About the artist

Drawing was

my island, my refuge …

—

Christine Sefolosha was born in Switzerland, near Montreux on Lake Geneva shores. As an only child, she grew up under her mother’s care who lovingly encouraged her imaginative streak and left her to explore it freely. Passionate about horse riding, the young girl told herself stories and created worlds inhabited by horses and animals. When she turned 20, and was about to start Fine Art School, life, in an odd turn of events, brought her to South Africa. Her first six years there were spent in a protected environment within the White community. Family was a priority. But she continued drawing. With assiduity. Animals chiefly. Until a time when she became conscious of the harsh realities of Apartheid. Her escapades into the townships confronted her with the gagged, undercover culture of its people. Music, theatre, dance, visual arts: such an amazingly rich, creative streak was revealed to her through her wanderings. This experience would forever change Sefolosha. From then on, the artist realized that she could no longer be content to reproduce just the surrounding reality, but that she must imperatively explore the depths of her feelings, find her place in the world, in other words, realize herself as an artist. Coming home to Switzerland in the early of the 1980s, Christine put all her energy into reaching her goal. Her first solo show in Vevey in 1988 became the beginning of a path that has brought her to exhibit around the world.

La tête à l’envers

Marlène Métrailler

Laurence Froidevaux et Marlène Métrailler

(March 26, 2016)

About the artist

Drawing was

my island, my refuge …

—

Christine Sefolosha was born in Switzerland, near Montreux on Lake Geneva shores. As an only child, she grew up under her mother’s care who lovingly encouraged her imaginative streak and left her to explore it freely. Passionate about horse riding, the young girl told herself stories and created worlds inhabited by horses and animals. When she turned 20, and was about to start Fine Art School, life, in an odd turn of events, brought her to South Africa. Her first six years there were spent in a protected environment within the White community. Family was a priority. But she continued drawing. With assiduity. Animals chiefly. Until a time when she became conscious of the harsh realities of Apartheid. Her escapades into the townships confronted her with the gagged, undercover culture of its people. Music, theatre, dance, visual arts: such an amazingly rich, creative streak was revealed to her through her wanderings. This experience would forever change Sefolosha. From then on, the artist realized that she could no longer be content to reproduce just the surrounding reality, but that she must imperatively explore the depths of her feelings, find her place in the world, in other words, realize herself as an artist. Coming home to Switzerland in the early of the 1980s, Christine put all her energy into reaching her goal. Her first solo show in Vevey in 1988 became the beginning of a path that has brought her to exhibit around the world.

La tête à l’envers

Marlène Métrailler

Laurence Froidevaux et Marlène Métrailler

(March 26, 2016)

About the artist

Drawing was

my island, my refuge …

—

Christine Sefolosha was born in Switzerland, near Montreux on Lake Geneva shores. As an only child, she grew up under her mother’s care who lovingly encouraged her imaginative streak and left her to explore it freely. Passionate about horse riding, the young girl told herself stories and created worlds inhabited by horses and animals. When she turned 20, and was about to start Fine Art School, life, in an odd turn of events, brought her to South Africa. Her first six years there were spent in a protected environment within the White community. Family was a priority. But she continued drawing. With assiduity. Animals chiefly. Until a time when she became conscious of the harsh realities of Apartheid. Her escapades into the townships confronted her with the gagged, undercover culture of its people. Music, theatre, dance, visual arts: such an amazingly rich, creative streak was revealed to her through her wanderings. This experience would forever change Sefolosha. From then on, the artist realized that she could no longer be content to reproduce just the surrounding reality, but that she must imperatively explore the depths of her feelings, find her place in the world, in other words, realize herself as an artist. Coming home to Switzerland in the early of the 1980s, Christine put all her energy into reaching her goal. Her first solo show in Vevey in 1988 became the beginning of a path that has brought her to exhibit around the world.

La tête à l’envers

Marlène Métrailler

Laurence Froidevaux et Marlène Métrailler

(March 26, 2016)

Sefolosha Christine

Je souhaite adhérer à l'AACS

Association

des Amis de Christine

Sefolosha

L’association a pour mission de mettre en valeur l’oeuvre de Christine Sefolosha en soutenant notamment l’organisation des expositions et des publications de son travail dessiné, gravé et peint, en Suisse et à l’étranger.

Association des amis

de Christine Sefolosha (AACS)

Claire Halmos

Grand Rue 4,

CH - 1071 Chexbres / VD

+ 41 79 644 20 39

IBAN CH 16 0076 7000 C534 3449 5 (BCV)

Marlène Zufferey-Métrailler, présidente
Claire Halmos, secrétaire
Murielle Fiaux, trésorière
Madeleine Teuscher, membre

Les statuts de l'AACS

Les statuts de l'Association ici (PDF)

About the artist

Drawing was

my island, my refuge …

—

About the artist

Drawing was

my island, my refuge …

—

About the artist

Drawing was

my island, my refuge …

—

Sefolosha Christine

Je souhaite adhérer à l'AACS

Association

des Amis de Christine

Sefolosha

Devenir membre par formulaire online

Les membres

Les statuts de l'AACS