Katherine Lavocat – Interview                               Katherine Lavocat – Gallery

 

Katherine Lavocat Katarzyna

Born 1950 in Warsaw, Poland.
Has lived and worked in France since 1969.

Education

High School of Fine Arts in Warsaw

Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux Arts, Paris, France

Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, France

Media

Easel, ceramic murals, weaving. Has collaborated for 29 years with sculptor Maurice Calka in the realisation of many public art projects related to the monumental achievements in France and abroad, e.g. Kinshasa (Zaïre), Nice, Montelimar, Avignon, etc…

Tapestry commissions

Headquarters of Copper Gécamine, Kinshasa, Zaïre

Regional Parlament of Reunion Island, France

Post Office Administration, Cosnes s/Loire, France

Clin-Midy Laboratory, Montpellier, France

University of Lyon III

Catholic University of Angers

College H. Baumont, Beauvais, France

Carroll School of Management, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Massachusetts, USA

Temple Israël, Weston, Connecticut, USA

Svigal’s Partners, New Haven, Connecticut,  USA

etc…

Solo shows

1990 Galerie 10 (painting), Paris

1990 Modern Art Gallery (painting and tapestry), Paris

1991 Fuhrüngsakademie (painting and tapestry), Karlsrühe, RFA

1994 Galerie Marouska  (painting and tapestry), Lyon, France

1996 Galerie du Moniteur (tapestry), Paris

2004 The Consulate General of the Republic of Poland (tapestry), New York, New York, USA