Gérard le Gentil has always had a passion for artistic expression, whether it be, of course, for painting, but also for theater, poetry and music…

At the age of fifteen, he painted his first works, drawing inspiration from the great masters he so admires such as Turner, Monet, Van Gogh, Derain…

During his adolescence and his studies, he frequently visited the hill of Montmartre, which was the paradise of Gen Paul, Utrillo and many others. He started learning pictorial art in the different studios of painter friends. From his many encounters, studio classes, lectures on art history and on works dealing with different techniques, he discovered the pleasures of composition and of color harmony.

In 1965, Gérard le Gentil began exhibiting at the Gallery of Parnasse in Paris. His works have been successively exhibited in Paris, then in Angers, Alençon, Nantes, Saint-Emilion, Cahors, Biarritz, Montélimar, Saint-Paul de Vence, among others,...

Gérard le Gentil also exhibits his work abroad, namely in the USA, Switzerland, and Belgium...

During the last years :

Group Exhibitions

Deauville, France

Congress Center with Mick Micheyl,

Paris, France, Train Bleu

Landmark dining room with Michel-Henry,

Millau, France,

Franco-Japanese Festival,

Touraine, France

International Exhibition of Artistic Movements,

Hong-Kong

Exhibition “Vision of European Work”,

Barbizon, France

Auction sale for the benefit of the Rotary Club,

Séoul, South Korea

International Exhibition,

Morbihan, France

Gallery du Domaine de Rochevilaine,

Roseneau, France

Artistic Encounters,

Paris, France

Gallery Colette Dubois,

Paris, France

Gallery Tatiana Tournemine with Alain Bonnefoit and Jordi Bonás,

La Baule, France

Gallery Art Comparison,

Clamart, France

Exhibition Prestige 2000,

Saint-Paul de Vence, Mougins, France

Gallery Christian Neel,

Cannes, France

Gallery du Gray d’Albion,

Asnières, France

Guest of Honor at the exhibition “Art on Stage” with Michel Jouenne,

Chaumont, France

Exhibition for the 100th anniversary of the Society of Fine Arts in the Jesuit Chapel,

Paris, France

Exhibition Comparison,

London, Great Britain

The Gallery” in London with Paul Ambille and Alain Bonnefoit,

Parc de Versailles, France

Wood sculptures from the 1999 storm by Erik Schaix in the Orangerie,

Montreux, Switzerland

The Gallery”,

Bailly, France

Guest of Honor,

Théoule sur mer, France

Miramar Beach Hotel,

Calvi, France

President of the 10th Annual Meeting of Contemporary Art,

Shanghaï, China.

Shanghaï EQ (Culture-Art-Company),

St-Germain en Laye, France

Second price of painting at “Germain-en-Laye Art exhibition”.


Individual Exhibitions


Solesmes, France

Art Gallery of the Grand Hôtel,

Vaucresson, France

Cultural Center,

Paris, France

Lucas-Carton Circle,

Bruxelles, Belgium

Gallery Présence, Brussels,

Honfleur, France

Gallery des Sirènes,

Knokke-le-Zoute, Belgium

Gallery Présence,

Paris, France

Gallery Etienne Sassi, Avenue Matignon,

Houston, U.S.A.

Nolan-Rankin Gallery,

Paris, France

Gallery Mouvances,

Crans-sur-Sierre, Switzerland

Grand Hôtel du Golf,

St-Germain-en-Laye, France

Gallery Clément,

Ormesson, France

Retrospective, Cultural Center,

Cantal, France

Château de Vixouze,

Paris, France

Gallery d’ES,

Nantes, France

Gallery Véronèse,

Nice, France

Gallery Clément.

Chablis, France

Exhibition in the wine cellar of Daniel Defaix Chablis’s produceur,

Miami, U.S.A.

SABA Gallery,

Rajasthan, India

Haveli Cultural Centre,

Billiers (Brittany), France

Exhibition "9ème printemps du Domaine de Rochevilaine",

Paris, France

Galerie Alexandre Léadouze,

Paris, France

Galerie Artistes en lumière,

Chavagne, France

Guest of Honor, Spring Exhibition..


Honors and awards

Member of the European Foundation and the Commission of the Sciences, Arts and Literature,

Grand Officer in the Order of the Star of Europe,

Winner of the “Grand Prix“ of European Prestige, “Palmes d’Or“ with regard to the Arts,

Member of the European Academy of Arts, France,

High Silver-gilt medal of Académie “Arts-Sciences-Lettres", France,

Silver-gilt medal (award of the Orangerie of the Garden of Luxemburg)

and diploma of honor for Free style poetry,

Member of the International Academy “Greci-Marino” with the ranking of knight,

Full member of the Taylor Foundation,

Full member of the Annual Exhibition of French Artists,

Full member of the Annual Autumn Exhibition,

Medal of the City of Asnières (suburb of Paris), Guest of honor.of “Arts sur Scènes” Exhibition,

Medal of the City of Calvi (Corsica) City, President of Contemporary Art Meeting.


French Television

Channel 5, “John’s Children” interview,


Edition

"Vagabondages", (Wanderings), ERG éditions, third quarter 2006.

Book of 216 pages in the size of 24 x 32 cm. It contains more than 150 paintings and illustrations.