Fabienne Monestier

I am a french professionnal artist.
I like to evocate things rather than copying them.
Main time, I use my imagination, and my memory, except when I do an hyperrealistic painting. In this case, I work with photography.

All subjects inspire me. Nude, faces, flowers, landscapes, forests, fishes...
Imagination, dream, memory, or observation : I am looking for the expression and life.

I use a lot of technics on canvas and paper: oil, watercolor, ink, watersoluble pencils, acrylic, acrylic markers, colored pencils. I like graphism in the painting. And glazes too ! I often use transparency colors.
I practice painting and drawing.

Since 2015, I sell my artworks all over the world.

Art studies at the IAV of Orléans, France
Art School High Diploma : DNSEP 1989

Etudes d’arts plastiques à l'Institut d'Arts Visuels d'Orléans.
Diplôme National Supérieur d’Education Plastique, 1989

I am also a lyrical singer in the professionnal opera choir of the Opera of Tours, France.

2018 : Invitée d'honneur salon de Limeray, France
2018 : Awarded at the Salon of Ste Maure, France
2018 : Awarded at the Biennale of Savonnières, France
2016 : 3d prize at the XXL canvas painting competition, Pussigny, France
2014 -1st prize at the XXL canvas painting competition, Pussigny, France

Permanent artist of the art gallery "le Gisant", Dinan (France)

"Monde floral", solo exhibition at "Hello Sun", Tours, september 2018.
"Floral" Solo exhibition at Tartine and co, Tours, France 2017/2018
"Autumn" solo exhibition at La gerbe d'or, Loches, France 2016/2017
"Monde végétal", solo exhibition at the Choiseul 4*castle hotel in Amboise France 2016
"Nuances et élégance", solo exhibition Pavillon Heller Ballan Miré France 2015
Solo exhibition at the famous wine growing estate “Domaine Huet”, Vouvray, France

Group exhibitions :
2018 : Invitée d'honneur salon de Limeray, France
2018 : Biennale de Savonnières, France
2018 : Salon de Cholet, France
2017/ 2018 : Salon de Ste Maure, France

2016 : Salons de Vouvray, Vernou, etc...

2014
-1st prize at the XXL canvas competition, Pussigny, France
-Group exhibition at the Artistic Salon, Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine, France
-Group exhibition : « Mots et maux de corps et d’âme », Marais breton, France
-Bazart on the web, Barcelona, Spain
-Prize at the Artistic Salon, Beaumont la Ronce, France

2013
-Solo exhibition « Terra incognita », Amboise, France.
-Group exhibition at the artistic salon, Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine, France
-Group exhibition, « Fête des peintres », Chanceaux-près-Loches, France
-Prize « Olivier Debré » at artistic salon, Vernou sur Brenne, France
-Acrylic Prize at the artistic salon, Parçay-Meslay, France
-Prize at the artistic salon, Vouvray, France

2012
-1st watercolor prize at the Artistic Salon, Lavardin, France
-Bazart on the web + Tour in France, Belgium, Luxembourg

2011
-SMAC, Toulon, France
-SMART, Rignac, France
-Bazart on the web + Tour in France, Belgium, Luxembourg
-Group exhibition : « l’Art au Quotidien », Tours, France.
-Group exhibition, artistic salon “ATARAC”, St Martin, France
-« Cadre et Toile » gallery, le Mans, France

2010
-Bazart, group exhibition, Sanary-sur-Mer.
-Bazart on the web + Tour in France, Belgium, Luxembourg
-« Cadre et Toile » gallery, le Mans, France

2009
-Bazart on the web + Tour in France, Belgium, Luxembourg
-« Cadre et Toile » gallery, le Mans, France
-« Artwist » gallery, Paris, France

2008
-Bazart on the web, Barcelona, Spain
-« La Boutique d’Artempion » gallery, Vincennes, France
-« Artwist » gallery, Paris, France

2007
-« L’Atelier d’Arts » gallery, Cannes, France
-Bazart on the web, Barcelona, Spain
-« La Boutique d’Artempion » gallery, Vincennes, France
-« Artwist » gallery, Paris, France

2006
"Bazart" on the web, Barcelona, Spain
« Artwist » gallery, Paris, France

Impressionism, expressionism, Caravaggio, classicism, contemporary art

landscape, floral, impressionistic, color, abstract, modern