CLAIRE BECKER
CURRICULUM
Claire Becker was born in Paris, France. He grew up and studied art, music, theater and dance in the city of Strasbourg, to 86, when he moved to Washington DC to study at the Washington School of Ballet.
In 1987, scholarship in dance, is set in New York City where he continues studying and working as an artist, dancer and dance teacher. Since 1993, is devoted exclusively to sculpture.
In 1997 he traveled to Mexico and since then he has lived in the city of Xalapa, Veracruz.
Upcoming Events
- Venice Biennale, The air we breathe, monumental work in bronze, June - November 2009. - Source of smiles, Fraccionamiento Las Cumbres, Xalapa, Veracruz (monumental work in progress), May 2009
- 53 Venice Biennale, The air we breathe, monumental work in the Giardini,
June-November 2009
- Endangered Species (Endangered Species), solo exhibition
Gallery Alva de la Canal, Xalapa, Veracruz, March-April 2010
Solo Exhibitions
2007 - all get to heaven, Agora of the city, main halls,
Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
- Bittersweet and bitterness, Poplar Museum Reyes home Heroles
Mexico City, Mexico
- Exuberance of the moon, gallery Matthei, Santiago de Chile, Chile
2005 - The reality unarmed, Museum of Anthropology, great room,
Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
2003 - The table set, Marie-Louise Ferrari Gallery, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
2002 - Wrap of desire Misrachi Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico
2001 - Reconciliation Gallery Alva de la Canal, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
1997 - Lumières rituelles, Gallery Marie-Louise Ferrari, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
1991 - Paintings, Gallery Aktuaryus, Strasbourg, France
- Moods, Ward Lawrence Gallery, New York, NY, USA
Group exhibitions (selection)
2009 - ZONAMACO, international art fair in Mexico, Ginocchio Gallery, Mexico City
- The host MACAY national plastic (15 anniversary)
Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Ateneo de Yucatán, Merida
2008 - Art on the Edge Expo 2008, Santiago de Chile, Chile
- Violets are flowers of desire, dolls, gallery Coordination
INBA National Literature, Mexico City
and Festival of San Luis Potosi lyrics
2007 - ArtCologne, International Art Fair, Columbus, German
- National Graphic Exhibition, invited artist, Havana, Cuba
2006 - World Trade Center Art-fest, WTC, Mexico City
- Confrontations, Pablo Goebel Fine Arts, Mexico City
2005 - World Trade Center Art-Fest, WTC, Mexico City
- Cow Parade Mexico, Mexico City
- Blog Arthur Rimbaud, Museo Castello di Rivara, Torino, Italy
2004 - First Small Sculpture Exhibition, Artists' House Foundation,
Mexico City, Mexico
2003 - Collective Winter Misrachi Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico
- Museo de Artes Populares, Mexico City, Mexico
- Hand over the line-graph, Marie-Louise Ferrari Gallery
Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
2002 - Salon d'Automne, Espace Auteuil, Paris, France
- Collective Winter Misrachi Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico
- Viva Vivaldi, second international summer festival plastic Exhibition
International Cultural Center Autrique Carmen, Mexico City
- Club de Industriales, Mexico City, Mexico
- Happy Together, Carmen Autrique Cultural Fund
Mexico City, Mexico
2001 - Collective Winter Misrachi Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico
- First International Sculpture Symposium, IVEC (Veracruz Institute
Culture) and FONCA (National Fund for Culture and the Arts)
Sculpture Garden, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
2000 - Collective Winter Misrachi Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico
- Fifteen Anniversary Gallery Alva de la Canal, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
1999 - Collective Winter Misrachi Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico
1998 - Construction of the Acquis, Marie Louise Ferrari Gallery, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
- Abstract Games, The American Chess Shop, New York, NY, USA
1996 - Chess Collector International Convention, Washington DC, USA
- The Art of Chess: A celebration, Shirley Fiterman Gallery,
Borough of Manhattan Community College, New York, NY, USA
1994 - Salon des Independants, Grand Palais, Paris, France
- Artists in Residence Exhibition, Arthur Danziger Gallery (Gallery One)
New York, NY, USA
1993 - Salon de Printemps-Association Nationale des Artistes Français,
Parc Floral de La Chesnay du Roy, Paris, France
- Antique Galerie L'Emeraude, Paris, France
1992 - Agora Gallery's Choice, International Design Center, Long Island City, NY, USA
- Grand Opening Show, Abney Gallery, New York, NY, USA
- Galerie M & J Rausch, Strasbourg, France
1991 - Black & White, Ward Nasse Gallery, New York, NY, USA
- Art Actuel: First Exhibition of Young Painters, Union Française, Montreal, Canada
- On the Cutting Edge, Montserrat Gallery, New York, NY, USA
Public Works
- Filled, 2008, Bronze, Fraccionamiento Las Cumbres, Xalapa, Veracruz - Penance 7, 2001, Marble, Campus de la Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa, Veracruz, Permanent Collection of the Universidad Veracruzana
Awards and prizes
2007 - Grant creators with path state of Veracruz, IVEC and
CONACULTA, Veracruz, Mexico, for the project "will get to heaven"
2004-05 - Grant creators with path state of Veracruz, IVEC and
CONACULTA, Veracruz, Mexico, for the project "The reality disarmed"
2000 - Silver medal in sculpture, Society Academic Arts-Sciences-Lettres,
dependent of the French Academy, Paris, France
1996-97 - Fantasy Foundation Fellowship Fountain, The Art Student League, New York,
NY, USA
1994-97 - Foundation Scholarship Cropsy-Aprenticeship for Sculpture, Sculpture Workshop
Greg Wyatt in the Cathedral St. John The Divine, New York, NY, USA
1982-92 - Several scholarships in ballet, modern jazz, (Academy of Classical Dance
Emilia Demirova, Strasbourg, France, Steps and Carol Rioux Ballet Studios, New York, USA)
Mexico
