Véronique Joumard (born 1964 in Grenoble) is a French artist.

Early life

Véronique Joumard was born in Grenoble, France in 1964. She studying at the

École supérieure d'Art de Grenoble École supérieure d'Art de Grenoble is a school of Fine Arts in Grenoble, France. Notable graduates * Samuel Rousseau (artist), Samuel Rousseau * Matthieu Laurette * Barthélémy Toguo * Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster *Véronique Joumard * Philip ...

. She began her career as an artist in 1987 with an exhibition at the

Villa Arson The Villa Arson, also referred to as the École Nationale Supérieure d'Arts à la Villa Arson (National School of Fine Arts at the Villa Arson), is a French art museum, elite school and research institution for contemporary art, located in Nice ...

in Nice.

Work

Joumard is a photographer, a sculptor and an

installation art Installation art is an artistic genre of three-dimensional works that are often site-specific and designed to transform the perception of a space. Generally, the term is applied to interior spaces, whereas exterior interventions are often called ...

ist. Most of her projects are in relation with light and interact with the exhibition space. Joumard has participated in exhibitions in art centres, museums and galleries in France and abroad. Her work has been shown in exhibitions at the

Setouchi Triennale The Setouchi International Art Triennale is a contemporary art festival held every three years on several islands in the Seto Inland Sea of Japan and the coastal cities of Takamatsu and Tamano is a city located in southern Okayama Prefecture, J ...

in Takamatsu Japan, the Kunsthaus Baselland in

Muttenz Muttenz is a municipality with a population of approximately 17,000 in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. It is located in the district of Arlesheim and next to the city of Basel. History Under the Roman Empire a hamlet called Montetum ...

, Switzerland, the

Mudam The Grand Duke Jean Museum of Modern Art (french: Musée d'art moderne Grand-Duc Jean), abbreviated to Mudam, is a museum of modern art in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. The museum stands on the site of the old Fort Thüngen, on the so ...

Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan ...

, the Credac in Ivry-sur-Seine France, among others. She has completed several public commissions in France, Italy and Japan.

Bibliography

* ''Véronique Joumard œuvres 1985-1998'', Dijon : Le Consortium, 1998, * ''Véronique Journard'', Dijon : Les presse du réel, 2010,

References

External links

Véronique Joumard in the Archives of Women Artists (Aware)

Véronique Joumard portrait by Pascale Cassagnau for Archives de la critique d’art
{{DEFAULTSORT:Joumard, Veronique 1964 births Living people French contemporary artists 20th-century French artists 21st-century French women artists Women installation artists 20th-century French women