I am a French-American painter. And an occasional film animator (some of my film animation work is viewable at www.jeanpierrejacquet.com). For many years, it was the other way around. I devote most of my painting activities to "plein air" painting, or, as the French say, "peinture sur le motif", i.e on the spot painting.
I like to paint what I see, rather than what I know, and try to uncover the hidden designs in my subject matters, be it straight nature scenes or urban landscapes. I am partial to free and bold brushstrokes which help me keep a certain sketchiness to my paintings.
My influences are eclectic so I will spare you a useless enumeration.
My work has been part a number of group and solo shows:
2004 Bendheim Gallery, Greenwich CT - Group Show.
2006 Galerie Jean Renoir, Paris - Solo Show.
2006 Bendheim Gallery, Greenwich CT - Group Show.
2006-2007 Michael Fine Arts Gallery, New York, Paintings on consignment.
2007 Espace-Oxygène, Paris - Solo Show.
2008 Bendheim Gallery, Greenwich CT - Group Show.
2008 MoMA “Dreamland”, Fearturing Flagrant Délit -Group Show.
2010 Group shows at New Century Artists Gallery, NYC
2010 “Archi et BD” Cité de l’architecture, Palais de Chaillot, Paris
2012 Galerie Arteconte, Paris , Solo Show.
2013 Centro Hispanico, Astoria, Queens NY, Solo Show
2015 Salmagundi Club Members Show
2015 Bennington Center for the Arts
2016 Salmagundi Floral Show
2016 Bendheim Gallery, Greenwich CT, Group Show
Awards and Distinctions
I am not dead yet but 2 of my films are part of 2 museums: Flagrant Délit is part of the MoMA in NYC, and Contrapunto is part of the Tanz Museum in Düsseldorf in Germany.
1979, Festival d’Annecy, Prix de la meilleure sélection nationale.
1979-1980, Président de l’AFCA (Association Française du Cinéma d’Animation)
1982, accessit du Club des Directeurs Artistiques pour Philips Ladyshave.
1982, shortlist Clio Awards for Philips Ladyshave.
1989, best animation ASIFA-EAST pour Campbell’s Soup
1993, Emmy Awards nomination for Doug.
1994, Best Direction for Buddy, Music Video Producers of America.
2001, Sept d’Or pour la Collection “Les voyages extraordinaires de Jules Verne”.
2009, Acquisition by the MoMA of “Flagrant Délit”
2014, Certificate of Merit, Plein Air Association of Fairfield
2015, Certificate of Merit Salmagundi Club Floral Show
Member of the Organisation of Plein Air Artists of America
Member of Oil Painters of America
Member of the American Impressionist Society
Member of the Salmagundi Club of New York
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