Thomas Fouque

 

Contemporary printmaker exhibited at Galerie Catherine Pennec in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne (France) in 2024

 

Biography

 

Born in 1986 in Bastia, Thomas Fouque is an engraver and visual artist whose unique artistic journey has been shaped by his passion for intaglio printing and engraving. A graduate of the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs, he was awarded a grant for furthering his skills in the crafts of art by the city of Paris, allowing him to be trained as an intaglio engraver at the renowned Ateliers Moret. Over the past ten years, he has dedicated his talent to creating remarkable prints, collaborating with other artists, experimenting with new techniques, and developing a distinct artistic vision.

 

His creations as an artisan artist are complemented by a more personal body of work, primarily focused on engraving. Through his meticulous practice, Fouque addresses the concept of metamorphosis, capturing moments of transition and transformation in images engraved point by point onto glowing metal surfaces. Inspired by Ovid's quote, "I intend to sing of forms changed into new entities", Fouque translates this perpetual movement of life, with its cycles of growth, blossoming, maturity, and decline, into emotionally resonant artworks.

 

Thomas Fouque's body of work reflects the shift from the minuscule to the vast, from the known to the unknown. His engravings evoke cloudy forms, ephemeral islands, and crystallized structures, inviting the viewer to immerse themselves in inner worlds that are both luminous and dark.

 

In addition to his creative endeavors, Fouque has exhibited in numerous prestigious galleries and institutions, including the Fondation Taylor. His accolades include the Frédéric and Jean de Vernon Prize from the Academy of Fine Arts and the Marie et Léon Navier Prize from the Fondation Taylor, along with residencies at the Château de Lourmarin in Luberon.

 

Thomas Fouque's artistic legacy is a celebration of metamorphosis and transformation, capturing the ever-changing essence of life through finely engraved lines.

 

 

Exhibitions

2026 | SAMOIS-SUR-SEINE | "Estampes" |  La Passerelle des Arts
2025 | PARIS | "La Seine 2025" | Galerie Ménil'8
2024 | SAVONLINNA | "Metaphorsis" | Galerie Savonlinnan Taideluko
2023 | CLERMONT-FERRAND | "Du végétal au minéral" | Galerie Catherine Pennec

2022 | MURAT | "La Métamorphose infinie" | Galerie du vent dans les branches

2022 | AUVERS-SUR-OISE | "Graines" | Galerie d'Art Contemporain

2021 | SAINT-HIPPOLYTE-DU-FORT | "9ème Biennale de la gravure" | Galerie du bout du monde
2021 | PARIS | "La Seine 2022" | Galerie Art Montparnasse

2021 | AVRAY | "Terre d' estampes" | Galerie de l'Entr@cte

2020 | ORLÉANS | "113e Salon des Artistes Orléanais" | Collégiale St-Pierre-le-Puellier

2019 | SARCELLES | "19e Biennale internationale de la Gravure"

2018 | MEUDON | "Paysage en métamorphose infinie" | Musée d'Art et d'Histoire

2017 | CONFINS-SAINTE-HONORINE | "XVIe Biennale Internationale de Gravure"

2017 | PARIS | "Les lauréats des Grands prix 2017" | Fondation Taylor

2016 | PARIS | "Petits Formats pour Grands Vœux" | Galerie Anaphora

2016 | DREUX | "1e Biennale Internationale de l'Estampe de Dreux" | Chapelle de l'Hôtel-Dieu

2016 | PARIS | "Gravures de petits formats" | Librairie galerie MiniMA

2016 | PARIS | "Tailles douces" | Galerie Malebranche

2016 | PARIS | "100 Gravures #8" | Galerie Goutte de Terre

2015 | SAINT-MAUR | "Biennale de l'Estampe"
2015 | PARIS | "Prix Gravix 2015" | Galerie Michèle Broutta

2014 | PARIS | « Graveurs de rêve" | Ateliers Moret
2014 | PARIS | "Pointe et Burin" | Fondation Taylor
2014 | RUEIL-MALMAISON | "Débordements" | L'Ermitage

2013 | RUEIL-MALMAISON | "29e Salon de l' Estampe Contemporaine
2013 | ANGERS | "Display" | Art d'Ici

2012 | DENÉE | "Le Noël de Léon" | Galerie A

 

Prizes and scholarships

 

2018 - Frédéric and Jean de Vernon Prize, Academy of Fine Arts

2017 - Marie and Léon Navier Prize, Taylor Foundation

2016 - Second stay at the Château de Lourmarin in the Luberon with the support of Luberon

2015 - Residence at the Château de Lourmarin in the Luberon with the support of the Académie des Beaux-Arts

2014 - Antalis Prize on the occasion of the collective exhibition "Pointe et Burin"

2013 - Corot Prize at the "29th Salon de l'Estampe Contemporaine"

2012 - Improvement prize for crafts from the city of Paris