English – Charlotte Guitard

Born in 1992 in Deauville, France.
Currently resides and works between Nantes and Paris.

Charlotte’s work is rooted in contemporary painting, with a particular focus on inks on photographic paper. Experimentation with the chemigram process is central to her work. Through it, she investigates new possibilities for the fusion of painting and alternative photographic methods. She also explores the intersection of various techniques, including lithography, monotype and collage. Recurring themes in her body of work include the cyclical nature of life, memory, origin, metamorphosis, decline and rebirth. Her paintings serve as symbolic bridges between our humanity and the natural world.

Charlotte studied graphic arts, illustration and comics in Paris. She retained a love for craftsmanship, poetry and old tales. Then, she pursued a BA in Art at Paris Sorbonne University. She attended several residencies across Europe before returning to France. It was during these travels that she started experimenting with photo paper. One of the turning points in her work, is the Métamorphoses series, started in 2017. It contains the main elements which will open the way to an in-depth pictorial exploration: inks on photo paper, symbolism, connection to the body and nature, meditative introspection and attention to the present moment. Allowing an experimental approach, intuitive process and a vibrant language of colors.
In 2022, she trained in teaching Yoga for children with Kat Eratostene, adding to her connection with the wisdom of the body and its innate creativity. And began to reconnect with handmade printmaking, attending the lithography workshops of Nancy Sulmont-A.

Education:

2010-2011: Applied Arts preparatory classes (MANAA) at ESAIG Estienne, Paris, FR
2011-2013: Degree in Graphic Arts and Illustration (DMA) at Auguste Renoir, Paris, FR
2013-2014: Specialization year in Comics and Scenario at Auguste Renoir, Paris, FR
2014-2016: BA in Arts at Paris Sorbonne University, FR
2022 : Teacher Training Yoga for children, UMA DEVI, FR
2022-2024 : Lithography workshops, Le Petit Jaunais, Nantes, FR

Selected exhibitions:

2024
Salon d’Automne (contemporary Art Salon), Pavillons éphémères, Champs-Élysées, Paris FR

2023
Pocket (group exhibition), Laboratoire d’Exposition, Paris, FR
C.D.A. (group exhibition), Concept Store Gallery, La Baule FR
Comptoirs éthiques (Art Market), Jardin 21, Paris, FR
Hors Série (Art Market), Abricadabroc, Nantes, FR

2022
A.P.O. (group exhibition), Théâtre Jean Arp, Clamart, FR
Pop-Up (group exhibition), Bolobolo, Nantes, FR
Marché de Noël en avance (Art marketplace), Maison de quartier Île de Nantes, FR

2021
Pocket (group exhibition), Laboratoire d’Exposition, Paris, FR

2019
Métamorphoses (solo exhibition), Atelier la Main d’Or, Paris, FR
Pocket (group exhibition), Laboratoire d’Exposition, Paris, FR
Les Couleurs du Temps (group exhibition), Galeria Helios, Timisoara, ROU

2018
L’Ange de l’enfance (group exhibition), Cathédrale Métropolitaine de Timisoara, ROU
A.P.O. (group exhibition), Mairie de Clamart, FR

2017
Gernik-Atemporal (group exhibition), Galerie municipale de Timisoara, ROU
Stefan Jäger I.A.S V (group exhibition), Calpe Gallery, Timisoara, ROU

2014
Créatures (group exhibition), Monte en L’air, Paris, FR
Fanzine! Festival (Festival for Fanzines and Self-published Books), Médiathèque Marguerite Duras, Paris, FR

Selected residencies:

2018
Die Macht Der Bilder II, Lebus, GER
Barwy Roztocza, Zamosc, POL
Boz’Art en Baz’Art, Bellerives sur Allier, FR

2017
Orhid Watercolor, MKD
Stefan Jäger V, Jimbolia, ROU
Gernik-Atemporal, Gernik, ROU
Boz’Art en Baz’Art, Bellerives sur Allier, FR