Description
Patrick Drouin, born in March 1948 in Paris, is a French sculptor who practices in his Parisian workshop. He learned sculpture for five years in the workshop of Edmond Moirignot in the 14th arrondissement and also benefited from the advice of Paul Belmondo, Jean Carton and Raymond Martin. His work is essentially figurative.
He has exhibited since 1981 and has participated in numerous exhibitions :
Biennale Internationale Formes humaines, 1980 (Museum Rodin salons)
Salon du dessin et de la peinture à l’eau, 1980 and 1982
Invited by the sculptor Raymond Martin of the Institut to exhibite for a tribute to François Rude, Cachan 1982
Art en Yvelines, Versailles Castle, september – october 1982
Salon Comparaison, 1980
Leymarie Gallery, Paris
Taylor Foundation, Paris 1983 and 1986
Grand Palais, Paris 1983
Salon d’automne, 1983
Grands Maîtres de la sculpture
Salons de la Malmaison, Cannes
Les maîtres du Bronze, Paris 1987
Leymarie Gallery, Paris 1988
Sociétaire des Artistes français
Sociétaire du Salon d’automne
60th salon des Beaux-Arts, Enghien-les-Bains, 1995
39th Salon des Arts-formes-couleurs, 1996
Figure on the dictionary (Bénézit) of painter sculptors and engravers
He has won several awards :
Grand Prix of young sculptors at the exhibition of the National Society of Fine Arts in Paris, Grand Palais, June 1983
Prix Florence Gould, 17th International Price of Contemporary Art of Monte-Carlo
Prix Sandoz, Taylor Foundation, Paris 1983
Prix d’Aumale, France Institut, Beaux-Arts Acadamy Paris, 1983
Prix Paul Louis Weiller, France Institut, Beaux-Arts Acadamy Paris, 1985
Sculpture Price, Salon d’Automne, Grand Palais, 1990
Prix Desprez, Beaux-Arts Acadamy Paris, 1981 (silver medal)
Prix Sandoz, Taylor Foundation, 1983 and 1988
Gold medal, Montmorency Salon, 1979
Prix Claude Raphaël-Leygues, 1981
Grand Prix of young sculptors at the exhibition of the National Society of Fine Arts in Paris, 1988
Prix Charles Oulmont, France Foundation, 1990
Sculpture Price, salon d’automne, Paris
Medal of honor at the French Arstists’ Fair, 1994
Vermeil medal of the city of Paris
Grand prix Charles Malfray, Paris Taylor Foundation, 2000
Realisations :
Creation of a bronze for the National Fund for Contemporary Art, 1981
Creation of a monument for the business center in Marne-la-Vallée
Creation of a monumental sculpture for Groupama Assurances
Monumental sculpture for a large insurance group in 1990
Acquisition by the Ministry of Culture and Communication of a bronze for the National Fund for Contemporary Art