Christiane Papé

Painting is my "joie de vivre"

I am a lover of nature, constantly inspired by what I see.  Whether with my floral compositions, landscapes, or abstracts, I transpose my perceptions of the beautiful colors, shapes, and movements that nature shares with us onto the canvas extending beyond the mere visual interpretation. 

I work with a variety of different media such as acrylic, pastel, collage, and oil. I spent over 35 years in Manhattan and moved back to my birth country of Switzerland 10 years ago. My works are in a variety of museums, private and public art collections, storefronts like Saks Fifth Avenue in New York, and have shown in many galleries in Europe and the US. See my curriculum vitae for more information. 

My art business has been designated as a "Trusted Art Seller" with The Art Storefronts Organization, which means you can shop with confidence, and know that I stand behind the quality and value of my products. I hope you enjoy my work!

Awards

2022 Special Merit in LightSpaceTime Botanical Art Exhibition for Morning Light

ONE-PERSON SHOW

2016 Restaurant "Ronchetto" Comano, Switzerland 

2015 Finter Bank Zurich S.A., Lugano, Switzerland  

2014 Radio-TV Suisse-Italienne Restaurant Ratatouille, Lugano, Switzerland 

2012 Sofitel Philadelphia, PA 

2011 La Maison du Cadre, Geneva, Switzerland 

2008-2010 River Road Gallery, Wilton, CT 

2006 Lillian August, South Norwalk, CT 

2006 Margot and Camille Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 

2005 H. Pelham Curtis Gallery-New Canaan Library, New Canaan, CT 

2004 & 2005 Daum, New York, NY 

2004 Barnes & Noble, New York, NY 

2003 JFK Airport, Lufthansa 1st Class Tea Lounge, Jamaica, NY 

2003 Lalique, New York, NY 

2002 and 2000 French Consulate, New York, NY 

2001 Atmosphere Gallery, New York, NY 

1999 Bloom Space, New York, NY 

1998 Agama Gallery (2 person show), New York, NY 

1998 Private Dealer Show, New York, NY 

1995 The Basil Leaf Gallery, Locust Valley, NY 

1993 Z Gallery, SoHo, New York, NY 

1991 Maska International Gallery, Seattle, WA 

1990 Straus Gallery, New York, NY 

1988 Ars et Decora Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 

1988 The Kling Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 

1987 Barucci's Galleries, St. Louis, MO

1986 Galleria "Il Canovaccio," Rome, Italy 

1983 Bodley Gallery, New York, NY 

MUSEUM COLLECTIONS 

The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, CT 

Necca Museum, New England Center for Contemporary Arts, Brooklyn, CT

Vassar College, Art Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY 

Museum of Arts and Sciences, Daytona Beach, FL 

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS 

Clinica di Reabilitazione - Novaggio-Lugano, Switzerland 

PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

The Brookfield Bistro, Brookfield, CT  * Mediterranean Shipping Company, Geneva, Switzerland * Mediterranean Shipping Company, New York, NY * Caleidoscopio Tours, Milan, Italy * General Electric Company, Rockefeller Center, New York, NY

PUBLICATIONS 

STEP Publication Arte-Art Kunst September 

2019 New Art International edition 

2008 (Front Cover Contest) Dizionario Enciclopedico Internazionale d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea 

2003-2004 The Encyclopedia of Living Artists, 13th Edition (2003 Back-cover contest winner)

The Encyclopedia of Living Artists (1997) 

Who's Who in the International Art (1991-1992) 

Manhattan Arts Magazine - March-April 1990; October 1990-January 1991Répertoire des Artistes Suisses - 1980-1990 

The Musée du Luxembourg's official catalog “Les 3 Ameriques à Paris” The Third Edition of The New York Art Review (June 1988)

The Fourth Edition of the art book Quelli Che Contano (May 1988) 

The Encyclopedia of Living Artists (1987)

GROUP EXHIBITIONS 

2018 River Road Gallery, Wilton, CT 

2014 Galerie Kunsthalle, St. Moritz, Switzerland 

2012 Windows on Main Street, Beacon, NY 

2011 Gamble Gardens, Palo Alto, CA 

2011 River Road Gallery, Wilton, CT 

2011 Lumen Gallery, New York, NY 

2011 La Maison du Cadre, Genève-Switzerland 

2010 River Road Gallery, Wilton-CT 

2009 American Contemporary Gallery, Annapolis, MD 

2008 River Road Gallery, Wilton, CT 

2005 Seamen's Church Institute of New York, NY 

2004 Betty Barker Gallery Spectrum

2004 Juried Exhibition, New Canaan, CT 

2003 United Nations, New York, NY 

2002 United Nations, New York, NY

2001 Sailor’s Valentine Gallery SVG Collection, Nantucket, MA 

2000 Atmosphere Gallery, New York, NY 

2000 German-American Cultural Council at Chelsea Center, New York, NY 

2000 French Institute-Alliance Française, New York, NY 

1999 German-American Cultural Council at Chelsea Center, New York, NY 

1998 Gallery Art 54-SoHo, New York, NY 

1998 Art-Lore Gallery, High Point, NC

1998 Gallery Szent-Gyorgyi, Falmouth, MA 

1998 Cultural German American Council at Chelsea Center, New York, NY 

1998 Galerie "Die Treppe", Stuttgart, Germany 

1997 Gallery Art 54-SoHo, New York, NY 

1994 Galerie "Die Treppe", Stuttgart, Germany

1994 Gallery Art 54-SoHo, New York, NY

1992 Abney Gallery, New York, NY

1989 Musée du Luxembourg, (Invitational Bicentennial) Paris, France

1988 International Protocol Officers Association, New York, NY 

1988 Robertson Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

1988 Artexpo, New York, NY 

1987 Palazzo dei Congressi, EUR Rome, Italy 

1987 Swiss Institute, New York, NY

1987 Museum of Arts and Sciences, Daytona Beach, FL

1987 Vassar College, The Art Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY 

1987 Necca Museum, New England Center for Contemporary Arts, Brooklyn, CT 

1987 Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, CT

MEDIA COVERAGE

 Television Interview and coverage of exhibit at Gallery Art 54 for Cable TV "New York's Greatest", by Regal Entertainment - April 1994.

 Interview and coverage of Straus Gallery show on RAI network program "L'Italia d'America" - June 1990 

RADIO Interview on "L'Italia d'America," - November 7, 1990 (RAI)