Artist Statement

The term ‘imaginary realism’ could be used to define my work. These landscapes are suggestive of real places but are not literal interpretations. The importance lies in creating mood. Luminosity, color, and depth are my tools and my guide.

Bio

Born in Paris, France
MFA with Honors, Painting and Drawing
Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux Arts de Paris, France

PUBLICATIONS
2008 Elle Décor Magazine, November issue
2003 New York Arts Magazine, April, Review by James Scarborough:
Sandrine Kern ‘New Landscapes’

PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
David Schwimmer
Lisa Kudrow
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Jungle Oil Corporation

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2007 ‘New Paintings’, Gail Harvey Gallery, Santa Monica CA
January 20 - February 24, 2007
2006 ‘Summer’, Gail Harvey Gallery, Santa Monica CA
January 21 - February 25, 2006
2005 ‘New Landscapes’, Gail Harvey Gallery, Santa Monica CA
May 12 - June 18, 2005
2004 ‘Recent Work’, Gail Harvey Gallery, Santa Monica CA
December 17 - January 20, 2004

SELECTED GROUP SHOWS
2009 “Art of Seeing”, Allen Sheppard Gallery, New York, NY
July 9 – August 2, 2009
2009 Gruen Galleries, Chicago, IL
2008 Gruen Galleries, Chicago, IL
Chicago Art Fair
Contemporary Forum, Phoenix Museum
‘New Artists’, Costello Childs Contemporary Fine Art, Scottsdale AZ
“Incognito”, Santa Monica Art Museum
Robert Berman Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
2007 ‘New Artists’, Gruen Galleries, Chicago, IL
2005 Stricoff Fine Art, New York, NY
Miami Art Fair
2002 Gail Harvey Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, with Kent, Lovelace, Greg Skol
& James Shay
2001 “Autumn”, Tessel Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1999 Ebert Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1998 ‘Selected Landscapes’, Ebert Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1997 ‘1997: The Year in Preview’, Vorpal Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1996 ‘Conversations’, Alliance Française, San Francisco, CA
1993 Galerie des Beaux Arts, Paris, France
1991 Galerie de Ville, Milly la Foret, France
1990 Centre Culturel, Meudon la Foret, France