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CLEM PELTIER
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1970 Orde van den Prince, Mechelen, Belgium
L´Archange Gallery, Brussels, Belgium 1971 Winner of the Grand Prix of Expressionism, New York, USA Taft Gallery, New york , USA Winner of the Grand Prix d’Eté, Nice, France Galerie Splendid, Nice, France 1972 Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada 1973 Calais City Hall, Calais, France 1974 Art in Europe, Brussels, Belgium Galerie Reflets d’Art, Paris, France 1975 Oudenbosch City Hall, Oudenbosch, The Netherlands Burroughs Fine Art, London, UK 1978 Sato Gallery, Tokyo, Japan 1979 Moderne Kunst Gallerie, Aachen, Germany 1980 China Fine Art Gallery, Hong Kong 1981 Modern Galeri, Stockholm, Sweden Taft Gallery, New York, USA 1982 Art Project, Los Angeles, USA Park Gallery, New York, USA 1983 Interim Art, London, UK Galerie Bellefontaine, Lausanne, Switzerland 1985 Galeria Nuñez, Buenos Aires, Argentina 1986 Winner of the Talent Prize, Rome, Italy Galeria Fontanella Borghese, Rome, Italy 1987 Church Gallery, Dublin, Ireland 1988 KB Luxembourg, Luxembourg Galerie Salambo, Paris, France 1989 Horizon Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1990 Galerie Latour, Bordeaux, France Winner of the Kunstpreis, Cologne, Germany Art Cologne, Cologne, Germany 1991 Gallerie Fort Art, Tournai, Belgium 1992 Palais des Colonies, Tervueren, Belgium |
1993 Jacob Jarvits Gallery, New York, USA
Miami Contemporary Art, Miami, USA 1994 Interim Art, London, UK 1995 Sato Gallery, Tokyo, Japan 1996 Casino, Namur, Belgium Salon Réalités Nouvelles, Paris, France 1998 Modern Galeri, Stockholm, Sweden 1999 China Fine Art Gallery, Hong Kong 2000 Exhibition Cultural Capital of Europe, Brussels, Belgium Biennale de Lyon, Lyon, France 2001 Art Project, Los Angeles, USA 2002 Racine Art Gallery, Paris, France 2003 Art Thema Gallery, Brussels, Belgium Biennale de Lyon, Lyon, France 2004 Miami Contemporary Art, Miami, USA Château d’Enghien, Enghien, Belgium 2006 Arsenale, Venice, Italy 2007 The Makeshift Gallery, Melbourne, Australia 2008 Abbey of Dieleghem, Brussels, Belgium Publication of the Book ‘Mysticism and Anarchy’ 2009 Kunstprojekt Mauerfall, Berlin, Germany 2010 Ideeënhuis, Geraardsbergen, Belgium 2012 MiArt, Milan, Italy 2013 London Art Fair, London, UK Teşvikiye Sanat Galerisi, Istanbul, Turkey Espace Blanche, Brussels, Belgium Regular participation at the following art fairs: ARCO Madrid, Madrid, Spain - Art Basel, Basel, Switzerland - Art Basel Miami Beach, Miami, USA - Art Cologne, Köln, Germany - Art Forum, Berlin, Germany - CIGE, Beijing, China - Contemporary Art Fair, Rome, Italy - FIAC, Paris, France - shContemporary, Shanghai, China |
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Ataraxia, Diptych 2 x 70x90 cm, Oil on canvas
Photo: Philippe Vernaeve |
Following passions
For as far as I remember, I've always been expressing my creativity. My mother played an important role herein, always stimulating and supporting me. As a youth I was involved in several disciplines: painting, music, photography, film and acting. But, early on, I chose to invest myself fully in painting, because it was my true calling. I went to an arts college, which is something I can recommend to every young artist, because it is an efficient way to learn a lot of techniques, discover other disciplines - stimulating exchanges, and creates a healthy pressure that challenges you to push your limits, improve your technical skills and eventually find your own style. In 1970 I had my first exhibition at a gallery and launched myself as a ‘professional’ artist. I was fortunate to win a couple of prestigious awards early in my career: the Grand Prix of Expressionism in New York and the Grand Prix d’Ete in Nice, both of them in 1971. Today, winning awards has less impact on me, but in those difficult early days, that kind of recognition of my talent, convinced me I had chosen the right life path and strengthened my resolve to continue working intensively. Participating in contests is a good idea, especially for beginning artists. |
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Philotes (tenderness), 130x90 cm, Oil on canvas
Photo: Philippe Vernaeve |
Teaching
Besides my career as an artist, I had one as a lecturer. Teaching, enabling and stimulating young people to find their calling is in my opinion the most beautiful job there is. I tought advertising and art techniques, but besides teaching them knowledge and techniques, you also pass along plenty of life experience and values. As with my own children, I tried to stimulate my students to develop a more critical mind, more solidarity, a wider perspective, the desire to always discover new things and push their limits, and the love for books and voyages. |
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Moros (fate), 130x90 cm, Oil on canvas
Photo: Philippe Vernaeve |
Reading and traveling
Reading and traveling both confront you with alternative truths, that compel you to question yourself, to change established assumptions, to push existing limits, allowing you to further grow as a person. Traveling has always been my first priority, also in terms of the household budget. That's how I managed to see a large part of the world. Asia will always be on top of my favorite destinations list. The discovery of great civilizations as the Indian and the Chinese, and see for oneself how traditions still influence people's lives today, is a true enrichment. Before I leave, I always try to know as much as possible about the culture of each region, their history, religions, art, customs, etc. It makes conversations with locals all the more interesting. Reading is like a second nature to me. It is a bare necessity, just like eating or drinking. Reading books of great writers and philosophers, brings them into your living room. It almost feels like you're having a conversation with them. I'm convinced that somebody that likes to read, can never be bored. I take notes, compare hypotheses and reflect on them. It is a self-feeding process. |
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