Madeleine Paternot

Swiss-American Madeleine Paternot, invariably, an artist dedicated to painting, with that very commitment now being applied to installation and sculptural work. Stretching across the range of her work, Paternot retains a succinct focus on the interaction between paint and a nominal surface.

Her formal background in Cultural Anthropology affords her intellectual powers with which she may excavate traces of the creative arts from the formal timeline of human history, but her capabilities with paint drives her production, independently.

Her personal collection of vintage chairs alongside a fascination with the (literally and historically) multifaceted properties of crystal chandeliers serve as a platform for her most recent work. Paternot's interest in chairs relates to a pivotal item within the modern boudoir: an 18th century room designated to entertain gentleman callers, and an intimate space where the modern concept of the art salon was first conceived.

Paternot draws imagery from items accrued over years of nomadic wanderings: from Japanese anime to Chine-collé printmaking, wheat pasting, and calligraphy to create portraits emphasizing the spirituality and intimacy experienced within her home.

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EDUCATION

1998: Kensington & Chelsea College, London, England, Higher National Certificate in Fine Arts (HNC)
1996: Art Center School of Design, Vevey, Switzerland, Studied for B.A. in Product Design
1995: Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York, Bachelor of Arts in Cultural Anthropology with a Minor in French Literature

RESIDENCY
2010: School of Visual Arts, Painting Summer Residency
New York, USA
2009: School of Visual Arts, Painting Summer Residency
New York, USA

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2008 Oriental Desire, Mews42 Gallery, London, England
2007 Oriental Journey, Arte Reale Gallery, Milan, Italy
2006 Oriental Dream, Espace L'Hommond, Paris, France
2005 Atelier Le Pic, Lausanne, Switzerland
2003 Asian Inspirations, Kings Park Hotel, Verbier, Switzerland
2001 Swiss Art in the UK, Swiss Embassy, London, England
2001 Sri Lanka Journey, Blake House, London, England
1998 Atelier Le Pic, Lausanne, Switzerland
1998 Fine Art & The Interior, Space Gallery, London, England
1998 Influence of the Orient, M Gallery, London, England


SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2010 Desire Over Taboo, Poligono Gallery, Marabella, Spain
2009 Opening Gallery Show, Gallery Benoit, Boston, Massachusetts
2007 Art Gare 2007, Lausanne & Geneva, Switzerland
2004 ASL Alumni Show, One Egg Gallery, New York, New York
2004 Bagn'Art, Muse de Bagnes, Le Chable, Switzerland
2000 The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) Charity, London, England
2000 La Salon for Art Collectors, Vanessa Suchar, London, England
1998 Prism Of The Mind, Kensington & Chelsea College, London, England


SELECTED PRIVATE AND PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Marcus Bratter, Kings Park Hotel