About the artist
Drawing was
my island, my refuge …
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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)
Christine Sefolosha
Born in Montreux, Switzerland,
lives and works in Montreux.
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One Person Exhibitions
2020
BATEAUX-MONDES, Galerie les Yerux fertiles,France
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2019
Larguer les amarres, Fondation du Château de Chillon, Veytaux
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2019
Primordial heart, Cavin-Morris Gallery, NYC, USA
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2019
Sève, Ferme des Tilleuls, Renens, Suisse
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2018
Miyawaki Gallery, Kyoto, Japon
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2017
Christine Sefolosha, Galerie Dettinger-Mayer, Lyon, France
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2016
Christine Sefolosha, Puls ‘Art, Le Mans, France
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2014
Waldszenen, Galerie Poland-Hardouin, Paris, France
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2013
Galerie C, Paradis Perdus, Neuchatel, Switzerland, with Mario del Curto
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2012
Christine Sefolosha – Monotypes – peinture, Galerie Arts & Lettres, Vevey, CH
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2011
Meninas, JRB at the Elms, Oklahoma City, USA
Christine Sefolosha – Galerie Chantal Bamberger, Starsbourg, France
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2010-11
Vaisseaux fantomes, Galerie Polad-Hardouin, Paris, France
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2009
Forces vives, Galerie J. Bastien, Bruxelles, Belgium
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2008
Galerie Hoffstetter, Fribourg, Suisse
Christine Sefolosha: Coeur Ardent, Cavin-Morris Gallery, New York, NY
Christine Sefolosha: Les Yeux Ouverts, Poland-Hardouin, Paris, France
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2007
Nocturnes, Galerie Arts & Lettres, Vevey, Suisse
A Monographic exhibition, Museum Halle St. Pierre, Paris, France
Les Yeux Ouverts, Galerie Polad-Hardouin, Paris, France
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2006
Centre d’art contemporain, Longwy, France
Christine Sefolosha, Carre Vauban, Porte de France, France
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2005
Exposition La Ferme Asile, Sion, Switzerland
Phantom, Galerie Idees d’Artistes, Paris
Centre Culturel A. Malraux, Paris, France
Christine Sefolosha: Of Hors and Feathers, Cavin-Morris Gallery, New York, NY
Selected Group Exhibitions
2017
Immortal Menagerie, Cavin-Morris Gallery, New York, NY
Outsider Art Fair NY, represented by Cavin-Morris Gallery, New York, NY
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2016
Perpettum Mobile, Polad-Hardouin, Paris, France
Winter Spotlight: Visionary Edge, Cavin-Morris Gallery, New York, NY
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2015
Spirited Women: Drawing Down Fire, Cavin-Morris Gallery, New York, NY
Vive la peinture!, Polad-Hardouin, Paris, France
Outsider Art Fair, New York, NY
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2014
The Visionary Experience, American Visionary Art Museum, Baltimore, MD
Sous le vent de l’art brut II, Musee de la Halle St Pierre, Paris, France
Hémisphères vaudous with Laurence Demaison, Galerie Chantal Bamberger, Strasbourg, France
Metro Show NYC, Cavin-Morris Gallery, New York, NY
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2013
Wild Life, Judy Saslow Gallery, New York, NY
Restless II – a Mix, Cavin-Morris Gallery, New York, NY
Mi-temps, Galerie Polad-Hardouin, Paris, France
Primitive Cabaret, Galerie Polad-Hardouin, Paris, France
(With Omar Ba, Andrew Gilbert, and Michel Macréau)
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2012
Darker Stars: The Roots of Steampunk Art, Cavin-Morris Gallery, New York, NY
Timeless: World of Woodland Spirits, Judy Saslow Gallery, Chicago, USA
Restless, Cavin-Morris Gallery, New York, NY
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2011
Salvatica, Espace Culturel d’Assens, Assens, Switzerland
Neue – Nouveau – Nuovo – New, Museum Lagerhaus in Saint-Gallen, Switzerland
Exposition Espace Arlaud Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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2010
2010 Wild Kingdom, Michael Kohler Art Centre, Sheboygan, WI, USA
Mosaïque, Pont Sainte Marie, France
Au dessous des Volcans, Mauriac, France
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2009
Histoires d’Elles, Polad-Hardouin, Paris, France
Clyde Angel Exposed!!! Amid a celebrated band of outsiders including:
Christine Sefolosha, Michael Smith, and Carlo Zinelli, Judy A Saslow Gallery, Chicago, IL
Outsider Art Fair, Cavin-Morris Gallery, New York, NY