Abiven Biography

Established French contemporary artist, Abiven primarily works in figurative painting that is influenced by both POP and IMPRESSIONIST art.

Trained at the ECOLE ESTIENNE in Paris, Abiven moved in Montreuil (near Paris) in 1997 and met and collaborated with the founders of the well known Parisian artists group "Electrons Libres".

Selected Group Exhibitions

1999/2000
- "Homme Flexible cherche Femme Elastique", Montreuil, France
- Electrons Libres, Paris (13 group exhibitions)
- "Bad-Bad", Staatliche Kunsthalle, Baden-Baden, Germany
- Avenue Bozart, Montreuil

2000-2001
- Creations for fashion shows :" Impasse de la Défense", Paris
-"Another Look...", Toyota Showroom, Paris
- Galerie Christiane Peugeot, Paris
- "Hove Expo", Galeries Lafayette, Paris
- Pézénas invite Rivoli, Pézénas

2002
- L'atomixeur, Nantes, France
- "Du 9,rue Dauphine", Paris
- "Salon de la Mode", Paris

2003
- San José, California

Selected Solo Shows

1990
- "Visitez la Belgique en Autocar"

1993
-"Robert Band Encore", Paris

2000
- "Jean-Luc Abiven expose ENCORE", Montreuil

2003
- "La Fabuleuse Peinture de Jean-Luc Abiven", Paris

2004
- " Me Revoilà", Montreuil
- "Made in Poland", Paris