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Hector Saunier
L'Atelier Contrepoint - gravures contemporaines

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Né en 1936 en Argentine. Il étudie l'architecture et la théorie de la couleur à Buenos Aires. En 1961, il est à Paris et fréquente l'Atelier 17, où il devient très vite le bras droit de Hayter. A la mort de Hayter en 1988, Hector Saunier devient avec Juan Valladares, directeur de l'atelier, qui est rebaptisé en hommage à Hayter, Atelier Contrepoint.

Hector Saunier a exposé à Londres, Buenos Aires, Washington, Rome, Luxembourg, Sao Paulo, Osaka...

Expositions personnelles

2007
Galeria Marchiaro, Codoba (Argentina)
Saint-Luc Higher Education in Arts, Liege (Belgium)
Galerie Vivant, Tokyo (Japan)
Atelier Nishinomiya, Nishinomiya (Japan)
Tsukihisou, Nagoya (Japan)
Liberal Art, Hiroshima (Japan)
Gallery Kitanosaka, Kobe (Japan)

2006
Galeria Arroyo, Bs. As. (Argentina)

2005
Citra Gallery, Kualalumpur (Malaysia)
Atelier Nishinomiya, Nishinomiya (Japan)
Galerie Miyawaki, Kyoto (Japan)
Liberal Art, Hiroshima (Japan)
Kyushu Sangyou University, Fukuoka (Japan)
Galerie Vivant, Tokyo (Japan)

2004
He Xiangning Art Museum, Shenzhen (China)

2003
Médiathèque de Villers Cotterêt (France)
Taijon & Tainan, Taiwan

2002
Citra Gallery, Kualalumpur (Malaysia)
Museo de la Solidaridad S. Allende, Santiago (Chile)

2001
Liberal Art, Hiroshima (Japan)
Atelier Nishinomiya, Hyogo (Japan)
Galerie Vivant, Tokyo (Japan)

2000
Gallery Koll, Stavanger (Norway)
Atelier 80, Bordeaux (France)

1999
Galerie Vivant, Tokyo (Japan)
Liberal Art, Hiroshima (Japan)
Gallery Beni, Kyoto (Japan)

1998
Museo Nacional de Grabado, Bs. As. (Argentina)
Museo Cabildo, Cordoba (Argentina)
Scuola Internationale di Grafica, Venice (Italy)

1997
Galerie Vivant, Tokyo (Japan)
Atelier Nishinomiya, Hyogo (Japan)
Liberal Art, Hiroshima (Japan)
Citra Gallery, Kualalumpur (Malaysia)
Palazzo Cattaneo-Ala Ponzone, Cremona (Italy)

1996
Arte BA. Art Fair, Buenos Aires (Argentina)

1995
Ninni Esposito Arte Contemporanea, Bari (Italy)

1994
Galerie Vivant, Tokyo (Japan)
Keum San Gallery, Seoul (Korea)
La Scaiette, Matera (Italy)
Susekullen, Olofström (Sweden)

1993
Galeria Suipacha, Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Galeria Marchiaro, Cordoba (Argentina)
Atelier Nishinomiya, Hyogo (Japan)

1992
Off Gallery, Nagoya (Japan)

1991
Galeria Arte Contemporanea, Bari (Italy)
Art Base, Singapore
Galerie Vivant, Tokyo (Japan)
Gallery Miyazaki, Osaka (Japan)
Tamura Gallery, Tsuruga (Japan)
Liberal Art, Hiroshima (Japan)

1990
Citra Gallery, Kualalumpur (Malaysia)
Viven Gallery (Norway)

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Hector Saunier is one of the world's leading artist in the field of modern intaglio colour printmaking. His works reflect his superb technical control and improvisational skill from 40 years experience in the medium of engraving, etching and soft ground.

Hector Saunier is currently the Director of the Atelier Contrepoint (Formally known as Atelier 17 in Paris). He was born in Argentina in 1936 and studied architecture in Buenos Aires. Hector came to Europe in 1961. During that year, after seeing a print by S.W. Hayter at the Salon de Mai, he enrolled in Atelier 17, a printmaking workshop founded by S.W. Hayter in 1927. He studied printmaking under Hayter fot two years. When Hayter passed away in 1988, he took over the administration of the workshop and till today. Hector and his wife Hiroko are still managing it.

Hector has travel widely and exhibited in London, Buenos Aires, Washington, Rome, Luxemburgo, Sao Paulo, Osaka.