Alice Odilon
Photographer
known for self portraits. Major collections, Beaubourg, Bibliotheque
Nationale, Palais de Tokyo, France. Exhibited Japan, Germany, USA,
Spain, ...
Deug Psychologie Lyon II Deug Arts Plastiques Beaux-Arts (2 years specialisation in photography)School of journalism. I.D.A In 1982 awarded the Prix de la Ville de Paris, for first exhibition at the 666 Gallery, during the "Mois de la Photo" Assistant to Frank HORVAT for a year helping him with his work for “Figaro Madame”. In 1984 worked for Musée National d'Art Moderne de PARIS developing photos by STYRSKY. Several acquisitions by the CNAC and participation in the exhibition "Images Contemporaines" at Beaubourg. Exhibition "Zelfportretten" at the Gallery Perspektief, at Rotterdam. In 1986 awarded the "Prix de L'Agora" at Evry, in the Paris region. In
1987, participation in the festival Trégor and the exhibition "les
Petites Fugues " at the Musée d'Art et d'Industrie at St Etienne,
France. Participated
in the exhibition "Self" Frauenmuseum, at Bonn, Germany and also at the
exhibition Musée d'Art Moderne in Liège, "Mois de la Photo", Belgium. Exhibition at Gallery FOTOMANIA in Leiben, Germany. In
1988, exhibition at l'Institut français, in Cologne, Germany and
participation in the project "Le Corps, la Galère" at the museum of
Toulon. In
1988, collaborated with Joël FARGES - author of the series Blue Night -
for the film "ANGELINA", by creating mythological scenes "Icarus",
Saint-Sébastien", " The Centaur". During 1988-89 worked in close collaboration with an advertising agency, SULEYMAN et FANTIN, specialists in humanitarian causes. In September 1989 realised the images for Bridget Bardot’s campaign against the use of ivory. Exhibition at the gallery Spectrum in Saragosse, Spain. In
1990 received the PRIX VILLA MEDICIS HORS LES MURS and left for Mexico
to work on a project concerning Frida KAHLO and Tina MODOTTI Since
1991, has worked for the press (GALA, Marie-Claire Maison, Cosmetique
News, Joyce, Vogue), specialising in still-life, beauty, parfume and
luxury accessories. Short passage in 1992 at SYGMA. Has
worked directly for the following institutional clients Kenzo, Van
Cleef and Arpels, Givenchy, Clarins, Daum, Lolita Lempicka,
Boucheron......Lamarthe, les Boutiques des Aéroports de Paris..... October
- November 2004, had a personal exhibition "le Corps du Délit" at the
Château de Linardié near Gaillac, France mandated by the Conseil
Regional du Sud Ouest de la France. February 2005, exhibition "for AKS and Anna Thomson" at Le Garage, Toulouse, France. August 2006, exhibition "Inside out" at Queen Street Gallery, Emsworth, UK. August 2008, exhibition "Body Politic" at Fairfield Art Centre, Basingstoke, UK.
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