JACQUES CARPENTIER (France)

Jacques Carpentier was born in Amiens (Somme) France. He is a student of the Impressionist and Post Impressionist period of the Nineteenth Century.  He presents his passion of nature in all it’s harmony, and his paintings are filled with movement and light, guided by poetic enthusiasm. The artist's love of bright, vibrant colors are found throughout his work, featuring landscapes and architecture of the French countryside as his most cherished theme.

STUDIES:

- Ecole de Beaux-Arts d'Amiens
- Academie Henri-Goetz (Paris)
- Atelier de la Grande Chaumiere (Paris)
- Createurs Principaux Etudies: Les Impressionistes et Les Fauves

MAJOR EXHIBITIONS:

- Musee de Picardie (1973, 1974, 1975, 1976)
- Salon des Surindependants (Paris from 1973 to 1981)
- Salon d’Automne Vaison-la-Romaine (from 1986 to 1989)
- Festival International de Nyons (from 1987 to 1991)
- Salon d’Automne de Paris (from 1989 to 1994)
- Invited Guest of Honor, Salon de Plaiseau 1991
- Exposition L'art Contemporain in Washington, D.C.
- Salon des Artistes Francais Societaire since 1991
- Salon du Dessin et la Peintuer a l'Eau since 1992
- Salon de Rambouillet (from 1992 to 1995)
- Salon de la Ste Nationale d'Horticulture de France (since 1992)
- Salon d'Art de Mantes - la - Jolie (1993, 1994, 1995)
- Salon du Val d’Or – Plastica Latina (since 1994)
- Salon du “10 au 15” Paris (since 1994)
- Salon de Quincy s/Senart 1997
- Salon de la Vallee de Chevreuse 1997
- Salon des Independants Paris 1997, 1998
- Galerie d'Art Marabello, Barcelona 1998
- Salon de Marly le Roi 1998, 1999
- Salon du 10e Arrdt, Paris, 1998, 1999
- Chetkin Gallery, Red Bank, New Jersey

PRIZES & MEDALS:

- Medaille d’Or Aquarelle Vaison – la –Romaine 1986
- Medaille d'Or Pastel Salon international de Nyons 1987-1988
- Prix hors Concours Peinture Nyons 1989
- Prix de l'Etang d'Or Peinture Salon de Rambouillet 1994
- Medaille d’Or Pastel Salon de Coye – la – Foret 1994
- Medaille d’Argent 8e Salon de Peinture SNHF, Paris 18e 1997
- Medaille d’Or Pastel 23e Salon du Dix au Quinze Paris 1998