Annie Gervasi
Annie Gervasi was born in Tunis, Tunisia, in 1950. She obtained an engineer's status in the garment technical industries, coupled with a BA in Commercial studies in Marseille, France at the CETHI (Centre d’études techniques de l’habillement de l’industrie) (70-74) and refined her creative talent in the clothing industry at the Lycée technique Marie Curie (67-70). Coming from a family who was promoting Haute Couture, Annie Gervasi first chooses the vocation of self-entrepreneur and launched her own boutiques to showcase her designs. She created her own label, “Nelly Malone” and owned two boutiques located in Marseille and Bandol (78-93). She remained at the emerging edge of fashion and from 1982 to 1985 was accredited to create the whole Yves Saint-Laurent Junior ready-to-wear collection.
In her art work, Annie Gervasi launches her sketches directly with the spatula on paper with the inspiration of the moment in its environmental context. These sketches are oil paintings by their own rights, first in small formats, and are often exploratory studies for the execution of larger works on canvas. Her palette always starts with bright colors and she accumulates layers of paint till it gets to a heavy impasto of very luminous white, beige, yellow, pale blue and pink.
The artist believes that the universe is pure energy. The most comfortable way to see this energy is to cultivate our perception of beauty and to get in resonance with the one of an object, a plant or a person. It is to stay connected within this energy, at a precise moment, in order to be part of this magical instant that brought Annie Gervasi to paint. This becomes indispensable for her to become co-creator.
Annie Gervasi surprises the shapes and forms in their mobility rather than immobilizing them. The colours, the shapes and the matter are translated under vibratory waves. It is the broadcast of all these waves that brings forward this sensation of well-being, accompanied by a feeling of joy, lightness and peace.
Résumé
Born in Tunis, Tunisia, in 1950
Annie Gervasi launched her own boutique and created her own label of ready-to-wear, “Nelly Malone” in 1978. She was chosen to create the Yves Saint-Laurent Junior ready-to-wear collection from 1982 to 1985.
Studies
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1970-1974
Chambre of Commerce of Marseille, France
Commercial and Industrial Studies
Engeneer diploma - CETHI - Centre d’études techniques de l’habillement de l’industrie
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1967-1970
Lycée technique Marie Curie, Marseille, France
Technical and industrial B.A.
Superior technician degree in the technical clothing industries
Group Exhibitions
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2005-2006 International Exhibition of the Cercle des artistes peintres et sculpteurs du Québec (CAPSQ), Galeria de Arte de Cardenas, Casa Municipal de la Cultura, Mexico, Dec. 26-Jan. 6
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2004-2006 Galerie Lamoureux Ritzenhoff, Montreal, Quebec
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2005 22nd International Exhibition of the Cercle des artistes peintres et sculpteurs du Québec (CAPSQ), Cultural Centre of the city of Coimbra, Portugal, Aug. 17-31
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2005 22nd Grand Annual Contest of the Cercle des artistes peintres et sculpteurs du Québec (CAPSQ), Popesco Cultural Centre in Montreal, Nov. 6-20
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2005 21st International Exhibition of the Cercle des artistes peintres et sculpteurs du Québec (CAPSQ), Museum of Tunis, Kheireddine Palace. The exhibition is sponsored by the Canadian Embassy in Tunisia, Jan. 10-29
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2004 Golf Club of Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson, Quebec (May to Oct.)
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2004 Chamber of Commerce of Ville Saint-Laurent, Quebec (May to Aug.)
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1974-1976 Sundays Painters, Gardanne, France
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1968 Arts Boutique of Pavillon street, Marseille, France
Solo Exhibitions
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2004 Gora Gallery, Montreal, Quebec
Publication
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ArtFolio 2005-2006, Fine Arts catalogue, Toronto, Ontario, 2005.
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2005 ART BOOK on the thoughts of the artists - CAPSQ
Prizes And Honors
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2005 3rd Grand Prize in the category "Figurative Frontier", at the Gala of Visual Arts of the CAPSQ - Council of Artists Painters and Sculptors of Quebec -, for the work "Coin tranquille sur la terrasse", for her originality, the esthetic value of her work and technique used, November 12 to 19, Montreal, Qc
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2005 GOLD Medal in the category "Figurative Reality" for the work "Une ruelle animée de Tunis" at the 21st International Exhibition of the Cercle des artistes peintres et sculpteurs du Québec (CAPSQ), Museum of Tunis, Kheireddine Palace, sponsored by the Canadian Embassy in Tunisia, Jan. 10-29
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2004 GOLD Medal in the category "Figurative Reality", Le Salon d’automne, 21st Great Contest of the CAPSQ, October 22nd to 31st, at Popesco Cultural Center of Montreal, Qc
Association
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Member of the Cercle des artistes peintres et sculpteurs du Québec
