Christiane Guerry - TEMPETE SUR NICE

Acrylic on canvas
A study of textures and colors

In this work, the artist aimed to capture the fury and beauty of a storm. Using acrylic paint, she blended Indigenous art with expressionism to convey the power of the elements. The palm tree, standing firm against the sea’s force, embodies resilience. This vibrant canvas will infuse energy and a captivating presence into your interior, evoking the grandeur of nature in motion.
Storm over the Mediterranean! March 4, 2024
Unique and Original!
Moment of life!
Texture work with a knife!
Artist rated

Born July 24, 1948 in Grenoble (France) into an artistic family with a father Tenor and an uncle Artist Painter.
Gifted in drawing from a very young age, she knew she would have an artistic painter’s career.
At 18 she met Mercedes Henry, an Artist Painter, with whom she would work for 2 years! At the end of their collaboration, Mercedes Henry advised her to take off on her own, and she began to exhibit! Mercedes Henry nicknamed her “The Painter of Colors.”
After living in Grenoble, Dijon and Paris, she currently lives in Nice (Alpes-Maritimes) and Fréjus (Var). Her career spans several decades!
She has sold to collectors around the world!
Many Prizes and Awards mark her journey!
Curious, she explores all media and has found her “paste” and her pictorial themes! Forms, lines, vibrant colors evoking her emotions…
She admires Frida KAHLO, Alice NEEL, Camille CLAUDEL among women artists with atypical artistic and emotional paths!
She loves TURNER, Van GOGH, CEZANNE, RENOIR, MATISSE, KADINSKI, Marc CHAGAL among men for the work and research in their creations!
With Mercedes Henry (contemporary artist from Grenoble) she works with Material and learns to use the knife. Mercedes nicknames her "The Painter of Colors"! Material, Colors and Light are her research in all her creations! She began to exhibit in 1968!
She regularly exhibits in various cultural venues in Grenoble and has an article in Dauphiné Libéré in 1980 to celebrate International Women’s Day!
In 1987 she moved to DIJON then to PARIS where she met Dominique of ART ET MISS, with whom she still exhibits!
She came to Nice in 1989 and has not left since!
She exhibits both in France and abroad, including the Sharjah Museum in 2005!
She consistently exhibits:
at La Galerie Joséphine “La Petite Provence” in Denmark in Kolding
at Galerie Arnaud Caron in Bielefeld, Germany
at Galerie Artsper
at Galerie Art et Miss in Paris 75003
Distinctions and prizes
• Gold Medal of CIBA, Paris, 1987
• Grand Prize of the Côte des Arts, Marseille, 1989
• Grand Prize of the City of Saint-Laurent-du-Var, 1991
• THEMA Prize, Monaco, 2015
• Two works at the Gemluc Museum, Monaco
Recipient of several prizes: Arts Inter, CIBA, Monaco THEMA Prize, Grand Prix Saint-Laurent-du-Var, Grand Prize of the Côte des Arts

Notable Exhibitions
• Grenoble: various venues (restaurants, Marandjian hair salon, Gym Colbert hall) from 1968 to 1987
• Dijon, Caveau Gevrey Chambertin, 1988
• Marseille, 7th Grand Contest in homage to Jean Cocteau — Grand Prize of the Côte des Arts, 1989
• CACEL and Gymnase Club, 1989–1995
• City Hall of Corenc, 1991
• Racine Gallery, 1991
• Town Hall of Tourrettes-sur-Loup, 1993
• Art et Miss Gallery (Paris), since 2000
• Sharjah Museum, 2005 (United Arab Emirates)