Bénédicte Henicz

I was born in Lorraine, France in the 60s. My father was of a Slavic origin, designer, contractor, and painter in his spare time. My mother was from Lorraine and from an Art metalwork family. She recited classical theatre or sang Edith Piaf while cooking great Cordon Bleu level dishes.
From a very young age, thanks to mom's dreams, my four siblings and I have studied dance and music privately and at the music academy.

When I was little, I was moulding bread at the table, and this material encouraged me to make many shapes. At four years old, when I saw my sisters spinning in their dance classes, I told my mother that I want to be a dancer. She accepted and I soon took pleasure to express myself on stage during performances. Dancing proved easy and fun to me.
When I was six, we were setting up a play at school, that we, children, were to imagine the scenery for. My proposal was accepted.
With this vote of confidence and to my delight, I realized that what I imagined could be done. Two years later, I started School at the Metz Academy where I spent 8 years of dance and music studies. I understand every day how lucky I am to live this way.
At thirteen, I started dancing at the Grand Théâtre de Metz.
I welcomed the hot lighting, the wood scent from the stage floor and the heavy velvet curtains in which I wrapped myself when it was cold. I loved the feeling of being in the light, to work in many settings and wear costumes in different shapes and materials.
At 17 I became a professional dancer at the Opéra de Nancy, which created the majority of its shows. The Opera also has its own workshop for sets and costumes. I furrowed the various workshops...

2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017

Galerie Comtesses, Lyon 2
Galerie 33, Lyon 2
Salon d Automne, Grand Palais Champs Elysées Paris 8e
Salon d Art Contemporain, Cannes
Gemlucart, Monaco
Art Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Galerie Sonia Monti, Paris 8e
Galerie 33 Lyon 2e
Bazaar Art, Djakarta
Salon Sm'art Aix, Aix en Provence
Galerie Mona Lisa, Paris 8e
Lux Art Fair Galeries, Luxembourg
Galerie Longwy/Paris, Paris
Expositions permanentes, Ecully
Hôpital St Luc - St Joseph, Lyon 7 / L’Art la Maternité la Féminité
Caves Guyot : L'Art et Le Vin, Lyon 9
Art de vivre à la Française, Singapour
Paris Design Week, Galerie du Pont-Neuf