André Cottavoz Biography

An established French artist, André Cottavoz studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Lyon, France. His paintings are characterized by strong light, not only natural light, but also a brightness that seems to emanate from the canvas itself. There is also a thickness to his paintings, which Cottavoz obtains by superimposing layers of images executed using a brush, palette knife, or even his fingers.

His paintings form a part of museum collections in France, including the Musée National d’Art Moderne and the Musée Municipal de la Ville de Paris, as well as numerous private collections around the world.

Selected Individual Exhibitions

2007
- PicassoMio.com.

2001
- Exposición Paris à Tokyo, Japan.

2000
- Galerie Taménaga, Paris, France

1999
- La Bégude de Mazenc Galerie Emiliani, France.

1998
- Souvenirs d'Italie Taménaga, Tokyo, Japan.
- Matsuzakaya en Nagoya, Ueno, Japan

1997
- Château de Hauterives, Galerie Emiliani
- Printems Ginza, Osaka, Shizuoka

1996
- Galerie Malaval et St Vincent, Lyon, France
- Galerie Taménaga, Osaka, Japan

1995
- Regard dans l'atelier Galerie Longchamp, Nice, France.

1994
- Huiles - ouvres sur Papier, Château de Vascoeuil.

1993
- Galerie Taménaga, Paris, Tokyo, Osaka
- Santi Fine Arts Gallery, Jakarta, Bali

1992
- Matsuzakaya en Nagoya, Ueno, Japan 1991
- Galerie Taménaga, Paris, Tokyo, Osaka

1989
- Visages Galerie Taménaga, Paris,Tokyo, Osaka

1987
- Galerie Taménaga, Tokyo, Osaka, Japan

1986
- Galerie Taménaga, Tokyo, Osaka, Japan

1984
- Venise Galerie Taménaga, Tokyo, Osaka, Japan

Selected Group Exhibitions

1998
- Leurs petits formats Galerie Taménéga, Paris, France

1995
- Galerie Taménaga, Paris, France

1994
- Galerie Taménaga, Paris, Frace

1969
- Granges de Servette, Douvaine, Haute-Savoie, France

1959
- Granges de Servette, Douvaine, Haute-Savoie, France