BORN

1969      Clermont-Ferrand, France
                  Lives and works in UAE

EDUCATION

2006      BA (Hons) Fine Art: Painting, University of the Arts London, Wimbledon College of Arts
2003      BTEC Foundation Diploma, University of the Arts London, Wimbledon College of Arts
2002      Putney School of Art and Design, London (Print Making, Drawing, Painting)
1989 - 1991      DESCAF (Master), Kedge Business School, France, Major in Finance

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2024      Inauguration of monumental mural L'Eden des enfants, LFIGP, Dubai, UAE
2023      In Search of Eden, Aisha Alabbar Gallery, Dubai, UAE
2021      Confluence, La Galerie, Alliance Française, Dubai, UAE, a collaborative exhibition
                   with Dr. Najat Makki
2019      Between Macro and Micro, La Galerie, Alliance Française, Dubai, UAE
2017      Lineaments, Sofitel Dubai Downtown, Dubai, UAE
2011      Organicus Mundus, Khalidiya Palace, Abu Dhabi, UAE
2009       Infinitely small, Infinitely large, Alliance Française, Abu Dhabi, UAE

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2024        Beyond the City II, Féminin Pluriel, Alliance Française Dubai, UAE
                    Foresight, Emirates Fine Arts Society, Sharjah Art Museum, Sharjah, UAE
                    Art of Living 2024, Aisha Alabbar Gallery, Abu Dhabi, UAE
2023        RAK ART Exhibition @ Sunken Garden, Ritz-Carlton DIFC, UAE
                    Ta'ayosh, Coexistence, University of Sharjah, UAE
                    Spirit of Time, Emirates Fine Arts Society, Sharjah Art Museum, Sharjah, UAE
                    Nature, Ras Al Khaimah Fine Arts Festival, Al Jazeera Al Hamra, Ras al Khaimah, UAE
2022         Emirates Fine Arts Society Annual Exhibition, Sharjah Art Museum, Sharjah, UAE
                    While the Coffee Grounds Settle, Fathom Gallery Georgetown, Washington DC, USA
                    Together We Art, LP4Y, Champs-Elysées, Paris, France                    
                    Disconnect & Reconnect, Part Two, Manarat Al Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi, UAE
                    Disconnect & Reconnect, Part One, Etihad Modern Art Gallery, Abu Dhabi, UAE
                    The Art Circle Award 2021, part of Portrait of a Nation II, Manarat Al Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi, UAE
                    Emirates Fine Arts exhibition,Expo2020, Dubai, UAE
2021        Together We Art, LP4Y, Champs-Elysées, Paris, France
                   Interconnection, Emirates Fine Art Society, Sharjah Art Museum, Sharjah, UAE
                   Caravane & Guests at the French Residence, Institut français, Abu Dhabi, UAE
2018      Caravane, Bab Al Qasr, Abu Dhabi, UAE
2017      Territoire(s), Dubai Design District, Dubai, UAE
                   Travelling Light, Etihad Modern Art Gallery, Abu Dhabi, UAE
2014 - 2015    Accrochages, Salwa Zeidan Gallery, Abu Dhabi, UAE
2014       City, Desert and Sea, Alliance Française, Abu Dhabi, UAE
2013       National Day, Etihad Modern Art Gallery, Abu Dhabi, UAE
                  Watchwomen and Dreamcatchers, Institut Français, Abu Dhabi, UAE
2012      Project Mega, Dubai, UAE
2011      Regards sur les Emirats, Embassy of France & Ministry of Culture, UAE
2010 - 2011 Globe, Salwa Zeidan Gallery, Abu Dhabi, UAE
2009     London Art Fair, corbettPROJECTS, London, UK
                  Art @10 Grosvenor, London, UK
                  Red Dot New York, The Cynthia Corbett Gallery, NY, USA
2008     Français of the Year 2008 Ceremony, London, UK
                  Red Dot Miami, The Cynthia Corbett Gallery, Miami, USA
                  Slick Paris, Le 104, corbettPROJECTS, Paris, France
                  Red Dot London, The Cynthia Corbett Gallery, London, UK
2007      Synchronicity 07, Central School of Speech and Drama, London, UK
                  The London Art House, London, UK
                  Bridge Art Fair, corbettPROJECTS, London, UK
                  Form London, Olympia, corbettPROJECTS, London, UK
2007 - 2009AAF London, The Cynthia Corbett Gallery, London, UK
                  AAF New York, The Cynthia Corbett Gallery, New York, USA
2007 - 2008 LIGHT and colour, The Cynthia Corbett Gallery, London, UK
2006 - 2009 Open Studios Show, Wimbledon Art Studios, London, UK
2006     Range 06, London, UK
2005 - 2006 Guildford Arts, Art @ Clyde and Co, Guildford, UK
                   Deutsche Postbank Exhibition, London, UK

AWARDS

2023      Fine Arts Award, Ras Al Khaimah Fine Arts Festival
2021      Winner of the Art Circle Award

MEMBERSHIP

2020 - Present    Emirates Fine Art Society

ART WORKSHOPS, LECTURES

2023 - Present    Atelier B, Founder B Gimonnet: Creative Art Workshops
Feb 2024                 Masterpieces Program, Artistic Story telling and Expression workshop, Ministry of Education, UAE
Feb - Mar 2024    Jury comity for National Art Expressions, Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge, UAE
2013 - 2022           Cultural journalist for Madame Magazine
Jan - Nov 2014    Al Bateen Secondary School, Abu Dhabi: Art workshops for GCSE Students, major in Art
Feb 2013                 Abu Dhabi Music and Art Foundation, Ways of seeing: lectures and workshops in
                                     Zayed University, HTC Abu Dhabi, Emirates National School AD

AQUISITIONS

Women's Museum Dubai, UAE
The Art Circle Collection, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Résidence de France, Dubai, UAE
Goldman Sachs Dubai, UAE
Champagne PG P&F Epernay, France
Clerical Medical London, UK
Khalidiya Palace, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Abu Dhabi Executive Office, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Private collections in UAE, Saudi Arabia, Europe, USA, Russia, Middle East, Australia and Japan.