Kay Quattrocchi

For the first 12 years of my life, I lived in Saigon, among fluttering white parasols and deafening bombs. It gave me an acute awareness of the preciousness of life and the cruelty of humans on its negative side. Soon after we returned to France, I was able to attend the Apollo launch that sent men to the moon. Finally, I saw human intelligence used for something other than war, and I saw the positive side of people. And with that, I was inspired to study astrophysics and the mysteries of space and consciousness.

In the meantime, I encountered Ceylon and its British colonial presence, Congo, Morocco with its fantastic gardens, Martinique with its creole and its humor, Paraguay, Polynesia and its fragrances, and Easter Island and its mysteries. Throughout my discoveries of poverty and wealth, of solitude and friendship, I remained inspired by the powerful images of men on the beautiful satellite that is the moon. This gave me the energy to continue studying, through all the years that followed, and to share this information about science through my art. My passion has led me to study philosophy, fine art painting, psychoanalysis (with Carl Jung and synchronicities), astrophysics (Carl Sagan and many others), and consciousness and...

My mother was a teacher in Art for the Beaux Arts, and I grow up in the world of Art since my childhood

Solo Exhibitions

1995//2024 Exhibitions Museum St Barths, and art galleries

1995
L’Espace 21 Gallery (Saint-Barthelemy)

1994
“Galerie des Arts” (Saint-Barthelemy)

1993
Maho beach (Saint-Martin)

1992
Lafitte trade show la Batelière (Martinique)

1991
Exhibition of “La Marianne” at the Palace of Congress Paris, 73rd congress of the mayors of France presided by Mr. Jacques Chirac

Botanical Gardens of Montréal

1989
Exhibition of “La Marianne” Impératrice Hotel (Martinique) broadcasted on RFO Martinique

1987
Rétrospective Sofitel Tiare Mooréa (Tahiti)

1986
“Galerie des Formes” Monterey (USA)

1985
Yamanaka Gallery (Japan)

1984
Gallery 21 Sydney (Australia)

1982
Cataratas de Iguaçu (Brazil)

1979
Hinatea Gallery (Tahiti)

Group Exhibitions

1989
Centre of the Arts (Guadeloupe) presentation of La Marianne

1988
Exhibition of the stamp “Le Porteur de Pierre” Porte de Versailles (Paris)

1986
Vaimantic gallery with Paul Emile Victor

1984
OTAC 150 painters for the Festival of Oceania

1983
Fare Manihini with Johel Blanchard (Tahiti)

Museums

Heritage museum Tahiti for the stamp “Le Porteur de Pierre”
Heritage museum of the Antilles (Creole Marine)
Local Council of Martinique “La Marianne des DOM TOM”