André Brasilier was born in Saumur, in Anjou (Maine-et-Loire), France. He is a French painter and printmaker currently lives in Paris. In 1949, Brasilier entered the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts (National School of Fine Arts) in Paris. He won the Florence Blumenthal Price in 1952, and the Prix de Rome of painting in 1953. The following year, Brasilier moved to Villa Médicis to study in the French Academy in Rome. In 1960, he won the Villeneuve-sur-Lot Award. In 1988, he received the Médaille de Vermeil distinction granted by the Ville de Paris. Brasilier’s artworks have been widely exhibited around the world since 1959. Selected Exhibitions: 2013 Exhibition at Opera Gallery, London, England 2012 Exhibition at Opera Gallery, Hong Kong, China 2011 Exhibition at Moulins Albigeois, Albi, France 2010 Exhibition at Château de Chenonceau, Chenonceaux, France 2010 Exhibition at Gallery Artbank, Seoul, South Korea 2009 Traveling exhibition in Japan: Tokyo, Sendaï, Nagoya, Fukuoka 2008 Exhibition at Museum Haus Ludwig für kunstausstellungen, Saarlouis, Germany 2008 “André Brasilier chez La Fontaine”, Jean de La Fontaine Museum, Château-Thierry, France 2007 Retrospective exhibition in Japan: Tokyo, Nagoya, Niigata, Sapporo, Fukuoka 2006 “Retrospective exhibition”, Espace des Arts, Paris, France 2005 “Retrospective exhibition”, the Hermitage Museum, St-Petersburg, Russia 2005 “Exhibition of watercolors”, Galerie Barès, Paris, France 2005 Schüller Gallery, Munich, Germany 2004 Exhibition at the Château de Mainau, Constance Lake, Germany 1999 Exhibition at Les Salles du Palais Gallery, Geneva, Switzerland 1999 Exhibition at Garden Gallery, Nice, France 1999 Exhibition at Bühler Gallery, Stuttgart, Germany 1999 “Exhibition of watercolors”, Nichido Gallery, Paris, France 1996 Château de Vascœuil, Vascœuil, France 1995 Galerie Bac Saint-Germain, Paris, France 1994 Musée des Beaux-Arts, Palais Carnolés, Menton, France 1992 “André Brasilier à Bagatelle－retrospective exhibition organized by Didier Jumaux & Partenaires”, Mairie de Paris, Paris, France 1989 “Hommage à André Brasilier－Retrospective Exhibition”, Angers, France 1988 Hopkins-Thomas Gallery, Paris, France 1988 “Retrospective exhibition” Musée Picasso Château Grimaldi, Antibes, France 1988 Buschlen-Mowatt Gallery, Vancouver, Canada 1985 Hammer Gallery, New York, USA 1980 “Retrospective Exhibition (1950-1980)”, Château de Chenonceau, Chenonceaux, France 1979 Galerie Matignon, Paris, France 1974 Yoshii Gallery, Tokyo, Japan 1974 Exhibition of lithographs and tapestries at Vision Nouvelle Gallery, Paris, France 1971 David B. Findlay Gallery, New York, USA 1959 Galerie Drouet, Paris, France