Biography
Eric Bossard was born in Geneva in 1954. After completing his studies in physiotherapy (Geneva) and ethnology (University of Neuchâtel), he spent seven years in Africa with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), UNICEF and as an independent ethnologist. He is currently working as an artist.
The street and our society of over-consumption are the prime focus of Eric Bossard’s works and in fact furnish the “raw material” for his collages and acrylic inclusions. This includes things destined for the dustbin or for recycling (advertisements, leaflets and other waste dropped in the streets) and objects no longer needed and offered for sale in flea markets.
For these abandoned objects which no longer serve their original purpose, Bossard creates new roles, giving a metaphorical meaning to things that have lost their original value. He bestows on them a second life. A kind of artistic upcycling process that highlights the fact that our waste mirrors our consumer society. An image that we tend to prefer to ignore.
Contacts
Email : eric@ericbossard.com
Eric Bossard – Rampe de Choully 54 – 1242 Satigny – Switzerland
Phone : +4179 738 69 89
Links :
Pages about the artiste :
HUG – Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève
Exhibitions :
1983-1994 – Individual exhibition, Cabinet de physiothérapie Nancy Wider-Buser, Geneva
1983-1984 – Individual exhibition, La maison jaune, I.C.R.C., Huambo, Angola
1985-1986 – Individual exhibition, La maison jaune, I.C.R.C., Huambo, Angola
1987 – Individual exhibition, Galerie du Pommier, Centre culturel neuchâtelois, Neuchâtel, 24.03-25.04
1987 – Street painting, « La rue du ru en crue », rue du Pommier, Neuchâtel, painting : 15.06 – 30.06
1988 – Individual exhibition, I.C.R.C. house, Gondar, Gondar Province, Ethiopia
1991-1994 – Individual exhibition, medical practice Dr Daniel Bossard, Grand Rue 7, Rolle
1991 – Individual exhibition, Long métrage, rue Lissignol, Geneva, 07 – 11.1991
1992 – Group exhibition, Biennale d’arts du centre de loisirs de Chêne-Bourg, Chêne-Bourg, 24.04-08.05
1994-1997 – Individual exhibition, medical practice Dr Daniel Bossard, Grand Rue 7, Rolle
1995 – Individual exhibition, Galerie Les 3000 grenouilles, rue Lissignol, Geneva, 07.11 – 09.12
1996 – Group exhibition, « Boulles de noël », Galerie « Les 3000 grenouilles », rue Lissignol, Geneva, 19.11-24.12
1998 – Group exhibition, Village hall, Satigny, Geneva, 11.06 – 14.06
1998 – Group exhibition, Galerie « La Primaire », Conches, Geneva, 03 – 18.10
1998-1999 – Individual exhibition, Résidence du Mandement, Satigny, Geneva, 12.1998 – 03.1999
1999 – Group exhibition, Galerie 3000 Grenouilles, Geneva, 03 – 17.03
2000 – Individual exhibition, Allégorie fleurs, en l’Ile, Geneva, 15 – 30.03
2000 – Group exhibition, Village hall, Satigny, Geneva, 15 – 18.06
2001 – Group exhibition, Village hall, Satigny, Geneva, 08 – 10.06
2002 – Group exhibition, Village hall, Satigny, Geneva, 07 – 09.06
2002-2003 – Individual exhibition, Physiotherapy practice Sautter 15, Geneva 09.2002-12.2003
2003 – Group exhibition, Galerie « La Primaire », Conches, Geneva, 10 – 25.05
2003 – Group exhibition, Village hall, Satigny, Geneva, 13 – 15.06
2003-2004 – Individual exhibition, Centre universitaire d’informatique (C.U.I.), Geneva
2003-2009 – Uninterrupted group exhibition between 2003 and 2009, Galerie “Jan ken poï”, Geneva
2004 – Individual exhibition, Atelier parallèle, Nyon, 02 – 05.2004
2004 – Group exhibition, Villa Dutoit, Geneva, 22.04 – 16.05
2004 – Group exhibition, Galerie 23, Lausanne, 24.06 – 15.10
2004 – Group exhibition of postal art, Espace Diamono, Carouge, 01 – 04.12
2004-2005 – Group exhibitions, Galerie 23, Lausanne, 03.11 – 22.01
2005 – Individual exhibition, Galerie 10/60, Rolle, 21.04 – 01.05
2005 – Group exhibition, Galerie 23 – Lausanne, 01.06 – 15.09
2005 – 2006 – Individual exhibition, Auberge de la clef d’or, Bursinel, Vaud, 17.10 – 11.01
2005 – 2006 – Individual exhibition, Résidence du Mandement, Satigny, Geneva, 22.09 – 08.01
2006 – Invitee of the group exhibition, Village hall, Satigny, Geneva, 17 – 19.06
2006 – Winner at the group exhibition « ArtGare », Geneva train station (Cornavin), 06 – 19.11
2006 – Individual exhibition, Espace culturel FNAC, Fribourg, 04 – 05.2006
2007 – Individual exhibition, Gallery La Mansarde, Veyrier, 31.05 – 17.06
2008 – Individual exhibition, Passion Musique, Lausanne, vernissage 06.06
2008 – Group exhibition, Village hall, Satigny, Geneva, 10 – 12.10
2008 – Group exhibition, Gallery Artraction + Christmas Market, Geneva, 2-24.12
2009 – Individual exhibition, Gallery “Jan Ken Poï”, Geneva, 06 – 10.05
2009 – Individual exhibition, Open house workshop, Choully, Geneva, 05.09
2009 – Individual exhibition, Gallery Véronique Pfeiffer, Rolle, 05 – 14.11
2010 – Group exhibition “Artiste de la commune”, Village hall, Satigny, 02-06.06
2010 – Individual exhibition, Galerie LABe-L (photography), Chêne-Bourg, 11.11 – 17.12
2010 – Group exhibition, Galerie Michel Roset, Bourdigny, 04 – 05.12
2012 – Individual exhibition, Musée du bouton (embedments), Estévenens, Fribourg
2012 – Group exhibition, « A boire et à manger », Galerie Michel Roset, Bourdigny, 24 – 25.11
2012-2013 – Group exhibition Artraction, UBS, Nyon, 20.11 – 20.01.2013
2013 – Group exhibition Artraction « A bout de souffle », 17 october, Geneva
2014 – Group exhibition, Galerie « Collection privée », embedments, Geneva
2014 – Individual exhibition, Showroom Artraction, flyers, Geneva, 27.03 – 06.04
2014 – Individual exhibition, Galerie V. Pfeiffer, embedments, Rolle, 10-17.04
2014 – Group exhibition, IMD, Lausanne, 09.05 – 30.09
2014 – Group exhibition, Villa Dutoit « 100 et quelques autres – 30x150cm », Geneva, 05-22.06
2014 – Group exhibition, « ARTEFACT », embedment, Satigny, Geneva, 27.09 – 27.11
2014 – Individual exhibition, « Lettres », Espace Ruine, Geneva, 03-07.12
2014 – Group exhibition, « Artraction à M-Parc », Carouge, Oct. – Dec.
2014-2015 – Individual exhibition, Banco Santander – Rue Ami Lévrier 5-7, Geneva
2014-2015 – Group exhibition, « L’oeil genevois », La Cité du Temps, Geneva, 17.12.2014 – 13.01.2015
2015 – Group exhibition, Generali (Nyon), Artraction, April
2015 – Free Art Friday on Sunday, first ed. in Genève, donation of artworks hidden in the streets, 14.06
2015 – Group exhibition, « L’oeil dynamique », Office de l’assurance invalidité, Vevey
2015 – Group exhibition, « Horizons », La Cité du Temps, Geneva, 12.08 – 20.09
2015 – exhibition-demonstration « Alternatiba » , Plaine de Plainpalais, Geneva, 18-20.09
2015 – Individual exhibition, « atelier (r)ouvre-toi », Open house workshop Act-Art, Choully, 10-11.10
2015 – Group exhibition, « 30 ans de La Mansarde », Village Hall, Veyrier, 10-11.10
2015 – Group exhibition, KPMG – Geneva, Artraction
2015 – Group exhibition, Galerie François Fontaine, Choully, Satigny, 12.11 – 20.12 –
2015 – Group exhibition, « 20 ans d’Artnet », collages and plate edition, Begnins, 27-29.11
2015 – Free Art Sunday, 2nd ed., donation of artworks hidden in the streets, Les Grottes, Geneva, 20.12
2016 – Individual exhibition, Auberge d’Archamps, 74160 Archamps (F), 09.03 – 15.05
2016 – Group exhibition, Atelier du Square, rue François Bonivard 4, 1201 Geneva
2016 – Free Art Sunday – 3rd ed., donation of artworks hidden in the streets, Les Pâquis, 26.06
2016 – Individual exhibition, Friends Café, pl. Europe 6, Flon, Lausanne, 29.08 – 31.10
2016 – Group exhibitions, Artraction Yverdon 6.09.16 -09.03.17 and Lausanne 21.09-21.12
2016 – Group exhibition, Commune de Satigny – 09 – 13.11
2016 – Group exhibition, Galerie La Ferme de la Chapelle, 02 – 11.12
2017 – Group exhibition, Alambic Lounge, Gd-Rue 73-75, Morges 12.01 – 20.02
2017 – Free Art Sunday – 4th ed., donation of artworks hidden in the streets, Les Grottes, Geneva, 12.02
2017 – Group exhibition, “Fotocol”, Hôpitaux Universitaires Genève (HUG), Genève, 02.03-27.08
2017 – Group exhibition, “Kunst yourself” , Cité du Temps, Geneva, 07.07-07.08
2017 – Free Art Sunday – 5th ed., donation of artworks hidden in the streets, Les Pâquis, Geneva, 09.07
2017 – Individual exhibition, Galerie Calamart, Geneva 05.10-23.11
2017 – Individual exhibition, « atelier (rr)ouvre-toi », Open house workshop Act-Art, Choully, 15-16.10
2017 – vente aux enchères le 27 octobre à Lausanne chez Ateapic Flon
2018 – Group exhibition, “!fage”, IFAGE, Geneva
2018 – Group exhibition, “Un soir aux Eaux-Vives”, Galerie Calamart, Geneva, 03.05
2018 – Group exhibition, “Forum de l’Hôtel-de-Ville”, Lausanne, June
2018 – Group exhibition, Village hall, Satigny, 31.10 – 04.11
2018 – Free Art Sunday – 6th ed., donation of artworks hidden in the streets, Les Franchises, Geneva, 16.12
2019 – Group exhibition, Consultants associés SA, Geneva, 16.01 – 16.05.2019
2019 – Individual exhibition, Galerie IceBergues, Geneva, 31.01
2019 – Individual exhibition, Galerie Calamart, Geneva, 02.02–30.03
2019 – Group exhibition, Hôpital Intercantonal de la Broye, Payerne, 29.01-29.05.2019
2019 – Group exhibition, Pure Clinic, Versoix, 15.04-14.08. 2019
2019 – Group exhibition, « Un soir aux Eaux-Vives », Galerie Calamart, Geneva, 09.05.2019
2019 – Group exhibition, Liechtensteinische Landesbank, Geneva, 09.05-12.11.2019
2019 – Group exhibition, Hôtel Restaurant l‘Union, Epalinges, 20.05-20.08.2019
2019 – Group exhibition, Centre Médical Lausanne Ouest, 19.06 – 24.10.2019
2019-2020 – Group exhibition, “Flamboyance”, Hôpital Intercantonal de la Broye, Payerne, 15.10-18.02
2019-2020 – Group exhibition, Centre Médical Lausanne Ouest, 24.10 – 24.02
2019 – Individual exhibition, « atelier (rrr)ouvre-toi », Open house workshop Act-Art, Choully, 2-3.11
2019 – Group exhibition, EMS Nouveau Kermont – Chambésy, 04.11 -04.12.2019
2019 – Group exhibition, “petits formats, grandes émotions”, Galerie F. Fontaine, Choully, 28.11-22.12
2020 – Duo exhibition with Marie-Claude Ruata, Galerie Ruine, Geneva, 11-15.03
2020-2021 – Group exhibition, “Mise en forme”, Medical Center Lausanne West, 16.11-16.03
2020-2021 – Duo exhibition with Philippe Juttens, “Vague exploratrice”, Hôpital de La Tour, Meyrin, 17.11-18.02
2021 – “Month of July” in the “2021 Calendar” edited by Artraction
2021 – Group exhibition, “Colorful”, IFAGE, Geneva, 03.03.-31.08.2021
2021 – Group exhibition, “Funky City”, Consultants Associés”, Geneva, 23.03. – 22.07.2021
2021 – Group exhibition, Connexion-Ressources, Lausanne, 03.06 – 11.11.2021
2021-2022 – Group exhibition, Centre suisse de médecine préventive – Hôpital de la Tour, Geneva, 16.07- 15.03
2021-2022 – Individual exhibition, Hôtel Nendaz 4 Vallées & SPA, Nendaz, 16.12-28.04
2022 – Group exhibition, “Rêves de territoires”, IFAGE, Geneva 28.06-01.11
2022 – Group exhibition, LOYCO, Lausanne, 14.07-16.11.2022
2022 – Group exhibition, “Expo totale”, M-Parc, Carouge, 07-21.11.2022
2022-2023 – Group exhibition, “D’une ligne à l’autre”, Retraites populaires, Lausanne, 09.11.2022 – 02.05.2023
2023 – Group exhibition, Centre Suisse de Médecine Préventive, Meyrin, 16.03 – 19.09
2023 – Group exhibition, Hôpital Universitaire Genève (HUG), Geneva, 26.04 – 31.08
2023 – Group exhibition, “Schweiz”, galerie Calamart, Geneva, 09.06 – 06.09
2023 – Group exhibition, Agence AXA, Geneva, start 14.09
2023 – Group exhibition, “La Ligne Bleue”, Flon, Lausanne, 07.09
2023 – Duo exhibition with Nicolas Noverraz, “Consomm’action”, Ports Francs, Geneva, 17-28.11
2024 – Group exhibition, “Splatch ! Bling ! Clonk !”, Galerie Calamart, Geneva, 16.01 – 16.03
2024 – Individual exhibition, Confédération Centre, Geneva, 26.04 – 25.05
2024 – Individual exhibition, “Mountains and writing”, Galerie Epicerie-café, Chandolin, 13.05 – 12.08
2024 – Individual exhibition, “Balade en bleu-jaune”, Metinvest International, Geneva, 21.05 – 30.10.2025
2024 – Group exhibition, Confédération Centre, Geneva, 06.06 – 30.09 and auction 26.09
2024 – Group exhibition, “Conservation” (refrigerator doors !), Galerie Calamart, Geneva, 13.06 – 12.09
2024 – Group exhibition, “Voyage aux confins d’un métavers”, Retraites populaires, Lausanne, 14.10 – 13.02.2025
2024 – Group exhibition, “Satigny’s artists”, Village hall, Satigny, 8 – 10.11
2025 – Group exhibition, “Hiver 2025”, Galerie Calamart, Geneva, 20.02 – 30.03
2025 – Group exhibition, AXA, Geneva, 10.04 – 13.08
2025 – Group exhibition, “Mosaïque”, KPMG, Pont-Rouge 6, Geneva, 17.04 – 16.10
2025 – Order of a collage, Gonet Bank, tombola “Gonet Geneva Open” (tennis), Geneva, 17-24.05
2025 – Group exhibition, “Un nouvel élan”, IFAGE, Place des Augustins 19, Geneva, 30.05 – 04.11
Bibliography :
2006 « The art of collage at the dawning of the 21st century » – Ed. Artcolle : Paris – 150p. [p. 49]
2008 « Techniques of the art of collage at the dawning of the 21st century » – Ed. Artcolle : Paris – 139p. [p. 47]
2009 « The art of collage in all its forms » – Ed. P.-J. Varet : Plémet – 134p. [p. 47]
2012 « Freedom is a collage : A tribute to Jiri Kolar » – Ed. P.-J. Varet : Plémet – 95p. [p. 30]
Prizes :
2006 – Winner of the group exhibition « ARTGARE » – Geneva train station (Cornavin) – 6 – 19.11.06
2007 – Winner of photo competition in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Société d’Art Public – Geneva – 08.09.07
2014 – 3rd prize : “ARTEFACT” artistic itinerary about recycling – Satigny – autumn 2014 [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]