FRANÇOISE GILOT

About the works
The young Françoise Gilot started to evolve in the field of painting at the beginning of the 1940’s, under the wings of Endre Rozsda among others. Françoise had been learning to draw and paint since her childhood. After attending different artistic academies, she met Pablo Picasso during the Second World War in 1944. The evolving of her painting technique could not pass Picasso’s influence, but soon she managed to leave these features and find her own mature style from the mid-fifties. Later on she fully deserved to become worldwide known painter: alloying powerful/dynamic colours, fringing between abstract and figurative worlds, she seeks simplicity in her works and harmony of the tones while compressing her philosophical point of view of the world in consistent but clear compositions. Her artworks are presented in several private and public collections.
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FRANÇOISE Gilot
1921, Neully-sur-Seine (F) – 2023, New York (USA)
Studies
1938
Bachelor of Arts (philosophy) University of Paris (F)
1939
Degree in English Literature-Cambridge University, British Institute, Paris (F)
1939–1942
Studied Law and Literature, University of Paris (F)
1941–1942
Studio of Endre Rozsda, Paris (F)
1943–1945
Academy Julian, Paris (F)
L’Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris (prof. Jean Souverbie) (F)
Solo exhibitions
2023
The Woman Who Says No, The Martin Art Gallery, Allentown (USA)
Sympathetic Resonance, GRAM, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids (USA)
2022
Eternal Seasons, LGDR Asia, Hong Kong (CHN)
The Pioneer, Creative Arts Napier, Napier (NZ)
2021
GILOT100, Várfok Gallery, Budapest (H)
Françoise-ról álmodom. Françoise Gilot és Rozsda Endre barátsága, Várfok Project Room, Budapest (H)
Françoise Gilot: A Celebration, Christie’s Gallery, Hong Kong (CHN)
2019
RED: Paintings from the 1950’s to the present, Elkon Gallery, New York (USA)
Monotypes: Cartography of Hidden Worlds, MacGryder Gallery, New Orleans (USA)
2018
Picasso/Gilot – Galerie Michael, Beverly Hills, California (USA)
Endless Journey – Várfok Gallery, Budapest (H)
2017
Françoise Gilot: Les Femmes – Vincent Mann Gallery, New Orleans, LA (USA)
2016
Várfok Galéria, Budapest (H)
2012
Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art (USA)
Françoise Gilot – Gallery at The Centre for the Performing and Visual Arts of Coweta County (USA)
Picasso and Françoise Gilot: Paris-Vallauris 1943-53 – Gagosian Gallery, New York (USA)
2011
Confessions in Colour – Várfok Gallery, Budapest (H)
Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz Museum, Chemnitz (D)
LaGrange Art Museum, LaGrange, Georgia (USA)
Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, California (USA)
2010
Small Gallery of Pécs, Pécs (H)
Galerija-Muzej, Lendava (SLO)
Kasama Nichido Museum of Art, Kasama (J)
Chanel Nexus Hall, Tokyo (J)
2009
Espace des Femmes, Paris (F)
Várfok Gallery, Várfok Hall, Budapest (H)
2007
Várfok Gallery, Várfok Hall, Budapest (H)
2006
Portraits from a Life – The Elkon Gallery, New York (USA)
Metamorphosen eines gesichtes – Schloss Ludwigsburg, Ludwigsburg (D)
2004
Toiles flottantes – Galerie de la Salamandre, Nimes (F)
2005
Várfok Gallery, XO Hall, Budapest (H)
2003
Vanier Galleries, Scottsdale, Arizona (USA)
Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz (D)
2001
Francoise Gilot and Endre Rozsda – Várfok Gallery, XO Hall, Budapest (H)
Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art, Collegeville, Pennsylvania (USA)
2000
Galerie Larock-Granoff, Paris (F)
Várfok Gallery, XO Hall, Budapest (H)
Mcmullen Museum of Art, Boston College, Boston, Massachusettes (USA)
Vanier Galleries, Scottsdale, Arizona (USA)
1999
Galerie Piltzer, Paris (F)
1998
Fall Galerie, Paris (F)
Elkon Gallery, New York (USA)
1997
Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art, Collegeville, Pennsylvania (USA)
1996
Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, Michigan (USA)
Florida Atlantic University, Schmidt Gallery, Boca Raton, Florida (USA)
Cultural Center of the French Embassy, New York (USA)
1995
Mia Joosten Galleries, Amsterdam (NL)
Joy Tash Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona (USA)
Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art, Collegeville, Pennsylvania (USA)
University of Michigan, Slusser Galery, Ann Arbor (USA)
1994
Barcena Gallery, Madrid (E)
Severin Wunderman Museum, Irvine, California (USA)
New York University, La Maison Francaise, New York (USA)
Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, Michigan (USA)
1993
Barcena Gallery, Madrid (E)
Joy Tash Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona (USA)
Muskegon Museu of Art, Muskegon, Michigan (USA)
1992
California State University at Long Beach, Long Beach, California (USA)
Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, La Jolla (USA)
1991
Mia Joosten Galleries, Amsterdam (NL)
Barcena Gallery, Madrid / EJoy Tash Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona (USA)
1990
Galerie Berggruen, Paris (F)
Feingarten Galleries, Los Angeles, California (USA)
Mann Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana (USA)
Tennesse Museum of Fine Arts, Memphis (USA)
1989
Mia Joosten Galleries, Amsterdam (NL)
Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita, Kansas (USA)
Monterey Museum of Art, Monterey, California (USA)
Riverside Museum of Art, Riverside, California (USA)
University of Pennsylvania, Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA)
1988
Grazynia Haas, Warsaw (PL)
Robertson Gallery, Beverly Hills, California (USA)
Atrium Gallery, Stockholm / SJoy Tash Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona (USA)
Hofstra University Museum, New York (USA)
El Paso Museum of Art, El Paso, Texas (USA)
1987
Robertson Gallery, Beverly Hills, California (USA)
Maison Descartes, Amsterdam (NL)
Musée du Palais des Papes, Avignon (F)
Musée Picasso, Antibes (F)
1986
Galerie des Femmes, Paris (F)
Joy Tash Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona (USA)
1985
Herman Wunsche Gallery, Bonn (GR)
Mia Joosten Galleries, Amsterdam (NL)
1984
Herman Wunsche Gallery, Bonn (GR)
Gallery Georges Lavrov, Paris (F)
Vered International Art Gallery, New York (USA)
Allegro Gallery, Sydney (AUS)
Maison Descartes, Amsterdam (NL)
California State University at Fresno, Fresno (USA)
1983
Sutton Gallery, New York (USA)
Schweyer Galdo Gallery, Birmingham, Michigan (USA)
Vered International Art Gallrey, New York (USA)
Allegro Gallery, Sydney (AUS)
1982
Zaks Gallery, Chicago, Illinois (USA)
Oklahoma Art Center, Oklahoma (USA)
Palm Springs Desert Museum, Palm Springs (USA)
University of Southern California, Idylwild Campus, California (USA)
1981
Chattanooga Museum, Chattanooga, Tennessee (USA)
1980
Salon des Independants, Palm Springs, California (USA)
1979
Mann Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana (USA)
Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles (USA)
1978
Yares Gallery, Scottsdle, Arizona (USA)
1977
Galeria Racana, Palm Springs, California (USA)
Prince Arthur Gallery, Torornto, Ontario (USA)
Mann Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana (USA)
Museum of Albuquerque, Albuquerque, New Mexico (USA)
1976
Galeria Crearco 75, Lausanne (CH)
Orr’s Gallery, San Diego, California (USA)
Yares Gallery, Scottsdle, Arizona (USA)
1975
Galeria El Mascherone, Firenze (I)
Galerie Coard, Paris (F)
Mann Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana (USA)
1974
Galleria Santo Stefano, Velence (I)
Yares Gallery, Scottsdle, Arizona (USA)
University of San Diego, San Diego, California (USA)
1973
Hook and Epstein Gallery, Houston, Texas (USA)
Galleria Luisa, Grand Rapids, Michigan (USA)
Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, Michigan (USA)
Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, Texas (USA)
1972
Dalzell Hatfield Gallery, Los Angeles, California (USA)
Gallerie de Bicourt, Detroit, Michigan (USA)
Mann Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana (USA)
Galleria Luisa, Grand Rapids, Michigan (USA)
Midland Center for the Arts, Michigan (USA)
1971
Muskegin Art Museum, Muskegon, Michigan (USA)
1970
Chapman Kelley Gallery, Dallas, Texas (USA)
Galerie Coard, Paris (F)
Southampton Museum of Art, New York (USA)
Jacksonwille Art Museum, Jacksonville, Florida (USA)
1969
Galleria Dantesca, Torino (I)
Dalzell Hatfield Gallery, Los Angeles, California (USA)
1968
Leicester Gallery, London (GB)
Galerie Coard, Paris (F)
1966
Galerie Coard, Paris (F)
Galleria Santo Stefano, Velence (I)
Chapman Kelley Gallery, Dallas, Texas (USA)
1965
David Findlay Gallery, New York (USA)
Galerie von der Hue, Hamburg (D)
Galeria 32, Milano (I)
1963
Galerie Coard, Paris (F)
1962
Mayor Gallery, London (GB)
Salon des Tuileries, Paris (F)
1961
Galerie Coard, Paris (F)
Salon des Tuileries, Paris (F)
1960
Mayor Gallery, London (GB)
Ecole de Paris, Galerie Charpentier, Paris (F)
Salon des Tuileries, Paris (F)
1959
Galerie Coard, Paris (F)
Culturel & Artistique de France – Amérique, Paris (F)
Ecole de Paris, Galerie Charpentier, Paris (F)
Salon des Tuileries, Paris (F)
1958
Ecole de Paris, Galerie Charpenterier, Paris (F)
1957
Festival Paris, Bruxelles (B)
Salon de Mai, Paris (F)
Ecole de Paris, Galerie Charpenterier, Paris (F)
1956
Ecole de Paris, Galerie Charpenterier, Paris (F)
Salon de Mai, Paris (F)
1955
Salon de Mai, Paris (F)
1954
Galerie Alex Vömel, Düsseldorf (D)
Salon de Mai, Paris (F)
1953
Galerie Folklore, Lyon, Paris (F)
1952
Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris (F)
1951
Galerie La Hune, Paris (F)
1945
Salon des Surindépendants, Paris (F)
1944
Salon des Moins de 30 ans, Paris (F)
1943
Madeleine Decre, Paris (F)
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023
art KARLSRUHE (G)
2022
Art Market Budapest (H)
art KARLSRUHE (G)
Tidal factors – Duna Museum, Esztergom (H)
2021
Other Lands Are To Come – Várfok Gallery, Budapest (H)
Family Trees – Várfok Gallery, Budapest (H)
2020
The Very Best – VÁRFOK30 – Várfok Gallery, Budapest (H)
“Extraordinary Artworks in Extraordinary Times” – Várfok Gallery, Budapest (H)
2003
Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz Museum, Chemnitz (D)
2001
Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art, Collegeville, Pennsylvania (USA)
2000
McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College, Boston, Massachusetts (USA)
1997
Philip and Muriel Berman Muesum of Art, Collegeville, Pennsylvania (USA)
1996
Muskegon Art Museum, Muskegon, Michigan (USA)
1995
Philip and Muriel Berman Muesum of Art, Collegeville, Pennsylvania (USA)
1994
Severin Wunderman Museum, Irvine, California (USA)
Muskegon Art Museum, Muskegon, Michigan (USA)
1993
Muskegon Art Museum, Muskegon, Michigan (USA)
1992
Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, La Jolla, California (USA)
1990
Tenessee Museum of Fine Arts, Memphis, Tenessee (USA)
1989
Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita, Kansas (USA)
Monterey Museum of Art, Monterey, California (USA)
Riverside Museum of Art, Riverside, California (USA)
1988
El Paso Museum of Art, El Paso, Texas (USA)
1987
Musee du Palais des Papes, Avignon (F)
Musee Picasso, Antibes (F)
1982
Palm Springs Desert Museum, Palm Springs, California (USA)
Oklahoma Art Center, Oklahoma (USA)
1981
Chattanooga Museum, Chattanooga, Tenessee (USA)
1977
Museum of Albuquerque, Albuquerque, New Mexico (USA)
1973
Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, Michigan (USA)
Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, Texas (USA)
1970
Jacksonville Art Museum, Jacksonville, Florida (USA)
Awards, Scholarships
1978
Officier dans l’Ordre des Arts et Lettres, Ministere de la Culture (F)
1982
Doctorate of Fine Arts, Honoirs Causa, Hofstra University, New York (USA)
1988
Commandeur dans l’Ordre des Arts et Lettres, Ministere de laCulture (F)
1990
Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur, Ministere de la Culture (F)
1995
Member of the National Academy of Design, New York (USA)
1996
Officier de l’Ordre National du Merite, Presidence de la Republique (F)
Works in Public Collections
Bibliotheque Nationale (colletcion of the original prints), Paris (F)
El Paso Museum of Art, El Paso, Texas (USA)
Ferris State College, Big Rapids, Michigan (USA)
Fort Wayne Art Museum, Fort Wayne, Indiana (USA)
Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, Michigan (USA)
Jacksonville Art Museum, Jacksonville, Florida (USA)
Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (USA)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (USA)
McMullen Museum of Art, Boston, Massachusetts (USA)
Muskegon Art Museum, Muskegon, Michigan (USA)
Musée d’Art Moderne, Paris (F)
Musée Picasso, Antibes (F)
Musée de Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv (IL)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (USA)
Museum of Modern Art, New York (USA)
Museum of the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico (USA)
National Academy of Design, New York (USA)
New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, Lousiana (USA)
Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art, Collegeville, Pennsylvania (USA)
Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, Arizona (USA)
Scripps College, Claremont, California Numerous U.S. Foreign Embassies (USA)
The Morgan Library and Museum (USA)
Palm Springs Desert Museum, Palm Springs, California (USA)
University Art Museum, California State University, Long Beach, California (USA)
Wichita State University Museum, Wichita, Kansas (USA)
Women’s Museum, Washington D.C. (USA)
Numerous U. S. Foregin Embassies / zahlreiche US – Botschaften (D)