QUENTIN GAREL

Born in Paris in 1975, Quentin Garel graduated from the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1998 and lived at Casa Velazquez (1998-2000). His work of sculpture, in bronze, iron, wood or porcelain, is characterized by the creation of a bestiary, sometimes very realistic, sometimes reduced to a state of skeleton. Garel explains: "In recent years, I have developed a sculpture work involving various wood assemblies around the theme of the trophy; proud custom of the man whom I try to divert in favor of the animals of consumption by denouncing the derisory character of this practice."

Biography

Born in Paris in 1975, Quentin Garel graduated from the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1998 and lived at Casa Velazquez (1998-2000).

His work of sculpture, in bronze, iron, wood or porcelain, is characterized by the creation of a bestiary, sometimes very realistic, sometimes reduced to a state of skeleton. Garel explains: «In recent years,
I have developed a sculpture work involving various wood assemblies around the theme of the trophy; proud custom of the man whom I try to divert in favor of the animals of consumption by denouncing the derisory character of this practice. I prolonged theme through the cast iron which gives it a more monumental dimension and put it to the outside. » Excellent draftsman, Garel works on the subjects of his sculptures upstream on paper and completes each of his sculptures exhibitions with a series of sketches and preparatory studies.

However, Garel does not forget his first interests and continues his work on the skeleton, with the production of skulls of sheep or orcas, or skulls of birds (albatross, flamingo, …), while responding in parallel to new public or private commissions (Region of HauteNormandie, Carpe Diem Tower by Aviva in La Défense) and developing a career in the United States (New York, Houston).

Career

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2024
In the Distant Forest, Galerie LJ, Paris

2023
Monozygotes, Galerie Loft, Paris, France
In the Flesh, Cuturi Gallery, Cromwell Place, London, United Kingdom
Story of a Collection – Quentin Garel, Galerie De Vos, Paris, France
Quentin Garel – Solo Show, Curated by Galerie Bayart, Musée Antoine Vivenel, Compiègne (60), France
Quentin Garel: Story of a Collection, retrospective of works from the Patrice Peltier Collection, Galerie Jacques De Vos, Paris, France

2022
Mascarard, Municipal Gallery of Grande-Synthe, France
In the Flesh, Pigment Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
Galerie Robespierre – Municipal Gallery of Grande-Synthe (59)
Knokke, Piretti Art Gallery

2021
Anomal – Solo Show, Cuturi Gallery, Singapore, Malaysia
Masquerades, Galerie LJ, Paris, France

2020
Anomal, Domaine de Chamarande, France
Solo Show, Galleria Forni, Bologna, Italy
Art Madrid, Madrid – Represented by Galerie LJ
Arte Fiera Bologna, Bologna – Represented by Galleria Forni
BRAFA, Brussels – Curated by Patrice Trigano

2019
Quentin Garel – Retrospective, Matmut Contemporary Art Center, Saint-Pierre-de-Varengeville, France
Anima Artificialis, Cuturi Gallery, Singapore

2018
Monumentalis, Galerie LJ @ Espace Commines, Paris, France
Solo Show, Galerie Bayart, Le Touquet, France

2017
Beauty and the Beast, Palazzo Tiepolo Passi, Venice, Italy
In the Flesh, Galerie Got, Montreal, Canada

2016
The Bone Magician, National Museum of Natural History – Gallery of Paleontology, Paris, France

2015
On the Trail of the Great Apes, Natural History Museum, Grande Galerie de l’Évolution, Paris, France
Galerie LJ, Paris, France
Galerie Mazel, Brussels, Belgium

2014
Bestiary, Bertrand Delacroix Gallery, New York, USA

2013
Wooden Faces, Bertrand Delacroix Gallery, New York, USA

2012
Gremillion Gallery, Houston, USA
Galerie LJ, Paris, France
Galerie Mazel, Brussels, Belgium
Hôtel de la Région Haute-Normandie, Rouen, France

2011
Departmental Museum of the Abbey of Saint-Riquier, Somme, France
One Man Show, Elysée Paris, Galerie LJ, France
Saint-Riquier, Somme, Departmental Museum of the Abbey of Saint-Riquier, France

2010
Galleria Forni, Bologna, Italy
Galerie LJ, Paris, France

2009
Drawings and Sculptures, Galerie LJ, Paris, France
Drawings and Sculptures, Galleria Forni, Milan, Italy

2007
Palazzo Poggi, Bologna, Italy

2006
Preparatory Studies, Galerie RL Beaubourg, Paris, France

2005
Trofei, Galleria Forni, Bologna, Italy

2004
Trophies, Galerie RL Beaubourg, Paris, France

2003
Saint-Cyprien Collections, France

2002
Trophies, Galerie Vent d’Ocres, Paris, France

GROUP EXHIBITIONS (Selection)

2025
Monumental, Sculptures Garden, Galerie Loft, Fourges, France

2024
Duo Show with Dado, Galerie Loft, Paris, France

2023
Anima(l): The Fusion of Beings – Group show, works selected from the Essonne Contemporary Art Fund, Château du Val Fleury, Gif-sur-Yvette (91), France
Duo Show with Laurent Chéhère, Galleria Forni, Bologna, Italy
Regards croisés, Curator: Pascal Bouchaille, Maison Galerie Laurence Pustetto, Libourne (33), France

2022
Galerie Bayart, Château du Plessis-Brion, Compiègne – Sculptures: Park and Castle – Group show
Art Madrid, Madrid – Represented by Galerie LJ
Arte Fiera, Bologna – Represented by Galleria Forni

2016
Art Zoo, Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

2014
Art Up, Mazel Galerie, Lille Grand Palais, Lille, France
Galerie LJ, Paris, France
Singapore Art Fair ME.NE.SA ART, Mazel Galerie, Singapore

2013
Soon, Mazel Galerie, Brussels, Belgium

2012
Art Paris Art Fair, Mazel Galerie, Paris, France
Lille Art Fair, Mazel Galerie, Lille, France
Group Show, Bertrand Delacroix Gallery, New York, USA
Tensions, Mazel Galerie, Brussels, Belgium
Art Gent, Mazel Galerie, Ghent, Belgium

2011
Lille Art Fair, Mazel Galerie, Lille, France
Remix, Mazel Galerie, Brussels, France
Chic Art Fair, Mazel Galerie, Paris, France
Art Elysées, Galerie LJ, Paris, France
Zoo O Logis, Mazel Galerie, Brussels, Belgium
LINEART, Mazel Galerie, Ghent, Belgium

2010
Art Paris + Guest, Galleria Forni, Paris, France
19, Mazel Galerie, Brussels, Belgium

2009
2nd Sculpture Biennial of Yerres (91), Caillebotte Estate, France

2007
1st Sculpture Biennial, Caillebotte Estate, Yerres (91), France
4th Biennial of Contemporary Art, Jacques Prévert Cultural Center, Aixe-sur-Vienne (87), France
Il Settimo Splendore. La modernità della malinconia, Palazzo Forti, Verona, Italy

2005
Salon de Mai, Paris, France
The Pig, Portrait of a Seducer, Abbey of Saint-Riquier (Somme), France

2004
Animalia, Galleria Forni, Milan, Italy

2003
Animal and Territory, Luxembourg Gardens, Paris, France

2002
Montrouge Contemporary Art Fair, France

2000
Encuentro, Casa Velázquez, Madrid, Spain
Institut de France, Paris, France
Garenne Lemot Cultural Center, Gétigné, France

1999
Centro Cultural del Conde Duque, Madrid, Spain
Casa Velázquez, Madrid, Spain
Institut de France, Paris, France

1996
Art Institute of Chicago, USA

ART FAIRS

2020
Art Madrid, Represented by Galerie LJ, Madrid, France

2011
Elysée Paris, Galerie LJ, Paris, France
Lille Art Fair, Mazel Galerie, Belgium
Boulogne Fair, Galleria Forni, Italy

2010
Elysée Paris, Galerie LJ, Paris, France
Boulogne Fair, Galleria Forni, Italy

2009
Art Paris, Represented by Galleria Forni, Paris, France
Arte Fiera, Represented by Galleria Forni, Bologna, France

2008
Arte Fiera, Represented by Galleria Forni, Bologna, France

2007
Arte Fiera, Represented by Galleria Forni, Bologna, France

2006
Art Paris, Represented by Galerie RL Beaubourg, Paris, France

2005
Art Paris, Represented by Galerie RL Beaubourg, Paris, France
Arte Fiera, Represented by Galleria Forni, Bologna, France

2004
Art Paris, Represented by Galerie RL Beaubourg, Paris, France

2003
Arte Fiera, Represented by Galleria Forni, Bologna, France
Art Paris, Represented by Galerie RL Beaubourg, Paris, France

2002
Art Paris, Represented by Galerie RL Beaubourg, Paris, France

PUBLIC COMMISSIONS

2025
Animal Fountains, Parc du Léman, Thonon-les-Bains, France

2020
Monumental Gorilla, Essonne Contemporary Art Fund (91), France

2019
Commission for a Fish Fountain, Arpajon City Center, France
Girolles, commission for monumental sculptures, Parc du Champ des Bruyères, Rouen, France

2013
Commission for a Frog Fountain, Place de la Paix, Mulhouse, France

2012
Arbranimal, Regional Knowledge Center, Rouen, France
Commission from the Haute-Normandie Region, France

2007–2009
Creation of a fountain with around fifteen sculptures for the New Municipal Gardens of Lille, France

2006
Creation of a series of monumental sculptures for Parc du Chemin de l’Île, Nanterre, France

GRANTS, AWARDS, AND RESIDENCIES

2004
Sculpture Prize, Salon de Mai, Paris, France

2003
Drawing Prize, Académie des Beaux-Arts, Paris
2002 Sculpture Prize, COFFIM Foundation, Paris, France

2002
Sculpture Prize, Montrouge Contemporary Art Fair, France
23rd International Contemporary Art Prize of Monte Carlo, France

1999–2000
Resident and member of the artistic section of Casa Velázquez, Madrid, Spain

1995
Drawing Prize, Académie des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France