Tiennick Kerevel

Tiennick Kerevel (born February 27, 1956 in the city of Kinshasa, Congo) is a French painter. He lives and works in Marseille since the 1980s where he teaches drawing and painting in his studio.

He was appointed Official Painter of the French Air Force in 2008. He has received several awards including the French Air force Staff Award in 2011.

Biography

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  • 1978 : Graduated in drawing and engraving from the Royal Academy of Arts of Brussels.
  • 1980 : French government improvement grant with the Lacourière-Frélaut studio in Paris.
  • 1983 : Kerevel's studio opening in Marseille.
  • 1995 : Starts to teach drawing and painting.
  • 2005 : Tiennick Kerevel official website is online.
  • 2008 : Appointed Official Painter of the French Air Force in January 2008 by the French Minister of Defence
  • 2010-2011 : Assistant Secretary for the association of Official Painter of the French Air Force.

Shows and exhibitions

Shows

  • 1985
    • Autumn show. Paris - Grand Palais
  • 1986
    • Museum of Salon de Provence : contemporary engraving
  • 1988
    • Museum of contemporary Art of Mont-de-Marsan
  • 1989
    • Engraving Biennial of Digne
    • Engraving Biennial in val d'Oise
  • 1992
    • French artists show - Paris - Grand Palais
    • Taylor Fondation (Group exhibition) - Paris
    • Small engravings world Triennal, Chamalières etc.
  • 2008
    • Drawing diary Biennal in Clermont-Ferrand, French army painters.
  • 2011
    • Drawing diary meeting, South marocan drawing diary (November 2011).

Work acquisitions

  • 1985/2010 : Several paintings acquired by permanent collections.
    • One painting acquired by the Air and Space Museum
    • One painting acquired by the Biscarrosse Seaplane museum
    • By the French Air Force Staff
    • By the Latécoère foundation
    • Watercolors painted for RTE, réseau de transport d’électricité
    • Watercolors painted for ONET
    • Oddments produced for The Directorate General for Civil Aviation
    • Prints and Drawings - National Library of France
    • Royal Library of Belgium - Brussels
    • :fr:Bibliothèque Forney
    • Museum of Contemporary Art of Toulouse's Library
    • City of Salon and plain of "la Crau" museum
    • Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Marseille
    • Musée d'histoire de Marseille
    • :fr:Bibliothèque Méjanes - Aix-en-Provence

Personnal exhibitions

  • 1985 to 2000 : Exhibitions in France and overseas
  • Paris : Exhibition « Bonnard to Baselitz. 10 years of enlightenment in prints and drawings 1978- 1983 » at National Library of France in 1992, Marseille(FRA), Aix en Provence(FRA), Brussels(BEL), Portland(U.S.A), Beijing(CHN).

Aeronautical exhibitions

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  • 1992 : Aviation history of Air-France at Air-France, Canebière- Marseille
  • 2000 : Aeronautical exhibition at the Saint-Sulpice chapel - Istres
  • 2003 : « Wings of glory » - Istres
  • 2004 : « Legendary aricrafts » at Marseille's city hall
  • 2006-2007 : « Aviation history » at Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Marseille
  • 2010 :
    • « Flying engines and men », Bagatelle district city hall in Marseille
    • « Les ailes du sud », House of Crafts of Marseille

Rewards and prices

Tiennick Kérével receiving the French Air Force Staff Award.
  • 1989 :
    • French artists show's medal
  • 1995 :
    • Mentioned in the engraver-painter dictionary Bénézit.
  • 2009 :
    • Air and Space Museum's price at Paris Air Show
    • Drawing first price of armies' meeting at Invalides
  • 2011:
    • French Air Force Staff Award

Publications

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  • Les Ailes de gloire, édition d'Along
  • Les Cartographies Air-France
  • 2009 : Marseille et la côte bleue, parcours d'un aquarelliste, éditions Equinoxe
  • 2010 : Ciels de Provence, histoire de l'aviation en Provence de 1910 à nos jours, éditions Equinoxe
  • 2012 : Marines de Provence , histoire des bateaux des côtes de Provence des origines à nos jours, éditions Equinoxe
  • Official Painter of the French Air Force

Notes and references

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