CÉVÉ was born in Paris in 1951. She is specialized in animal sculpture. We can easily recognize her style thanks to the pureness of the line and the soft smooth bronze she creates. In fact, she considers that a sculpture should not only be looked at, it should make the art-lover feel like touching it. As a renowned designed animal sculptor, CÉVÉ is a member of jury and curator for many exhibitions in France and abroad.
In the past ten tears, CÉVÉ has taken part to more than one hundred exhibitions, was invited to expose as an exclusive artist eight times and received twenty seven distinctions. In 2013, CÉVÉ has been named Chairman of the Sculpture Department of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts – S.N.B.A. – first female artist to get this responsibility since the creation from A. RODIN. In 2014, her works of art entered the Daubigny Museum (Auvers-sur-Oise, France) and The François Pompon Museum (Saulieu France).
In addition to the original version of her sculptures, CÉVÉ launched in 2015 another design of her sculptures called "Glossies": bronze-based with a silver coating and coloured gloss.
Exhibitions and distinctions:
2018: 3 personal exhibitions, 1 special guest invitation
April/May: A tribute to Salvador Dali, exhibition at the Galerie Montmartre, Paris.
June: Guest of honor and Jury Member at the French Army Official Fair, Vincennes (94)
October/November: Personal exhibition at HG Contemporary Gallery, New York.
December: Exhibition in Lausanne (Switzerland).
2017: 5 personal exhibitions, 1 participation
January: last month for the Personal Exhibition at Musée Pompon in Saulieu (21).
March to May: personal exhibition at the Gallery Square’s Internationel, Neuilly/Seine (92).
May to June: Art Gallery Univers du Bronze (Paris) - contemporary animal sculptures exhibition.
May to June: Art Gallery 3 Cerises sur une Étagère (Paris) – one painter, one sculptor.
October to December: Art Gallery Joël Dupuis (Hardelot) – special event for the 25th birthday of the Gallery.
November to December: Salon National des Artistes Animaliers, Bry-sur-Marne (94).
2016: 3 participations, 1 special guest invitation
Jan/Feb: BRAFA, Brussels
March: PAD, Paris
September - Dec: Personal Exhibition at Musée Pompon in Saulieu (21).
October: Salon d’Automne, Paris
2015: 10 participations, 1 special guest invitation
March: Contemporary exhition at BMW - Paris XVII
March: Glossies presentation at Galerie du Mémorial de Montmartre, Paris.
August: Salon d’Art Animalier, Château de Sillé-le Guillaume (72).
Sept: Exhibition at Sadone, Neuilly-sur-Seine (92).
Sept: European Heritage Days, Théâtre des Sablons, Neuilly-sur-Seine (92).
Sept/Oct: special guest, Salon IRIS, Ozoir-la-Ferrière (91).
Oct: « Octobre rose », Musée Pompon, Saulieu (21).
Oct: Salon d’Automne, Paris.
November: Salon des Artistes - Versailles (78).
November/Dec: 38th Salon National des Artistes Animaliers, Bry-sur-Marne (94).
2014: 4 participations
February: vernissage at Galerie Temps des Arts, Praz (74).
May: Salon d’Automne International – SAI - in Luxembourg (LU).
July: Jury member at Salon Art’East à Vittel (54). Named« Grande signature ».
October: Salon d’Automne, Paris.
2013: 9 participations
January: personal exhibition, Galerie Temps des Arts, Praz-sur-Arly (74).
March: Exhibition« Les Chats », Galerie du Vert Galant, Quai des Orfèvres, Paris.
April: Exhibition « Teddy Bears », Galerie AROA, Neuilly-sur-Seine (92).
May: Salon de l’AAPP, Paris.
Oct/Nov: 11th Biennale de sculpture animalière, Rambouillet (78).
November: Salon d’Automne, Paris.
Nov/Dec: Salon des Artistes de Versailles (78).
Nov/Dec: 36th Salon National des Artistes Animaliers, Bry-sur-Marne (94).
December: Société Nationale des Beaux Arts - SNBA. Carrousel du Louvre, Paris.
2012: 14 participations, 1 special guest invitation, 2 distinctions
February: personal exhibition, Galerie Ces’Arts, Paris 8ème.
March: Exhibition« Les Chats », Galerie du Vert Galant, Quai des Orfèvres, Paris.
March: Salon d’Art, Neuilly-sur-Seine (92).
March: Salon des Arts, Colombes (92).
March: Salon d’Art Animalier, Mercedes Center Paris, Rueil-Malmaison (92). Prize creation for the
competition« Projet Étoile ».
March/April: Salon du Val de Cher, St-Victor (03). Sculpture silver medal
June: selected for the event« La SNBA et ses amis japonais », itinerant exhibition presented at
Kurashiki, Ueno Museum in Tokyo, Yokohama department exhibition, at Kyoto and Nara.
July/August: Sculpture en liberté, Roquebrune / Argens (83).
July/August: special guest, Galerie Dupuis, Hardelot (62).
August: Salon Trans’Arts, Cogolin (83).
August: Art & Dinard – Galerie Terre de Contraste, Dinard (35).
October: Exposition Sculpt’art’s, Margency (95).
October: Ecole Française, Chapelle Royale, La Madeleine, Paris.
November: Salon de Ballancourt (91).
December: AAPP, Mairie du 15ème, Paris.
2011: 15 participations, 1 special guest invitation
January/February: Carré des Coignard, Nogent-sur-Marne (94). Personal Exhibition
March: Galerie Joël Dupuis, Hardelot (62). Personal Exhibition.
March: Exhibition« Les Chats », Galerie du Vert Galant, Quai des Orfèvres, Paris.
April: Exhibition« L’école de la Loire », Beauregard (41).
April/May: Exhibition of Val-de-Cher, St-Victor (03). Exposante hors-concours,Jury member.
May: Galerie Winckelsen, Rolle (Suisse). Personal exhibition.
June/July: 18th Festival de l’art animalier, Pierrefitte-sur-Sauldre (18). Special guest.
September: Art exhibition, Isques (62).
Sept/oct: 35th Salon National des Artistes Animaliers, Bry-sur-Marne (94).
October: Salon d’automne international of Lunéville (54).
October: Salon de l’École Française, Paris.
October : Association Artistique de la Préfecture de Police de Paris - AAPP, Mairie de Neuilly/Seine
November: 32th Salon d’Art Ballancourt (91).
November: Art en Capital. Grand Palais, Paris.
November: IMA - International Modern Art, UNESCO, Paris.
December : Société Nationale des Beaux Arts - SNBA. Carrousel du Louvre, Paris.
2010: 18 participations, 4 distinctions, 2 special guest invitations
February: 27th Salon des arts de St. Maurice (94). Sculptur Grand Prize.
February: Galerie Art 89, Paris. Exposition individuelle.
March: Exhibition« Les Chats », Galerie du Vert Galant, Quai des Orfèvres, Paris.
March: Exhibition « La France au Liban », Beyrouth. Curator.
April: Exhibition ADAC, Châtillon.
April: Exhibition « L’école de la Loire » , Beauregard (41). Grand Prize of the Conseil Général du Loir-et-Cher.
May: Gallery Arche de Noé, Nançay (18). Personal exhibition.
May: 32th Salon d’Art, St-Germain-lès-Corbeil (91).
July: Art’east, Vittel ( 88 ). Vittel City Medal – Bronze Vittelius
September: 10th Biennale de sculpture animalière, Rambouillet (78).
Sept/Oct: Salon Régional de la Vallée de l’Eure, Maintenon (28). Special guest
October: Biennale des artistes du 6ÈME, Paris. Special guest
November: 3rd Salon des Arts, Maisons Lafitte.
November: Salon d’automne, Limoges (87).
November: Art en Capital. Grand Palais, Paris.
November: 31st Salon d’Art Ballancourt (91). Visitor’s prize
Nov/Dec: 34theSalon National des Artistes Animaliers, Bry-sur-Marne (94).
December: Société Nationale des Beaux Arts - SNBA. Carrousel du Louvre, Paris.
2009: 13 participations, 6 distinctions, 2 special guest invitations
January: Château de Villiers, Draveil ( 91). Personal exhibition with painter Suzanne Weil.
March: Salon des Artistes Naturalistes, Domaine de Montauger (91)
March: Exhibition« Les Chats », Galerie du Vert Galant, Quai des Orfèvres, Paris.
March: Biennale « L’art et la matière », St-Pierre-lès-Nemours (77)
April/May: GMAC, Paris, Place de la Bastille.
Mai : 31st Salon d’Art, St-Germain-lès-Corbeil. Special guest. City medal - Saint-Germain-lès-Corbeil
May Medal Arts – Sciences – Lettres.
June: Third Festival Morbihannais, St-Gildas de Rhuys. First sculpture prize
June/August: Salon d’Art in Calvi.
June: City Medal - Paris
August: Festival des Arts in Sologne. First sculpture prize
October: Biennale d’art, Palais des Arts, Vannes.
November: Salon d’automne, Limoges. Special guest
November: Art en Capital. Grand Palais, Paris.
December : Société Nationale des Beaux Arts - SNBA. Carrousel du Louvre, Paris. Georges Hilbert prize.
2008: 13 participations, 7 distinctions
March: Exhibition« L’art animalier », St-Pierre-lès-Nemours.« Public Favorite »
March: Exhibition« Les Chats », Galerie du Vert Galant, Quai des Orfèvres, Paris.
April: 119th Salon des Indépendants, Paris.
April: Salon Beaux-arts SNHF, Paris. Special prize – Certificate of Merit « Sculpture»
April: Académie Européenne des Arts – France, Paris. Silver medal « Sculpture »
May: 30th Salon d’Art, St Germain lès Corbeil. Prize « Sculpture » from the Townhouse
Sept/Oct: 9th Biennale Internationale de Rambouillet.
Oct: 26th Salon National d’Art Rambouillet.
Nov/Dec: 32th Salon National des Artistes Animaliers, Bry-sur-Marne.
November : SNBA, Exposition d’automne, Château des Tourelles, Le Plessis-Trévise. Jury Prize.
November: Salon des Artistes Français, Art en Capital, Grand Palais, Paris.
November: Biennale Artistique, Mairie du 6ème, Paris. Jury Prize/ Rotary Paris – Académie Prize
December: Société Nationale des Beaux Arts - SNBA. Carrousel du Louvre, Paris.
Permanent exhibition at Château du Tremblay-sur-Mauldre (painting).
2007: 11 participations, 4 distinctions
May :ADAC, 29th Salon d’Art, St Germain-lès-Corbeil. Prize from Conseil Général de l’Essonne.
May: 118th Salon des Indépendants, Paris.
March: Exposition « Les Chats », Galerie du Vert Galant, Quai des Orfèvres, Paris.
October :25th Salon National d’Art Rambouillet. Prize Claude Péninque.
October: Salon Art 19, Paris. Visitor’s Prize
Nov/Dec: 31st Salon National des Artistes Animaliers, Bry-sur-Marne.
November: Art en Capital, Artistes Français. Grand Palais, Paris.
November: 24theSalon d’automne de l’Académie des Arts de Gournay. Second Prize Sculpture
November: Exhibition Chat’Pitre 6, Rebecq (Belgium).
Nov/Dec: 31st Salon National des Artistes Animaliers, Bry-sur-Marne
December: Carrousel du Louvre, Société Nationale des Beaux Arts - SNBA.
Permanent exhibition at Château du Tremblay-sur-Mauldre (paintings).
2006: 8 participations, 4 distinctions
March: Biennale Formes et Lumières, Dunkerque. Sculpture Prize of the City.
July: Salon de Samois. Prize from ville de Fontaine Le Port.
September: 8th Biennale de sculpture animalière from Rambouillet. Artistic Prize of The Conseil Général des Yvelines.
October: 24thSalon National d’Art de Rambouillet. Visitor’s Prize
Nov/Dec: 30th Salon National des Artistes Animaliers, Bry-sur-Marne.
December: 6th Salon Arts, Nature et Animaux, Paris.
December: Carrousel du Louvre, Société Nationale des Beaux Arts.
Dec 2006/Jan 2007 : Exposition auMuséum Aquarium de Nancy
Permanent Exhibitions:
Art Gallery Joël Dupuis, Hardelot (62).
Art Gallery Temps des Arts, Praz-sur-Arly (74).
Art Gallery« Trois cerises sur une étagère », Paris 6.
Art Gallery Mémorial de Montmartre, Place du Tertre, Paris 18.
Fellow of artistic organizations:
Member of the Salon d’Automne.
Member of Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts – SNBA, Paris. Former Sculpture Division President in 2013
Member of the Fondation Taylor, Paris.
Member of the Salon National d’Art de Rambouillet.
Member of EB of Salon National des Artistes Animaliers - SNAA, Bry/Marne.
Member of the Maison des Artistes – N°: B863116.
Sculpture bought by cities:
Mairie de Bagneaux-sur-Loing (77), mars 2009 (peinture).
Mairie de Bagneaux-sur-Loing (77), mars 2008 (sculpture).
Press articles and art litterature:
August/Sept 2015: Matou Chat : Rencontre avec Cévé, Kanister Publications, Paris.
November 2013: Le chat dans l’art contemporain, Ed. Abbate-Piolé, Paris.
November 2013: Les animaux d’Afrique dans l’art contemporain, Ed. Abbate-Piolé, Paris.
November 2013: Le journal de Neuilly.
November 2012: Art Animalier – Les oiseaux, Ed. Abbate-Piolé, Paris.
September 201: La voix du Nord
May 2010: Univers des arts - La France au Liban.
Nov/Dec 2009: Art Animalier N°1.
Nov 2008: Art Animalier – artistes contemporains, vol. I, Ed. Abbate - Piolé, Paris.
June 2008: France Monde Culture.
April 2008: Chat Magazine.
September 2006: Côté Chats.
Feb/March 2006: Féminin Spécial Chats.