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Originally
from Marseille, France, Michèle Guieu lives and makes art in
San Diego. Her many travels, years living in Senegal, a father
geologist and a mother biologist, and a continued interest
in world and political events, has only been matched by her
insatiable curiosity and unbridled passion for art. It has
made for a body of work un-characteristically pure, filtered,
and highly astute in its ability to transform a visual vocabulary
into essential language that reflects our personal and collective
hardships and joys. Michèle worked as a graphic designer with
the political group Grapus and obtained a Masters Degree in
Visual Communication from the ENSAD in Paris. Her work has
been shown in Paris, Copenhagen, Le Mans, Austin and San Diego.
June 2008 saw her solo exhibition Here
it’s Peace featured at the San Diego Art Institute and
she will have another solo exhibition
at the SDAI in June 2009.
She is one of the artists nominated for the
San
Diego Art Prize 2009. |
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"Lucy,
Darwin and Me",
an installation by Michele Guieu
Art Produce Gallery, December 12 through January 24
Opening reception: Saturday, December 12, 2009, from 6
to 9pm
On the occasion of the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s
birth and the 150th anniversary of the publishing of On the
Origin of Species, Michele Guieu puts together a show, “Lucy,
Darwin and Me,” that celebrates our origins and biodiversity,
and evokes the years she spent in Africa, including the trips
she took to the Sahara desert with her geologist father and
her biologist mother. Michele’s time in Africa coincided
with the discovery of the skeleton known as Lucy, the oldest
hominid found at the time and named for the Beatles’ song
“Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.”
Solo Exhibition, Art Produce Gallery
December 2009 to January 2010
Contact email address: contact@micheleguieu.com
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