Sophie Chardonnet

1957 Born in Paris

1977–80 Studies at École des Beaux-Arts, Paris

1975–76 Studies at Atelier Corlin, Paris

2005 “The Gaze Beyond”, Art Vietnam Gallery, Hanoi

2003 “Untitled”, French Embassy, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.

2000 Bab Rouah Exhibition Hall, Rabat – Morocco

1997 “The Geometry of Solitude”, Washington D.C., U.S.A.
Introduced by the American artist Robert Colescott (Representative Artist of U.S.A., Venice Biennale 1997)

1995 Centre Culturel Français, Washington D.C., U.S.A.


1994 Group exhibition, Tudor Gallery, Maryland, U.S.A.

1996 First Prize winner at the “Interactions” exhibition of the World Bank Society
(Juried by Olga Hirshhorn – Hirshhorn Museum, Washington D.C., and Linda McNamara – National Museum of American Art)


1993 Leaves for the United States
Works as an interior designer

1991–93 Works for Camelus Studios, produces several short films and writes scenarios

1987–91 Art teacher at Musée du Louvre, Paris, France

1985–87 First assistant of the French painter Yves Oppenheim

1982–84 Designs theater sets
Plays in several dramas directed by Nedeljko Krujic
Drama classes: Cours Vera Gregh, Centre Américain de Paris


U.S.A., France, England, Morocco, Italy