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•Biography•
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Born in Boudry, canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland in 1944
Frederic Walperswyler, painter
From 1978 to 1998, to paint and to be at sea were one harmonious experience.
Existentially, both sailing and painting were essential. Without them,
Walperswyler says, he could not survive.
There was a break from painting between 1998 and 2007 because the
chemistry of multiple factors. One significant event was his move
from one continent to another.
From fall 2007, in his studio in Stonington, Connecticut, he is back
to what he calls “his pictorial sailing”. To paint and to
sail remain the core of his work, his life.
In the past, Walperswyler painting offered a perspective and he would
anticipate sailing from this point. Today, his painting experience
is enriched by other influences. Books and writing have become the
third element of survival. Books, the Sea, and Painting form the chronology
in the necessity “to do”.
In reading, the “shock” of a story, thus a discovery seems
to generate and promote the best work in the studio. Amongst writers
are Wajdi Mouawad, Cormac McCarthy, Claudio Magris...
Stonington, CT, USA, February 2009
Curriculum•
- 1966 - 1970 Studies in Geneva, Switzerland -architecture and design.
1970 Before starting his career in architecture and then in art,
he worked with deep sea fishermen in Brittany (FR).
1970 - 1976 Work in architecture: interior design and industrial
design.
1976 - 1983 Painter, sculptor, teacher.
1983 - 1998 Painter, teacher.
1993 - 1994 Artist in Residence at the Griffis Art Center in
New London, CT, US.
1996 Painting stay in New York, NY, US.
1998 In his studio, in Normandy, decides to make a break from
painting.
1998 - 2001 Back to architecture with computers, teacher, video
maker (six short films).
2001 Move to US.
2001 - 2007 Architecture.
2007 Back to painting.
2007-present Resumption of painting.
Exhibitions
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abroad
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- Barcelona, Spain (1984)
- Okinawa, Japan (1984)
- Hamburg, Germany (1989)
- "ART FRANKFURT" -International fair for contemporary
art-, Germany (1992).
- "ART COLOGNE", -Internationaler Kunstmarkt-, Germany
(1992).
- "Imaginary Journeys" Exhibition of International Art,
Ferrara, Italy (2009)
- Galerie Thuillier, Paris, France (2009)
- divers exhibitions in galleries in Switzerland.
in America:
- Old Lyme Art Association, Old Lyme, CT, USA (1994).
- Riverrun Gallery, Lambertville, NJ, USA (1994).
- Mystic Art Association, Mystic, CT, USA (1997).
- Velvet Mill Gallery, Stonington, CT, USA (2008).
other presentations of work:
Installation "CACHELIN 86", Chevroux, Switzerland.
Magazine "RUES BASSES" at the University of Geneva,
Switzerland.
Open Studio in Carentan, Normandy, France.
Works in private and public collections including "Le Canton
de Genève", Rolex-International, Airport-Hotel-Hamburg
and others. Recipient of several prizes in art contests including
the "Miro Foundation" in Barcelona, Spain.
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