Arlette Steenmans
Frankreich (France)
http:/www.arlettesteenmans.com
Kunstart: Malerei
Stil: Realismus
Vita / Lebenslauf:
A few biographical notes about the artist
Arlette Steenmans was born in Mechelen, Belgium on February the 5th, 1958. Until the beginning of 1982 she lived in the centre of the city of Mechelen. She got interested in astronomy and got deeply involved with a youth group for astronomy. After having completed grammar school (1976), she continued studies at the \\\"Karel de Grote Hogeschool voor schone kunsten\\\", high school for art in Antwerp, speciality painting, where she graduated in 1980.
PUIMICHEL-FR
After a first exhibition in Mechelen in 1980 she set off on adventures and left in 1982 to Puimichel in the south-east of France where she founded a holiday centre for amateur astronomers. She bought a ruin of an old barn, named La Remise, which was gradually renovated. This project turned out to be a rough time and the difficult circumstances to survive left very little possibilities to create paintings. Her remarkable social abibilities and multilingualism (Dutch, English, French and German) turned La Remise into a favourite meetingplace of a very international public. One day, the remarkable adventurous life of the artist will be the source of inspiration for some most exciting books.
From 1988 Arlette Steenmans managed to find some time again to work out her artistic inspirations. Around 1990 she stayed some time in Huddersfield, England, where a nice collection of paintings came into being. After ten years of hard work and a financial aid of the EU La Remise became a nice but simple residence.
In 1998 Arlette Steenmans decided to concentrate completely on her artistic qualities.
Artistic distinctions (visit galeries PALMARES):
1976 : first price of publicity (Jeugd en Muziek, Mechelen, Belgium)
1985: fourth price of painting, Volonne, France
1986 : second price of drawing, Volonne, France
1994 : first price watercolour, Volonne, France
1995 : first prize pastel and third prize symbolism, international award of painting, Cannes, France
1996 : first publics\\\' prize, Peyruis, France
2002 : first prize watercolour and first prize painting on location, Oraison, France
2002 : Featured artist, Wings and Wildlife Art show, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A
2003 : first prize painting, symposium Digne Les Bains, France
2004 : first prize painting on location, Oraison, France
2005 : first prize painting on classic supports, oraison, France
2005 : Special guest Art Wind show, south Corea
2006 : first prize watercolour, St Julien d\\\'Asse, France
2006 : first prize watercolour, Rians, France
Aktivitäten / Ausstellungen:
Exhibitions in group or individually at :
France : Cannes, Lurs, Paris, Peyruis, Volonne
Belgium : Brugge, Mechelen, Neufchateau, Ostend
Switzerland : Luzern
Montecarlo : Monaco
U.S.A : Pittsburgh
South Corea
Watercolour courses (one week)in Puimichel (Alpes de Ht Provence)
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