Resume
Viviane Le Courtois
Born in France in 1969. Lives and works in USA since 1994.
EDUCATION
1997-2000 MA in Art History, University of Denver, Colorado, USA
*Concentration in Modern and Contemporary Art. GPA 3.975
*Master’s Thesis: “Live and Preserved Animals in Installation Art in the 1990’s”1990-1992 Master of Fine Arts, (Diplôme National Supérieur d’Expression Plastique), École Pilote Internationale d’Art et de Recherches, Villa Arson, Nice, France
*concentration in Sculpture/ Installations
*1 semester of study abroad at Edinburgh College of Art, Scotland.1987-1990 B.A. in Fine Arts (Diplôme National d’Arts Plastiques) with Jury Honors, École des Beaux-Arts, Nantes, France.
AWARDS / FELLOWSHIPS / RESIDENCIES
2008- 2011 RedLine Studios Artist Residency- Denver COwww.redlineart.org
1998-1999 Temple Hoyne Buell Fellowship, Denver, CO, USA
1997-1999 Dean’s Scholarship, Department of Art and Art History, University of Denver, CO, USA
1997 Visual Art Fellowship, Somerville Arts Council, MA, USA
1993 Korean Foundation Artist Fellowship, Seoul, South Korea
1991 Erasmus Scholarship for study at Edinburgh College of Art, Scotland1987-1992 Scholarships from the Ministère de la Culture, France
TRAVELS:
From 1987 to 2008, traveled in France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Great Britain, Germany, Greece, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Holland, Belgium, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Switzerland, Austria, Senegal, Gambia, Turkey, Russia, Mongolia, China, Nepal, Tibet, India, South Korea, Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and USA (30 states).
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2007 “Chaussures” installation at Philip J. Steele Gallery, Rocky Mountain School of Art and Design, Lakewood, CO
2006 “Derniers Soupirs” installation at Ironton Gallery, Denver, CO
2005 “Contaminations”, installation at Studio Aiello, Denver CO
2003 “Junk Mail,” Installation at Studio Aiello, Denver, CO
2003 “Pickles”, installation at Pirate: A Contemporary Art Oasis, Denver, CO
2002 “Fossilizations”, Installations at Pirate: A Contemporary Art Oasis, Denver, CO
2002 “Junk Food, An American Landscape”, installation at Pirate (Treasure Chest), Denver, CO
2001 “Residues,” Installations at Pirate: A Contemporary Art Oasis, Denver, CO
2000 “The Mushroom Lab,” Installation at Edge Gallery, Denver CO
2000 “Sculpted by Everyday Life,” Installations at Pirate: A Contemporary Art Oasis, Denver CO
1997 “Ephemeral Rituals,” Ink drawings and Photographs at Somerville Public Library, Somerville MA.
1997 “Kombucha World: Graphic Prayers for the Beginning of Creation,” Installation at Mobius, Boston, MA.
1996 “Errances Insolites ou l’Eternel Retour de Voyage,” Installations at Passerelle Art Center, Brest, France.
1992 DNSEP (MFA) Exhibition, Installations at Villa Arson, Nice, France.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2009 UCD Biennale. Emmanuel Gallery, University of Colorado-Denver, CO
2008 Trickle Down, Object and Thought, Denver, CO (3 person show)
2008 Spatial Investigations: New Art from Redline, RedLine Studios and Gallery, Denver CO
2008 Process/Vision/Print, O’Sullivan Art Gallery, Regis University, Denver, CO (4 person show)
2008 Tiny Iron, Downtown Aurora Visual Arts, Aurora, CO
2008 Sculpture/Figure, Emmanuel Gallery, University of Colorado-Denver, CO
2008 Alumni Exhibition, Victoria H Myhren Gallery, University of Denver, Denver, CO.
2007 The Art of Printmaking, Republic Plaza, Denver, CO 2007 Iron, et cetera… Ironton Gallery, Denver CO
2007 Self Made, Denver Performing Arts Center, Denver CO
2006 Food, Sliding Door Gallery, Denver CO
2005 Open Press Gallery, small prints exhibit, Denver CO
2005 pARTners, Republic Plaza, Denver, CO
2005 Beyond Visual, installation at Downtown Aurora Visual Arts, Aurora CO.
2005 Studio Aiello Group Show, Denver CO
2005 Potato Cult, Traveling exhibition to the Contemporary Art Collective, Las Vegas, NV; Islip Art Museum Annex, Long Island, NY.
2005 Enjoy, installation at Pirate: A Contemporary Art Oasis, Denver, CO (25th Anniversary Show)
2004 digital.movement.04. Weilworks Gallery, Denver, CO
2004 Open Press Anniversary Show, Gallery of Contemporary Art/ University Of Colorado/ Colorado Springs, CO
2004 Fiberish, Fiber Arts Invitational, Studio Aiello, Denver, CO
2003 Ladyfest Out West Exhibition, Andeken Gallery, Denver, CO
2003 23rd Anniversary Group Show, Pirate: A Contemporary Art Oasis, Denver, CO
2002 Metamorphosis, DAVA Gallery, Aurora, CO
2002 Metropolitan State College of Denver Faculty Exhibition, Emmanuel Gallery, Denver, CO
2002 22nd Anniversary Group Show, Pirate: A Contemporary Art Oasis, Denver, CO
2001 Reaction, The Other Side Gallery, Denver, CO
2001 Group Exhibition, Viridian Artists, Inc, New York City, NY.
2001 Love for Sale, Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver, CO
2001 21st Anniversary Group Show, Pirate: A Contemporary Art Oasis, Denver, CO
2000 20th Anniversary Group Show, Pirate: A Contemporary Art Oasis, Denver CO
1996 Cambridge City Scape, Zeitgeist Gallery, Cambridge, MA
1992 Les mystères de l’auberge espagnole, Villa Arson, Nice, France.
1992 Pull!, Galerie Art Concept, Nice, France
1990 Petit Salon de Forcalquier, Forcalquier, France.
1988 La tête et les mains, Brest, France.
COLLECTIONS:
Denver Print Collector’s Club, Denver, Colorado
University of Denver Library Special Book Collection
Private collections: Sue Cannon, Gail Wagner, Alberto Veronica, Amy and Michael Chavez, Dallas Parkins
ARTIST LECTURES:
Regis University, Denver, CO, 2008
University of Colorado, CO, Denver, 2007
Denver School of the Arts, Denver, CO, 2006
Ironton Gallery, Denver, CO, 2006
Self Made, Denver, CO, 2005
Downtown Aurora Visual Arts, Aurora, CO, 2005
Alliance For Contemporary Art, Grant St. Studios, Denver, CO, 2004
Colorado State University studio tour and lecture, Grant St. Studios, Denver CO, 2004.
Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver, CO, 2002
Metropolitan State College of Denver, Contemporary Art. Denver CO, 1999
Mobius, Boston, MA, 1997
Somerville Public Library, Somerville MA, 1997
Passerelle Art Center, Brest, France, 1996
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Lecturer, Sculpture (3D Design), University of Colorado at Denver, Spring 2009.
Visiting Artist/ Substitute Professor, Sculpture, University of Colorado at Denver- Fall 2007
Guest Artist, Iron and Bronze Pours and preparation workshops at the University of Colorado, Denver, Ironton Studios, Global Artists Symposium, Vail, Colorado and Western Cast Iron Conference, Denver, (2006-2008)
Program Manager (Studio and Gallery) (2001- present)
Downtown Aurora Visual Arts, 1405 Florence ST, Aurora CO.Contributing Editor, Eye Level, A Quarterly Journal of Contemporary Visual Culture,
(2001-2004)Adjunct Professor, Art Appreciation, Metropolitan State College of Denver, CO (09/2000- 12/2001).
Visiting artist/ Program Leader (2000-2001)
Downtown Aurora Visual Arts, 1405 Florence St. Aurora COFrench Instructor, Alliance Française, Denver, 1998-2001
Volunteer/ Intern: Museum of Contemporary Art/ Denver. (01/1999- 08/1999)
Curatorial Intern: Denver Art Museum/ Asian Art Department. (01/1999-08/1999)
Curatorial Intern: Institute of Contemporary Art/ Boston. (01/1997- 06/1997)
Gallery Intern: Howard Yezerski Gallery, Boston (10/1996- 12/1996)
Assistant of artists for outdoor installations, France (03/1990 and 06/1992)
Teaching Assistant/ Ceramic Studio. (1991-1992), Villa Arson, Nice, France
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE:
Juror, Tiny Iron, Downtown Aurora Visual Arts, for the Western Iron Casting Conference, 2008
Juror, Metro Now, Student exhibition, Emmanuel Gallery, Metropolitan State College of Denver, 2008
Active member of RINO Art district, Denver, 2005-present www.rivernorthart.com
Member of 5 Public Art Selection Panels, City of Aurora, Colorado, (2004-2005)
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
Member of College Art Association since 2005
Member of Denver Museum of Contemporary Art since 1998
PUBLICATIONS:
Making Art Come Alive: A Role for Live Animals in Installation and Performance Art in the 1990’s. Eye Level, A Quaterly Journal of Contemporary Visual Culture, issue # 1, Autumn 2001: 3-5
Journey through the Ink: The Paintings of Gao Xingjian. Eye Level, a quarterly Journal of Contemporary Visual Culture, issue # 2, winter 2002: 10-11.
Lauri Lynnxe Murphy: From Macro to Micro. Life and Art beyond Grid Paintings. A Quarterly Journal of Contemporary Visual Culture, issue # 3, summer 2002
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Hamel, Ken, denverarts.org, January 2008.
http://denverarts.org/exhibits/student_and_alumni_exhibition_at_du.html
Griffith, Kristal, DU today, January 10, 2008. http://www.du.edu/today/stories/2008/01/2008-01-08-myhren.html
Paige, Molly, Art Laced with Commentary, Cairn, Colorado’s Cultural Guidepost.
http://www.cairnmag.com/content/view/40/59/
Taft, Katie, This Week in Denver, June 2007. www.thisweekindenver.com
Paglia, Michael, Thinking Hard, Westword, February 1-7, 2007: 42
Darnell, Meredith, Colorado Expression Magazine, August-September 2006: 78-79
Hadley-Hooper Jill, Interview, The Rino Crow, Electronic Newsletter, August 2006. www.rivernorthart.com
Froyd, Susan, Last Breaths, Westword, July 20-26, 2006: 5,33
Cumming Rice, Anne, DAVA peppering senses, The Aurora Sentinel and Daily Sun,. June 30th, and June 31st, 2005
Heller, Jason, preview, Feast your Eyes on this. Westword: 36, June 30th-July 6th, 2005
Paglia, Michael, review, artbeat, Westword, April 14th, 2005
Chandler, Mary Voelz, review, Rocky Mountain News, April 15th, 2005
Paglia, Michael, In Stitches, Westword, July 1-7, 2004
Renoult, Marie, Les moisissures, source d’alteration et de création dans l’art contemporain. Mémoire, Ecole
d’Art d’Avignon, France, 2002-2003.
Mac Millan, Kyle, Studio Aiello Ideal for Large Scale Art, Video Installations, The Denver Post,June 6, 2003:
20FF
Chandler, Mary Voelz, A Surplus of Inventive Ideas, Rocky Mountain News, June 6, 2003: 19D.
Paglia, Mickael, Artbeat: Surplus, Westword, May 29- June 4, 2003.
Chandler, Mary Voelz, Review, Rocky Mountain News, February 21, 2003.
Brown, Randy. Watch Out!, Eye Level: A Journal of Contemporary Art and Culture, issue #4, Winter 2003: 15
Shoenfeld, Zoe. Knocking your Socks off, GO-GO Magazine, March 7-21, 2002: 25
Chandler, Mary Voelz. Review, Rocky Mountain News, Spotlight, March 2, 2002: 5E
Schroeder, Dennis. Freedom is... Rocky Mountain News, Spotlight, December 15th, 2001
Chandler, Mary Voelz. Review, Rocky Mountain News, March 2, 2001
Froyd, Suzan. Night and Day, Westword, February 22, 2001.
Knowles, Dana. Video Interview and documentary about The Mushroom Lab (installation at Edge Gallery) for
Channel 9, Denver, News at 10, March 2, 2000.
Fletcher, Harrisson. Beauty and the Yeast. Westword, March 2-8, 2000: 9. (Also see @www.westword.com)
Paglia, Michael. Art Beat. Westword, 2-8, 2000: 60
Gluckstern, Jay. ‘Sculpted,’ Surrealities’; Through Personal Glimpses, Artists Reveal Stuff of Life. Boulder Daily Camera. Friday January 28, 2000: 12
The Denver Post, Art Shows listings, 2 reproductions. Friday, January 21, 2000: 29 F
Chandler, Mary Voelz. Review. Rocky Mountain News. January 28, 2000.
Wildman, David. An Artist Translates a Cultural Message. Boston Sunday Globe, June 29, 1997.
Le Courtois, Viviane. Kombucha World: Graphic Prayers for the Beginning of Creation. Mobius Newsletter,
Boston’s artist run center for experimental art in all media., Vol 14, #2, January 1997-June 1997.
Carnets de Voyages, Passerelle Art Center, Brest, 1996. Exhibition catalog with text by Anne Cécile Gatineau.
Gatineau, Anne-Cécile, Une Oeuvre Mystique et Poetique, Viviane Le Courtois expose à Passerelle. Ouest
France,1996Gatineau, Anne-Cecile, Carnets de Voyages, Partance insolites, trois étrangers exposent à Passerelle. Ouest France, 1996.
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