S T A T E M E N T

When Silvère Boureau came from France in 1982, he was primarily an expressionist painter of the human form. However, the discovery of the American landscape and its interpretaion by nineteenth century luminists, opened a new vision on painting. Boureau sought to experience the wilderness first hand, by hiking in remote areas in the backwoods of Maine, the Adirondack Mountains and the Grand Canyon. To stand on a mountain top and look as far as the eye can see without encountering any mark of human intervention remains an exhilarating experience for him. Especially coming from western Europe where the hand of man on the landscape is omnipresent, the discovery of "wilderness" was a revelation.

Plein air painting by Lake Lila, Adirondack mountains.

I take time to roam the Eastern States forests scouting for that special place - an out of the way valley, a hidden water fall in an untouched landscape, where you can feel the timelessness of ecosystems in perfect balance. I paint "en plein air", sketch, or take a photograph and then paint a larger picture in my studio. My intention is to capture and render the spirit of the place with minimal interpretation .

R E S U M E
Silvère Boureau
Born 1951 in France, moved to the US in 1983.

Silvère Boureau is also represented by ART SOUTH, INC. corporate art consultants in Philadelphia.

CURRENT SHOWS:

- THE FRAME SHOP GALLERY  39 N. Main Street Lambertville NJ.

- THE DELAWARE RIVER GALLERY 19E. Afton Ave. Yardley Pa.

- D &R GREENWAY  Land Trust at the Johnson Education Center, Princeton NJ

Exhibitions:

2007 - 'The Road Not Taken' show, D&R Greenway Land Trust at the Johnson Education Center, Princeton,N.J.

2006 - Henderson Sotheby's International Realty, Pennington NJ.  One man show. 
  
2005 - Atlantic Avenue Art Walk, Brooklyn NY. http://www.atlanticavenueartwalk.com/
     - Blue Mountain gallery, New York City

2004 - Blue Mountain Gallery, New York City

2003 - Gross McCleaf Gallery Philadelphia, PA. (See paintings selected for the show)

2002 - Blue Mountain Gallery, New York City
     - Premiere Fine Arts Gallery, Lambertville, N.J. One man show
     - The Hilfield House, Designer Showhouse XII, Princeton, N.J.
     - International Artexpo, Javits Center , New York City.
     - Delaware River Gallery, Yardley, P.a. One man show.

2001 - Open Studio Show.
     - St Andrews Episcopal Church, Yardley, P.a  
                                                                                                                                                            
2000 - Delaware River Gallery, Yardley P.a

1995 - Blue Mountain Gallery, New York City

1994 - Trenton City Museum, NJ

1993 - Evening of the Arts, Lambertville, N.J
      - American Craft Museum, New York City

1992 - James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown P.a
      - Newman Galleries, Philadelphia, PA

1989 - Princeton Trenton Art association, Trenton, NJ

1984 - Auction for Henry Street Settlement, Puck Building, New York City

1983 - Terminal Show, Harborside, Brooklyn NY

1983 - Kamikaze Club Show, New York City

1982 - Galerie Delpire, Saint Germain des Près, Paris. one man show.
     - The American Church in Paris.

1980 - Salon d'automne de la ville de Paris, Grand Palais
      - Théatre Municipal, Chartres

1979 - Rosicrucian center, Paris
      - International Graphic Art Show, Osaka, Japan. Award received

 

Commissions and corporate art collections:

- The Bank of New York
- Mc Graw Hill publishing Co. New York City . 
- Tiffany & Company, Jewelers New York City .
- House Beautiful Magazine, New York City . 
- The Princeton Alliance Church, Princeton, NJ . 
- Talamore Golf Course, Ambler Pa . 
- The Nassau Inn, Princeton, NJ . 
- Masala grill Restaurant, Princeton NJ . 
- Angelo's Restaurant, New York City . 
- Omar Khayyam restaurant, New York City. 
- Long Beach Towers, New York City. 
- The Glick Organisation, New York City. 
- Numerous commissioned murals and paintings for private residences throughout the United States and France.


Television appearence:

Silvère Boureau was featured in HOME & GARDEN TELEVISION (HGTV) show "Modern Masters".Modern Masters Show # 713
VIEW VIDEO CLIP ON THE PAINTING OF A SCREEN.

Newspaper articles:  

- The Princeton Packet   article about the 'The Road Not Taken' show, D&R Greenway Land Trust at the Johnson Education Center,    Princeton,N.J.    Wednesday, December 12, 2007 By Ilene Dube.

- TOWN TOPICS, Princeton weekly. Wednesday December 13,2006. - US1 

- THE PRINCETON PACKET  article about the Delaware River Gallery show in Yardley, Pa.

- TOWN TOPICS, Princeton weekly. Wednesday May 12,2004.

Education:

1978-1974 - Université Paris VIII, Arts Plastiques, Théatre, Paris, France.
1972-1968 - Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Appliqués, Roubaix, France.
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