Marine Joatton (born 1972) is a

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Biography

Marine Joatton was born in

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in 1972. She received a diploma from the

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in Paris when she was 20 years old, but then decided to pursue a career in art. In 1995, she started a course of studies at

Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design (DJCAD) is part of the University of Dundee in Dundee, Scotland. It is ranked as one of the top schools of art and design in the United Kingdom. History Attempts were made to establish an art schoo ...

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, UK.

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de Paris (Ensb-a). From there, she obtained a diploma in 2001. Starting 2004, she had her own exhibitions.

Art

Marine Joatton started her artwork with the creation of "monsters", about 200

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s made from organic materials which she subsequently painted. Starting 2002, she focused entirely on

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, starting with small formats of about 30x30cm. Since about 2004, she has been painting bigger formats (114x150).

Main exhibitions

* 2013 : ''Spontaneous Generation'', Gallery 604 (Busan) * 2011 : ''Faire ventre de tout'', espace d'art contemporain Camille Lambert (Juvisy-sur-Orge) * 2009 : ''La contemplation de la flaque'', galerie Eric Dupont (Paris) * 2008 : ''Venir à bout des taupes'', galerie Eric Dupont (Paris) * 2006 : ''Un monde retourné'', galerie Claude Samuel (Paris) * 2004 : ''Les Encombrants'', galerie du Haut-Pavé (Paris) * 2004 : ''Bête'', galerie d'Art de Créteil (Créteil)

Works in public collections

* 2008 : Fonds régional d'art contemporain de Picardie (FRAC Picardie) * 2005 : Fonds national d'art contemporain (FNAC)

Works in private collections

* 2010 : Fondation Salomon pour l'art contemporain * 2008 : Fondation Colas

External links

Personal website Marine JoattonGalerie Eric Dupont
French women painters 21st-century French sculptors 1972 births Living people Alumni of the University of Dundee 21st-century French women artists 20th-century French women Alumni of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design {{France-sculptor-stub