LOUISE BOURGEOIS

Louise Bourgeois
Born in Paris, France, 1911

Studied at the Lycée Fénelon, Paris, France,1921-1927
Studied Mathematics at the Sorbonne, Paris, France, 1932-35
Studied at the École du Louvre, Paris, France, 1935-36
Studied at the Atelier Roger Bissière de l'Académie Ranson 1936-1937
Studied at the Académie d'Espagnat 1936-1937
Studied at the École des Beaux-Arts with Devambez and Colarossi, Paris, France, 1936-38
Studied at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière with Othon Friesz and Wlérick, Paris, France, 1937-38
Studied at the Académie Julian, Paris, France 1938
Studied at the Académie Scandinavie with Charles Despiau 1938
Worked in the Atelier of Fernand Léger, Paris , France,1938
Moved to New York NY 1938
Art Students League with Vaclav Vytlacil 1938-39
Atelier 17, New York NY 1946

Died in New York NY, 2010


SOLO EXHIBITIONS


2011
Cheim & Read, 'Louise Bourgeois: The Fabric Work', New York NY
Fundación Proa, 'Louise Bourgeois. El Retorno do lo Reprimido', Buenos Aires, Argentina
Wexner Center for the Arts, 'Double Sexus: Hans Bellmer and Louise Bourgeois', Columbus OH
National Gallery of Iceland, 'Louise Bourgeois', Reykjavik, Iceland
Hauser & Wirth Zürich, 'Alex Van Gelder - Louise Bourgeois ARMED FORCES', Zurich, Switzerland
Kunstforeningen GL Strand, 'Louise Bourgeois: Mother and Child', Copenhagen, Denmark (Travelling Exhibition)
Hauser & Wirth London, 'Louise Bourgeois, Tracey Emin Do Not Abandon Me', London, England
(Travelling Exhibition)
Galerie Lelong, 'Estampes et dessins', Paris, France

2010
Gemeentemuseum, 'Louise Bourgeois and Hans Bellmer - Double Sexus'
Nordic Watercolour Museum, 'Louise Bourgeois: Mother and Child', Skärhman, Sweden (Travelling Exhibition)
Hauser & Wirth London, 'Louise Bourgeois: The Fabric Works', London, England (Travelling
Exhibition)
Carolina Nitsch, 'Louise Bourgeois and Tracey Emin - Do Not Abandon Me', New York NY (Travelling Exhibition)
Fondazione Emilio e Annabianca Vedova, 'Louise Bourgeois: The Fabric Works', Venice, Italy (Travelling Exhibition)
Museum of Cycladic Art, Athens, Greece
Kukje Gallery, 'Louise Bourgeois: Les Fleurs', Seoul, Korea
Maison de Balzac, 'Louise Bourgeois: Moi, Eugénie Grandet...', Paris, France

2009
The Hirshhorn Museum, 'Louise Bourgeois: Retrospective', Washington DC (Travelling Exhibition)
Galerie Carsten Greve, Cologne, Germany
Galleri Andersson / Sandström, 'Louise Bourgeois', Stockholm, Sweden

2008
Museo Nazionale di Capodimonte, Naples, Italy
Hauser & Wirth Zürich, 'La Rivière Gentille', Zurich, Switzerland
Inverleith House, 'Recent Drawings', Edinburgh, Scotland
Cheim & Read, 'Louise Bourgeois: Echo', New York NY
Tate Modern, 'Louise Bourgeois: Retrospective', London, England (Travelling Exhibition)
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 'Louise Bourgeois: Retrospective', New York NY (Travelling Exhibition)
MOCA- Museum of Contemporary Art, 'Louise Bourgeois: Retrospective', Los Angeles CA (Travelling Exhibition)

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