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Jean Moreaux

I. Biografy – personal dates

1938   Jean Moreaux is born on November 14 in Lyon, son of Denis Moreaux, deputy director of Hôpital de Lyon

1942 The family moves to Chambéry

1945-46 Hospitalization at the tuberculosis sanatorium Roc des Fiz, Mont Blanc

1950-54 Education at Catholic boarding schools Collège La Villette and Bocage, both in Chambéry

1954-56 Semi-professional football player at Club de Grenoble

1955 The family moves to Grenoble

1956-59 École d’arts décoratifs – the school of crafts in Grenoble

1959-61 Moreaux serves as a soldier in Algeria

1961-64 École des Beaux Arts in Paris

1962 Meets Else Raasum, Danish craftsperson, at École des Beaux Arts in Paris

1963 Marries Else Raasum

1964-65 Settles in Amsterdam, scholarship at Rijksakademie. Artistic period: Landscapes, still life, classical oil on canvas

1966-71 Settles in Brussels. Artistic period: Flea Market – Graffiti – Cobra

1971-77 Settles in Milan, Italy. Artistic period: Cobra – Political Surrealism

1977-2001 Lives and works in La Bussière, Chatillon Coligny, France. Artistic period: Baroxysme, Jazz

1986 Stay in New York I

1989 Stay in New York II

2001 Jean Moreaux dies in La Bussière, France

II. Personal Exhibitions

1964 Grenoble, Galerie Hébert

1965 Amsterdam, Galerie de Sfinx

1967 Brussels, Galerie Defacqz

1968 Brussels, Galerie Contour

1969 Antwerp, Galerie Kontakt

1970 Ghent, Galerie Kaleidoskoop

1971 Paris, Galerie Rive Gauche

1971 Grenoble, Maison de la Culture (Cultural House)

1972 Aalst, Galerie Piet Coecke

1973 Milan, Galerie Seno

1974 Intra, Galerie Lanza

1976 Milan, Galerie Eidos

1977 Milan, Galerie Seno

1977 Rome, Galerie Rive Gauche

1978 Grenoble, Galerie Tête de l’Art

1979 Paris, Galerie Rive Gauche. Catalog: dans la peau des autres (In the Skin of Others)

1980 Copenhagen, Galleri Passpartout

1980 Esbjerg, Galleri Meyer

1980 Paris, acquisition for national collections

1980 Brussels, Galerie Mirroir d’Encre

1982 C.C.F. Grenoble

1983 Various publications – postcards, posters

1984 Tübingen, Festival du cinéma francais

1984 Grenoble, Moreaux – Vaches (Cows)

1985 Munich, Galerie R. Lee

1985 Munich, Institut Francais. Catalog: Baroxysme peintures (Baroxysme Paintings)

1986 Briare, 20 ans de peinture (20 Years of Painting)

1986 New York City, USA, Art Space Gallery

1989 Paris, Hôtel Méridien, Jazz

1989 New York City, USA, Erot Gallery

1990 Castano Primo, Italy. Creation of various murals

1992 XVIII Triennale Milano, mannequins (dummies)

1993 Paris, auction house Millon & Robert. Catalog: Baroxysme

1994-96 Povolone, Italy. Creation of various murals

1997 Castano Primo, Centro culturale

1999 Galerie R.O.M.E, Morosum – with Else Raasum

2002 Aix les Bains, Musée Faure, tribute to Jean Moreaux. Catalog: Arts & Memoire

III. Collective Exhibitions and Collections

1963 Paris, Musées d’arts modernes

1966 Amsterdam, De Nederlandske Kunststichting

1967 Antwerp Groupe 67, Galerie Kontakt

1967 Brussels Groupe 67, Galerie Defacqz

1967 Düsseldorf, Kontakt 67 Leverkusen

1968 Brussels, 1ère Foire d’Art actuel

1969 Amsterdam, Galerie Krikhaar

1970 Lausanne, L’art de l’Ecriture, Musée des Arts Décoratifs

1970 Haarlem, Galerie “T”

1970 Fontainebleau, l’Art dans la Ville

1971 Paris, Galerie Rive Gauche, Scandinavia 15 painters

1971 Silkeborg, Made in France, Galleri Moderne

1971 Paris, Salon Comparaisons

1971 Danmark, Galleri Choice 1 Gentofte

1971 Torino Présence Européenne, Galleri La Bussola

1972 Menton, Biennale 72

1973 Milano, Triennale 73

1975 Bologna, Arte Fiera

1976 Paris, Galerie Rive Gauche

1976 Grenoble, Galerie Tête de l’art

1978 Paris, F.I.A.C.

1978 Paris, Salon Figuration critique

1979 XXe Anniversaire Révolution Cubaine Unesco

1979 Bruxelles, Nouveaux Figuratifs U.L.B.

1981 Paris, Jeune Peinture, Grand Palais

1982 Paris, Espace Cardin, Salon de Mai

1982 Bruxelles, I’Infraréalisme, Fængslet i Saint Gilles

1983 Castano Primo, 10 Artisti per la Donna

1984 Paris, Marathon de Football

1986 Paris, Expofoot

1990 Grenoble, Galerie R.O.M.E

IV. Private and National Collections

Purchases for private and national collections in England, Argentina, Belgium, Denmark, France, Italy, the Netherlands, the USA, and Switzerland.

Permanent Collections

At Galerie R.O.M.E in Grenoble from 1980 to 2000.

Articles from critics and gallery owners:

Boudaille. J.L. Pradel. Ph. Sergeant (Paris)

L. Sosset. Brux. K. Hinst. M. de Michelli (Milan)

Palmer Poroner (N.Y.C) Edie Solow (N.Y.C) Hoff (N.Y.C)