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Recent artworks

Renaissance: Secret Garden, 2024
Printed etching, embossing, and drawing on paper
H. 55 x W. 29 cm / Oak frame 58 x 33 cm, museum-quality glass (anti-reflective)
Unique signed work of art

Blue Planet and Poppies, 2020
Art print : Limited edition of 8 copies, N° and signed (+ stamp) by the artist on the front lower right
On 308g Hahnemühle paper / Digigraphie eligible paper
50 x 50 cm

Shivering Dragonfly, 2016 (with I love you) / Gris de payne n°1/2
reference Victor Hugo
Colour printed etching and embossing
on white Hahnemühle paper
28 x 40 cm

Pareidolia : Parrot, 2015
Sculpture : cutting with a bocfil saw, engraving with etching on copper plate
Gold layer finish (1micron) – Pullon red. Blue patina
Size H 15 cm x W 21 cm
Presented in a box, like a jewel case
Unique art work
Signed on the back by the artist

Renaissance : Dame Nature, 2014
Printed etching, embossing, and drawing on paper
50 x 40 cm
Aluminium frame, white matte, and neon yellow border, museum-quality glass (anti-reflective)
Unique signed work of art

Ex-voto : Tatoo
Cutting with a bocfil saw, engraving with etching on copper plate
Gold layer finish (1micron) – Pullon red
Blue patina
Size W 7 x H 18 cm
Presented in a 17.5 x 22.5 cm box, like a jewel case
Unique work
Signed on the back by the artist

Aquarium, 2011
Etching printed in gold and embossed
No. 2/2
L 78 cm x H 56 cm

Universe, 2020
Fine-liner drawing, scanned and colored
Printed on Lana Paper, Galeria Coton, 400g – 4-colors screenprint*
W 50 x H 50 cm
Limited edition of 25 numbered and signed copies + stamp
No. 3/4/5
*Screenprint: by the Continuum workshop (Strasbourg)

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Biography

Some Key Dates

1998: Higher Diploma in Applied Art from the Duperré School (Paris)
2009: Michaël Cailloux devotes himself to a new artistic training: engraving and sculpture
2013: Group Exhibition, Au temps des vendanges (At the Harvest Time), Chinon, Galerie Nathalie Béreau
2016: First solo exhibition, In the Shadow of the Eiffel Tower, Paris, Galerie Nathalie Béreau
2018: Solo exhibition, Cadavre Exquis (Exquisite Corpse), Tokyo, Ginza, Galerie Irène
2019: Group exhibition, Au fil des saisons (Over the Seasons), Rixheim, Musée du Papier Peint
2021: Retrospective exhibition, Luxuriance, Galerie du Crochetan, Monthey, Switzerland, curated by Julia Hountou, PhD in Art History
2022: Solo exhibition, Merveilleuses Rêveries, Montmorency, Jean-Jacques Rousseau Museum – Dialogue between Michaël Cailloux and the herbariums of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
2022: First monograph, Luxuriante nature, Editions Delachaux et Niestlé
2023: Solo exhibition, Inter Undas et Arbores, Draveil, Château de Villiers, Essonne Department on the occasion of the European Heritage Days
2023: Celebration of the centenary of Bambi, a novel by Felix Salten published in 1923 with the release of the book Bambi: The True Story, Felix Salten, Michel Larrieu, Michaël Cailloux, Editions Delachaux et Niestlé, and the exhibition L’enfance retrouvée, Paris, Galerie Nathalie Béreau
2025: Solo exhibition at the Dominicaines, Pont-L’Évèque

Portrait Michaël Cailloux

Michaël Cailloux portrait © wearemb

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CURRICULUM VITAE

Selected exhibitions since 2013

2025

Exhibition and performance, Écoute et goûte/Listen and Taste, Le Barroux (84)
Les murmures de la forêt/Whispers of the Forest, solo exhibition, Media Library, Fontenay-le-Comte
Paris Print Fair, with the Nathalie Béreau Gallery, Refectory of the Cordeliers Convent, Paris
Le Pouvoir des fleurs/The Power of Flowers, solo exhibition, Les Dominicaines, Pont-L’Évèque – with the Nathalie Béreau Gallery

2024

Les murmures de la forêt/The Whispers of the Forest with Frédérique Morel, Crochetan Gallery, Monthey, Switzerland

2023

Solo exhibition “L’enfance retrouvée” (Childhood Regained), Nathalie Béreau Gallery, Paris, on the occasion of the release of the book “Bambi”
Solo exhibition, Inter Undas et Arbores, Draveil, Château de Villiers, Essonne department, on the occasion of the European Heritage Days

2022

Merveilleuses rêveries, carte blanche to Michaël Cailloux, Jean-Jacques Rousseau Museum, Montmorency
Paris Print Fair, with Nathalie Béreau Gallery, Refectory of the Cordeliers Convent, Paris

2021

Luxuriance, Crochetan Gallery, Monthey, Suisse, curator Julia Hountoun (P)

2020

Un voyage parisien, Nathalie Béreau Gallery, Espace des Coutures St Gervais, Paris
Herbarium Vagans, Association of Museums of Ossola, Italie

2019

Poudres et traits, Nathalie Béreau Gallery, rue des Gds Augustins, Paris, Parcours des galeries parisiennes de l’estampe et du dessin
Parallèles, Nathalie Béreau Gallery, Espace Beaurepaire, Paris
Irène Gallery, Tokyo

 

2018

Vanités, Nathalie Béreau Gallery c/° Le 6, Mandel, Paris
Cadavre exquis, Ginza, Tokyo, personal exhibition

2017

Shibuya-ku, IRÈNE Gallery, sculptures, prints, art paper, Tokyo
Esprit de Paris, Lauréat du concours des Ateliers de Paris, Paris 12e

2016

Paris by night,  Iki Gallery, Paris
Salon de l’automne, invitation espace contemporary prints, Paris
À l’ombre de la Tour Eiffel, Nathalie Béreau Gallery c/°6 Mandel, Paris
House of games, sculptures for Nelly Rody, Maison&Objet
Prints, Nathalie Béreau Gallery, Chinon
Prints and Jewells, Iki Gallery, Paris 4e
Corps accords, Nathalie Béreau Gallery c/° Christian Collin Gallery, Paris 2e

2015

Hybridation, Nathalie Béreau Gallery, Le 6 Mandel, Paris, with Muriel Moreau and Marjolaine Salvador-Morel
Salon d’automne
Vert infini, Ateliers de Paris, Paris
Espace Beaurepaire, Thème “Paris Mexico”, Paris
Prix Gravix, Galerie Michèle Broutta, Paris

2014

Espace Beaurepaire, Thème “Utopia”, Paris
107 Rivoli, Thème “Nature précieuse”, Artéum, Paris
“Gravures, etc.”, Thème “Peignes et insectes”, Nathalie Béreau Gallery, Le 6, Mandel, Paris with Didier Hamey and Elsa Guillaume

2013

Espace Beaurepaire, Thème “couleur”, Paris
“Au temps des vendanges”, Nathalie Béreau Gallery, Chai Pierre & Bertrand Couly, Chinon, Thème “Still Natures”

Various

Presse / TV (selection)

La Maison France 5, octobre 2019
Art by Nature, 2019
Art et métiers du Livre, mai-juin 2019
Marie Claire Maison, mai-juin 2019
Paris Match, 13-19 décembre 2018, Livre Merveilleuses couleurs
Artshebdomedias, exposition Vanités, octobre 2018
Revue de presse Partenariat Lenôtre, Odysée gourmande, Noël 2018/Ephiphanie 2019
TV5 Monde, juillet 2018
Le Figaro Magazine, « Collaboration avec The Invisible Collection », 24 février 2017
Elle décoration France, « Jeu de cartes de l’artiste Michaël Cailloux », octobre 2016
Elle décoration Russie, « Jeu de cartes dessiné en hommage à Christian Dior », septembre 2016
Marie Claire Maison Italia « Sono opera dell’illustratore ed entomologo Michael Cailloux », septembre 2016
Elle decor US, « Playing cards by Michaël Cailloux », septembre 2016
Le figaro Magazine « Carnet du jour », 5 septembre 2016
Vogue US, « The deck of cards are inspired by Christian Dior’s gardens », juin 2016
Le figaro Magazine, « Michaël Cailloux et ses parures murales », 29 avril 2016
Côté Paris, « Michaël Cailloux : l’artiste qui fait mouche », avril 2016
Marie Claire Maison Italie, « Michaël Cailloux : l’artiste entomologiste », septembre 2015
Christies, « Develop your knowledge », juillet 2015
Elle décoration, « Michaël Cailloux : un authentique orfèvre du mur », mai 2015
“Phénomène : Le bijou mural”, Elle Décoration, mars 2015
“Michaël Cailloux : Un artiste qui fait bzzzzzzzzz !”, Palace Costes, janvier 2015
“Les filles de Canal +”, La Parisienne, samedi 6 septembre 2014

Education

2009-2015 Copper engraving and bocfil saw cutting workshop, Paris Workshop, Paris
1996-1998 DSSA “Fashion and Environment” (Theme “the fly”), with honors from the jury, Duperré School, Paris
1994-1996 BTS “Textile Art and Printing”, Duperré School, Paris

Books

2024
Joseph’s Belly, Marie Desplechin and Michaël Cailloux, Thierry Magnier Publishing
2023
Bambi, A True Story, Delachaux and Niestlé Publishing
2022
Luxuriant Nature, monograph, Delachaux and Niestlé Publishing
2019 
Talismans, with Thierry Magnier (texte), Thierry Magnier Publishing
2018 Merveilleuses Couleurs, with Nathalie Béreau (text), Thierry Magnier Publishing
2017 Merveilleuse Nature, with Nathalie Béreau (text), Thierry Magnier Publishing
2013 “Design textile”, author and art director, Eyrolles Publishing

Signatures (selection)

2024
Zodiac Collection, Baccarat
Royal Peacock for the Waldorf Astoria – Trianon Palace, a series of three peacock representations
2022
The Wepler Prize – Fondation La Poste, poster illustration
2021
Shiseido “Garden of Splendors” Clé de Peau Beauté Collection
2020
Evian Resort, “Christmas” themed around Igor Stravinsky’s The Firebird
2019
Visual identity for the “Rendez-vous aux jardins” event for the Ministry of Culture on the theme of biodiversity
“Valentine’s Day” and “Easter” collections for Lenôtre

Professional experiences

2009-2015
Artistic and Educational Director of the Françoise Conte School of Art, specializing in design, textiles and fashion, Paris
1998-2009
Founder and Artistic Director of Atelier LZC, Montreuil:
Creation of screen-printed illustration collections, unique works
Custom creations for various clients: Baccarat, Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, S.T. Dupont, etc.

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