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Born: Maryn Charvat. February 6, 1945 in the East of France.


EDUCATION:
Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts

1971 Grenoble National 5th year degree -DNBA
1968 Strasbourg Certification in the Aptitude of Artistic Training-CAFAS

Specialization: Pottery, Tapestry, Marionettes

PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST:

Graduate of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, art teacher, Maryn holds a distinctive place among St. Martin artists. The originality and richness of her style reveal a personal way of feeling and expressing the world.


For her, the act of painting is magic and revealing of subconscious life; it evokes a universe of dream and gives her meaning. Her colors of light and shade provide great subtleness to her style. Other distinctions in her art, the use of plastics, give her compositions relief. Maryn’s works transport you in a kind of poetic dream state that is very pleasant.

It is a multitude of experiences and studies that have marked her journey: 12 years of ceramics, contemporary high-warp tapestry, weaving, creating marionettes, the study of graphology and symbolism in astrology. 



Her numerous travels throughout the world - Bali, Thailand, Ceyland, Black Africa, Egypt, Greece, the USA, Canada,… - have greatly inspired her work.

Behind the visible, the invisible lies in her symbols, inscriptions, and graffiti. Written or painted, the drawing has the words to speak out.

SOLO EXHIBITION:

2000 Restaurant Mario’s Bistro. St. Martin, French West Indies

2000 Le Cordon Vert. Marigot, St. Martin, French West Indies

2000 Galerie de L’Amandier. Grand Case, St. Martin, F.W.I.

1999 Le Cordon Vert. Marigot, St. Martin, French West Indies

1993 IFAD. Nîmes, France

1990 Galerie Honfleur. Honfleur, France

1989 IFAD. Nîmes, France

1982 Centre Culturel de Fontaine. Chantilly, France

1976 Maison de la Culture. Thonon-les-Bains, France

GROUP EXHIBITION:

2000 Mois de la peinture. Maison des jeunes, St. Martin, F.W.I.

1999 Mois de la peinture. Maison des jeunes.St. Martin, F.W.I.

96-97 Centre Culturel de Vedrie. Parc de Nejaune le Chef, France 

1996 Centre Culturel de Roussillon. Roussillon, France 

1994 Tour du Sel. Aigues-Mortes, France — 1st prize

1993 Foire de Printemps. Nîmes, France


GALLERIES:


  • Camaïeu, Marigot, St. Martin

  • Latilye, Cul de Sac, St. Martin

  • Her own atelier in Oyster Pond

WORK IN THE EDUCATION FIELD:


  • Plastic Art courses for adults (classic and contemporary techniques)
the IFAD (Institut de Formation et d’Aide au Dévelopment), Nîmes 6 yrs
-”multi-level” education in Plastic Art 

  • Ecole d’Esthétique de Coiffure, Nîmes (prep. for CAP, BEP, BP) 5 yrs

  • Collège de l’Isle sur Sorgues (from the 6th to graduating yr) 2 yrs

  • Collèges de Thonon, Annecy, & Annemasse 8 yrs

  • Trainer for teachers of the Primary Public School (74) Annemasse 

  • Founder of a pottery atelier and organized courses for adults.


WORK IN THE ART FIELD:


  • Currently an artist (painter) on St. Martin.

  • Founder of concept for the “Mois de la Peinture” - an organization since 1999 that gathers island artists every year.
Marionette and Batik creations.

  • Chosen for an exhibition of abstract art by the National Art Gallery of Vancouver.

  • Pottery and contemporary tapestry creations and exhibitions.
Sold two tapestries to the Shah of Iran for his residence in France’s Haute Savoie region.

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