the Arrowmont school of Art and Crafts (September 25 - October 1)
  • AAW annual symposium, Saint Paul (MN), USA (June).

2010
  • Emerging Artist, AAW annual symposium, Hartford (CT), USA.
  • L’Atelier of Ateliers d’Art de France, Paris.
  • Willy Van Houtte open days, Berneem, Belgium.
  • AFTAB international woodturning congress, Villeneuve les Avignon, France.

2009
  • European turning contest, Bréville, France.
  • l’Atelier of Ateliers d’Art de France, Paris.
  • AAW national symposim in Albuquerque (NM), USA.

2008
  • 8th woodturners gathering (Encontro de Torneiros) in Galicia, Xermade, Espagne.
  • Maison du tournage open days, Carlencas, France.
  • Petites journées de l’Arrondi by Jean-François Escoulen, Puy St Martin, France

2007
  • AFTAB member days, St Paul en Jarez, France.
  • Irish woodturners guild annual seminar, Ballina, Ireland.
  • Willy Van Houtte open days, Berneem, Belgium.
  • Passion du bois wood show, Grenoble, France.

2006
  • St Galmier wood festival, France.

Background

 
  • Born in 1972 in Vesoul, France
  • Electronics engineer.
  • Living with my wife and two children near Grenoble in the French Alps.
  • Woodturning start in 2001, courses with Joseph Deronzier, Graeme Priddle, Richard Raffan, Alain Mailland.
  • Professional since 2006
  • President of AFTAB (French Association for Artistic woodturning) since 2010.

 

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