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 in

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, UK. Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts 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