Born in Corsica and educated in the South of France, Christian started his career as a teacher specializing in French and English. Traveling throughout Europe, he visited most of the great art museums and developed a love of art and history. He also was a professor at the world-renowned Institut de Français for 14 years teaching total immersion French to a wide array of professionals and leaders from over 50 countries.

He began to paint and received a Bachelor of Fine Art degree from the Atlanta College of Art and the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2002. Mostly known for his large landscapes and still life contemporary paintings, his work has been shown in various groups and solo shows in Europe and in the United States. In 2008, he opened an atelier and gallery in the old town of Nice, France where his work has been exhibited and sold at Galerie A Côté. Traveling back and forth to the US for many years, he made the move in 2013 to live in the USA full time and made Woodbury, Connecticut his permanent home.

Over the years, his work has graced many private and museum collections throughout the world. He recently became a member of the Washington Artists Association. Christian has been concentrating on developing work that is inspired by living on the farm and in NYC. He has a passion for music, cooking and entertaining, hosting family and friends almost every week in his home.

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Exhibitions

• Four Seasons Hotel, Atlanta, GA, Evening in Brittany for the Benefit of the March of Dimes, October 2004

• Atlanta Art Center, Atlanta, GA, Moon Moon, Group Show, March 2006

• Atlanta Art Center, Atlanta, GA, Peep Show, Solo Show, May 2006

• Galerie A Côté, Nice, France, Solo Show, 2008-2014

• The Space at the Plaza, Kansas City, MO, A Corsican Way of Life, Solo Show, June 2013

• Norfolk Art Association, Norfolk, CT, Group Show, August 2015

• Norfolk Art Association, Norfolk, CT, Group Show, August 2016

• Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury, CT, My Big Blue Sun, Solo Show, November/December 2016

• Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury, CT, A New Look, Group Show, March/May 2017

• Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury, CT, Mini Golf, June/September 2018

• Washington Art Association, Group Show, Washington Depot, CT, Group Show, February/March 2019

• Barns & Farms, Woodbury, CT, Solo Show, August/September 2019

• Mattatuck Patrons Circle, Woodbury, CT, Travelogue Presentation & Solo Show, October 2019

Education

• Master of Education, Université Côte d’Azur (UCA) Nice, France, 1978

• Bachelor of Fine Art, Savannah College of Art and Design, 2002

Teaching Experience

• Beginning and Advanced Painting Class, Galerie A Côté, Nice, France, 2009-2013

• Painting Classes, Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury, CT, 2017-2018