Information about the artist Alain Soucasse

Mr Alain Soucasse (1951) Information about the artist
Alain Soucasse is born in 1951 in the south of France. He studied at the Ecole des Beaux arts in Aix en Provence. Before he became a full time artist he worked with restoration of old stained glass in the worlds oldest cathedrals. He has lived 8 years in Sweden were he made his break-though as an artist. In 1981 he returned to the south of France again. Alain Soucasse is an artist and printmaker. He has designed watches, made big sculptures and very beautiful art prints. Colorful, superbly designed and excellently prepared colour etchings is his trademark. His prints are often collages and the different elements are sown together by a thick tread. The paper is hand-made and of cotton, and the prints have a relief like surface.		Alain Soucasse in his studio
A cow made by Alain Soucasse exhibited at the Cow Parade in Marseille, 2007		He has participated in many art fairs such as; New York, Kôln, Madrid, Paris, London, Stockholm, Bologna, Gent, Copenhagen…… In some grafik biennials; Sapporo (Japan) Fredrikstad (Norway) Ljubljana (Slovenia)... He has also participated in different artists book projects, eg.. with poet Jean Mangion, "Parfum exotique", "Metisse Moi" in 2006 and artist book about Marseille "JE T’MARSEILLE" with Kijno, Viallat and Dirosa In 2002 he did the Marseille Opera and the Odeon theater catalogues Works in represented in some cities, foundations and companies like *Astra, Alfa Laval, Findus, Porsche, Tetrapack, Pharmacia, Sacem, JP Morgan Bank, Trygg-Hansa and SEB. Museum in Marseille, Fondation Regards de Provence.*

Alain Soucasse has had about 100 exhibitions in different countries around the world:

Sweden: (about 50 exhibitions) Galleri Signaturen Kristianstad, Wadkôping hallen i ôrebro. Galleri Mörner Stockholm, Agardhsgalleriet Bastad. Galleri östermaln Stockholm, Galleri Scandinavia, Galleri Ferm, Galleri Enstensen Göteborg. Grafioteket, Art o Form, Ebert o Björk Stockholm. Galleri art 21 Norrköping. Galleri Sinklar Sundsvall, Galleri Vättern Motala
Finland: 1972 Taidehuone Vartiainen, Helsinki, 1985 Seven art, Helsinki
Norway:1975 French Institut Oslo
USA: 1982 Frank fedelé fine arts in New York, Sold on art, Berkley University art museum.
Salvador:1982 Galeria el Labyrinto, San Salvador
Spain: 2000 Diart Galleria, Barcelonna
Germany:1983 Galleri Leisten &Thiesen, Münster, Studio Cw, in München, Editions for ARTES
France : 1976 Galerie des Maitres contemporains, Aix en Provence, 1982 Galerie Cupillard, St tropez, 1983 Galerie Bosquet, Paris, 1988 Galerie Cupillard Grenoble, 1990 Centre Culturel Mejanes, Aix en provence, 1995 Galerie Ducastel, Avignon, 1998 Galerie Jp Prebet, Roanne, 2000 Galerie Stammegna, Marseille, 2002 Galerie Moscato, Aix en provence,
Denmark: 1994 Galleri Nordenvind, Saeby, 2006 Galleri Rasmus, Odense

Alain Soucasse has also participated in some group exhibitions:
(here is a sample only)
1974 French cultur center, Stockholm, 1975 Svensk vardag, Art akademi, Stockholm, 1975 Vår salong, Liljewachs konsthall, Stockholm
1988 Sold on art, University art museum, Berkley, USA
1995 Art Catalan Contemporain, Montpellier France with Miro, Tapies, Clavé, Barcello, Combas
1998 French art in Aalborg, Denmark with Coignard
2002 Fondation Regards de Provence, Château Borely, Marseille with Duffy, Wlaminck, Combas, Viallat
2004 Art Mediterranean contemporean, in the Egypt cultur center in Athens, Greece
2006 Trilogi art mediteranean in Athens, Greece with Arman, Cesar, Combas, Viallat, Kijno