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| Joelle
in her Paris Studio |
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SUMMER
2005
NEW WORKS:
CERAMICS
executed
in the Sassi-Milici Studio in Vallauris
under the guidance of Francis Milici, the renowned ceramist
more information about the Galerie & Studio Sassi-Milici
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Artist’s
statement
Life is a mystery and “the entire world is a stage”:
well the art object is inducing a game, a distance to be created
between the viewer and the art object, which allows the viewer to
better grasp his own reality or essence.
More precisely, in order to truly engage the viewer in looking and
therefore seeing, to bring him in this “here and now”
place that we tend so often to elude, I like to create art works
where what is to be seen is not too obvious (for instance monochromatic
paintings such as “The unknown” which I derived from
the character “Phantasm”, or the ceramic “Against
all odds”-inspired by the character “River”- where
form and colors somehow contradict each other). The silent conversation
thus engaged between the art piece and the viewer, will make him
or her exist. For we exist –or have a feeling of our own being-
mainly in the eyes of others or, in that particular case, through
the reflection of our own eyes in the art work.
This is also why I am very found of creating a piece for someone:
out of empathy, it allows me to create the art piece that I feel
is needed by that particular person, to balance or help blossom
his or her self. It goes beyond the recognition of others particular
tastes and is, in my view, not dissimilar to the actor empathy for
his or her character.
In addition to colors and strokes or lines, the medium I choose
is obviously very significant, for each medium tends to convey a
different form of sensuality. Watercolor is one of my favorites
–as it conveys so naturally breathe. Yet I do have at the
same time a very strong connection with earthy mediums –such
as powder stones and clay: they allow me to create art works which
seam to be born from themselves, a world of their own coming to
rise with apparent ease.
I am always puzzled by the recognition that one brushstroke will
be meaningful… and not the other one. To find that stroke
is my quest, Prometheus stone to be pushed again and again: whatever
brush stroke I painted before, needs to be reinvented again: no
fear, no attachment, but an infinite new beginning. |
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| Collaboration
with the following art galleries |
2006-
present |
Galerie
Sassi-Milici, Vallauris, France |
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L'Atelier
Gallery, Zermatt, Switzerland |
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Drew
Art Gallery, Sparta, New Jersey
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| 2004 |
Galerie
des Lys - 41 E. 60th St., New York, NY 1022 |
1994-
2005 |
Capricorne
Art Gallery, Zermatt, Switzerland
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| Nationalities |
| French
& American |
| Education |
| 1991-1997 |
Maniglier Art Studio, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France |
| 1985-1988 |
H.E.C. (Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales), Jouy-en-Josas, France
Business major and Art minor, including international studies in
the U.S.A. (U.C. Berkeley) and in Italy (Universita Bocconi, Milan) |
| Solo
Exhibitions |
| 2009 |
Farewell
Exibition - In Motion - June 30th.
Launching of an alternate exhibition space, downtown Tribeca space
prior to Deroy's move abroad. |
| 2007 |
Deroy
| Milici: The painter and the ceramist: Encounter in the French
tradition of Vallauris.
A lecture by Joëlle Deroy, together with an exhibition
of selected cecamics she created in the Sassi-Milici Atelier.
Exhibition and conference at the FIAF (French Institute/Alliance
Française) in New York
Tuesday December 4 at 6:30 p.m. |
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Paintings
and Ceramics by Joëlle Deroy, solo show sponsored by
The Corcoran Group, New York, NY, October 2007 |
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Joëlle
Deroy | Splashes - New Paintings
Pierre's Restaurant
2468 Main Street, Bridgehampton, NY 11932
May 30 - June 27, 2007 |
| 2006 |
In
the Rough - One person show - sponsored by Douglas Elliman,
New York, NY, December, 2006
Media coverage: TV Channel 11, Evening News,
December 2006
Joëlle Deroy - “By the Sea”, Ezair Gallery,
Southampton, New York, July 8-31, 2006
press
release
Joëlle Deroy - “Beauty Concept, Vibrations Beyond”,
Ezair Gallery, New York, May 1-31, 2006
press
release
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| 2004-2005 |
Joëlle
Deroy - "Calligraphic Paintings" - works inspired by Chinese
and Japanese arts
November 16, 2004 - January 15, 2005
Le Consulat Général de France, New York, NY
press
release |
| 2004 |
Joelle
Deroy, French/Texan Artist - Solo Exhibitor at 26th Annual International
ARTEXPO, New York
February 26 - March 1, 2004 - Jacob Javits Convention Center
- New York City
Press
release |
| 2003 |
Joelle
Deroy - Paintings & Works on Paper
Sunday December 14, 2003
Gotham Building, New York, NY |
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Fusion
- Paintings & Works on Paper, Monique Geraud Gallery, New
York, NY 10021, June 28- July 24 |
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Works
on Easel - Paintings & Works on Paper, May, Gotham building,
New York, NY |
| 2002 |
Privately
curated exhibition featuring Nathalie
Forneri and Joëlle Deroy,
New York, NY |
| 1997 |
Galerie
du Centre Culturel Arturo-Lopez in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France |
| Selected
Group Exhibitions |
| 2010 |
Joelle
Deroy | Paris La Defense - New York: an artist perspective on transcultural
business environments
| New photographs & Mixed media
The Ceres Gallery, New York, NY (Chelsea) - November 30 - December
4, 2010
| PRESS
RELEASE |
| 2009 |
Ceres
Gallery, Chelsea, New York, Tuesday December 15 - Saturday December
19, 2009 - press
release |
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AAF
- The Affordable Art Fair, New York City, May 7-10 with Living with
Art, New York, NY |
| 2008 |
Cue
Art Foundation, New York, NY
Splashes
was exhibited - read
the article |
| 2007 |
Sacred
Ways: A Spiritual Journey to the East, Paintings & Mixed
Media Works, Tria Gallery, New York, NY, June 7-July 20 |
| 2005 |
Masters'
Mystery Art Show, The Ritz Carlton, South Beach, Miami Beach,
Florida |
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Joëlle
Deroy & Susana Falconi -
"Abstraction
| Surrealism",
The Gotham, New York, June 9 |
| 2004 |
Women
in the Arts 2004, LATIN AMERICAN ART MUSEUM, Miami, Florida,
March 12-31 |
| 2002 |
Dime
Bank in Manhattan, New York |
| 2000 |
Fabrizio
Art Studio in Manhattan, New York |
| 1999 |
New Century Artists Art Gallery in Soho, New York |
| 1994-96 |
Maniglier Art Studio in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France |
| 1994 |
Club International du Droit et de l’Economie in Paris, France |
| Selected
Private Collections |
| In
France, Switzerland, Japan and the U.S.A |
| Bibliography |
| 2006 |
Best
of New York Artists & Artisans (to be published shortly) |
| Reviews
& Articles |
| 2006 |
New
York Art Magazine |
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China
Arts Magazine |
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Art
Fairs International Magazine |
| 2005 |
France-Amerique
Newspaper (International Edition of the Figaro) |
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ArtNewsChannel
(Online news and press releases exclusively for the arts)
Joëlle
Deroy & Susana Falconi: Abstraction / Surrealism |
| 2004 |
ArtNewsChannel
Joëlle
Deroy, French/Texan artist, to be Solo exhibitor at 26th Annual
International Artexpo in New York |
| Award |
| 2003 |
Ponteiro
award: Elected week's best artist |
| Professional
Affiliation |
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Member,
AAIA (National Association of Independent Artists) |
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