Nicole Clément
A French painter specializing in pastel art. She visited Japan several times in the 1990s and held exhibitions at department stores such as Daimaru. She serves as Vice President of the French Drawing and Watercolor Salon, one of France's renowned salons, alongside the Salon d'Automne, the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, the Salon des Comparaisons, and the Salon des Indépendants, which are open exhibitions mainly for oil painters. Her pastel paintings capture delicate light, creating bright and soft works. She is popular not only in France but also in Japan, America, and Germany.
Biography
Born in 1942.
A contemporary impressionist painter and a leading pastel artist. She has her studio in Château Bertrand, a castle inherited from her family in the Parage region, and depicts the nearby rural landscapes with soft, bright colors. One can easily fall asleep enveloped in the gentle light of her spring landscapes. When she paints autumn rural scenes, we feel as if we are strolling down a lane with her.
Awards
1980 Gold Prize (Clamart)
1981 Public Prize (Carrières-sur-Seine)
1982 Honorary Prize (Clamart)
1984 City of Paris Bronze Prize
1985 Grand Prix (Bois-Colombes)
1988 Pastel Prize (Coisy-le-Forêt)
1991 Gold Prize (Les Ulis)
1992 Lions Club Prize (Paris)
1995 Gold Prize (Le Cheylas)
1996 Gold Prize (Enghien-les-Bains)
Solo Exhibitions
1978–1998 Héliès Gallery, Paris
1983 Pernheim Jeune Gallery, Paris
1984 Hermance Gallery, Geneva
1985 Gabernes des Arts Gallery, Chantilly
1986 Vendôme Gallery, Paris
1987–1988 Paul Marl Gallery, Vichy
1989 onwards Solo exhibitions at art galleries and museums in Paris, America, and Germany
President of Salon de Colombes
Vice President of the Watercolor and Drawing Salon
(The Watercolor and Drawing Exhibition is held annually in November at the Grand Palais in Paris as "Art en Capital," alongside the Salon of the Société des Artistes Français, the Salon des Indépendants, and the Salon des Comparaisons. It is one of France's leading salons.)