Stéphane Ducret

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Established since 2006 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Stéphane Ducret is a Swiss contemporary artist born in 1970 in Lausanne, Switzerland.

He studied at the Geneva University of Art (ESAV), Switzerland, where he began his professional career as an artist. He was commissioned large-scale paintings by the Geneva Hospital (1998) and by the Geneva International Conference Center (1999) before moving to New York City. He showed his work at the Bronx Museum of the Arts (2000) among others, and founded the Point Gallery (2000-2002).

He moved his studio to Porto, Portugal (2001) before being appointed Director (2002-2006) of l’elac (l'espace lausannois d'art contemporain, Lausanne).

Continuously showing his work, at Edward Mitterrand Gallery, Geneva (2002), l’elac (2002, 2003), the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Lausanne (2003, 2004, 2005), Synospsism Gallery, Lausanne (2005, 2006, 2007), FAC (Forum d’art contemporain), Sierre (2006), Centre PasquArt, Bienne (2006), he was awarded by The Fondation leenaards in 2003.

[edit] Solo Shows (selection)

2007 Galerie Synopsism, Lausanne
2007 Exposition personnelle, Galerie ARTINSPORT, Crans-Montana
2007 Exposition personnelle, BOUTIQUE GALLERY DESIGN HOTEL La Cour des Augustins, Genève
2006 Around the House, la galerie | etc, Genève
2006 Flamingos, Forum d’Art Contemporain, Sierre
2006 Stéphane Ducret, commissaire d’exposition : Catherine Othenin-Girard (historienne d’art), Centre Nespresso, Orbe
2005 Georgem, Galerie Synopsism, Lausanne
2003 Peintures, l’elac (l’espace lausannois d’art contemporain), Lausanne
2002 Galerie Edward Mitterrand, Genève
2001 La vie en rose, The Point, New York
2000 Freedom, The Point, New York
2000 Walls, 450 Broadway Gallery, New York

[edit] Group Shows (selection)

2006 Artistes de la galerie : exposition d’été, Galerie Synopsism, Lausanne
2006 Branding, Centre PasquArt, Bienne
2005 Editions du Département arts visuels de l’Ecole cantonale d’art de Lausanne/ECAL, Galerie de Multiples, Paris
2005 ‘FleaMarket II’, temporarycontemporary, London
2005 Accrochage [Vaud 2005], Musée cantonal des beaux-arts, Lausanne
2004 Accrochage [Vaud 2004], Musée cantonal des beaux-arts, Lausanne
2003 Galerie Edward Mitterrand à la Liste (The Young Art Fair), Bâle
2003 Accrochage [Vaud 2003], Musée cantonal des beaux-arts, Lausanne
2002 Night of 1,000 Drawings, The Artists Space, New York
2002 Help l’elac!, l’elac (l’espace lausannois d’art contemporain), Lausanne
2001 Rebuild-Reflect-Rejoice, A Taste of Art Gallery, New York