WeChat ID: Florence Corbi
"Life, Florence Corbi pays homage and justice by fire. Not that she burns her life - the arsonists and the artificers are makers - she just takes care of the living, she stirs its strength, she blows on the embers. Wearing clay dreams, she infuses buried forms. Incandescence is her kingdom. To death, to life.." Colin Lemoine
Find out the sculptures of Florence Corbi at Empreintes, the French Craft Market Place
and in the venues of Ateliers d'Art de France.
Born in 1967 in Bagnols sur Cèze in the Gard region - France.
Lives and works in Lyon and Sabran (south of France).
Education
General: Master "Accounting and Finance Management" - ESCG - Paris
Arts décoratifs - Ecole du louvre, Paris, Claire Naudot's studio.
"Chemins de terre" - Ceramics, porcelain and enamel technics, Thierry Fouquet's studio - Paris
Main steps
2025 : French East India Company’s museum - Lorient - France
2024: 4th Porcelain biennale - Meissen - Germany
Guest artist in residency, invited by Pr Bai Ming, Tsinghua University - Shangyu Celadon international Ceramic Art Center, Shangyu - Zhejiang - China
2023: Guest artist in residency "ICAA Blanc de Chine" Dehua - Fujian - China
Homo Faber Member - Michelangelo Foundation - Switzerland
2022: Award: Grand Prix CHARLES MALFRAY of sculpture - Paris
2019: Finalist of the ICAA "Blanc de Chine" competition
4th Cluj International Biennale of ceramics
2017: Member of «Ateliers d'Arts de France»
Finalist of ICAA «Blanc de Chine» competition
2016 : Solo exhibition «Tribute to the painter Albert André», Laudun
2015: Creation of a new workshop in Sabran, south of France
2014: Member of artist Foundation Taylor, Paris
2012: Creation of her own workshop «l’atelier de la Source», Paris
2011: First exhibitions at “Le Carré des arts”, Paris
Selected exhibitions/events
2025:
- "Dialogs", solo-exhibition, French East India's Company Museum - Lorient - France
2024:
- 4th Porcelain Biennale Meissen - Meissen - Germany
- Re-Creation - House of Champagne L Brugnon - Ecueil - France
- Guest artist Residency, Tsinghua University-ShangyuCeladon Institute in Shangyu - China
2023:
- Guest artist Residency ICAA Blanc de Chine in Dehua - China
- ICAA - "Blanc de Chine" Group Exhibition - Hangzhou - China
- Awarded Artist Exhibition - Taylor Fondation - Paris
- "Maison&Objet", Internation craft fair - Paris
- Gallery Parigobrac, Laguioles
- Gallery Laurent Potier, Vendôme
2022:
- "Maison&Objet", Paris
- Gallery Parigobrac, Laguioles
- Gallery Laurent Potier, Vendôme
- Maison des savoir-faire, Ravilloles
- Biennale du Beaujolais, Vaux en Beaujolais
2021:
- "Maison&Objet", Paris
- Gallery "Mes découvertes" - Julien Cohen, Paris
- Gallery Laurent Potier, Vendôme
- Galerie show-room Ex Nihilo, Orléans
- Hotel Dieu, Belleville en Beaujolais
- Maison des métiers d’art, Pézénas
- "Pure ou la cause formelle" - Souchaud Art Project Lyon
2020:
- 7th International Ceramics Biennale, Sèvres
- Martine Bligny & Florence Corbi - Souchaud Art Project ,Lyon
- "M Li - Saïgon 1905" - Souchaud Art Project ,Lyon
- L'Art O Carré - Orléans
- JEMA 2020 - Lunéville
- "Pure ou la cause formelle" - Souchaud Art Project Lyon
- Galerie Laurent Potier, Vendôme
- Galerie show-room Ex Nihilo, Orléans
- Galerie Talents Etoile, Paris
2019:
- 4th international ceramics biennale - Cluj Napoca - Roumanie
- «La forêt est silence, respirez» - European Archaeology Center Bibracte
- 2019 International ceramics art award - Blanc de Chine, Beijing
- Gallery La Nef , Montpellier
- Gallery Laurent Potier, Vendôme
- Gallery show-room Ex Nihilo, Orléans
- Gallery Talents Etoile, Paris
- House of fine artcraft, Pézénas
- Gallery «Sur son 31», Lyon
- «Les Tupiniers du vieux Lyon», Lyon
2018:
- Gallery show-room Ex Nihilo, Orléans
- Gallery Talents Etoile, Paris
- Gallery «Sur son 31», Lyon
- «Les Tupiniers du vieux Lyon», Lyon
- City of Saint Jean le Blanc
2017:
- International Ceramics Art Award «La route maritime de la soie», Confluences Museum, Lyon
- «Wounds», Pont Saint Esprit
- «Rain of Porcelain» Wood-Stock LandArt, Jouy-Le Potier
- «Trois petits cailloux» , galleryLaurent Potier, Vendôme
- Art et Patrimoine, Bellème
- «Profond retournement» Biennale of contemprary sacred art, Lyon
- Les Tupiniers du vieux Lyon, Lyon
- Campo-Santo, Orléans
- Gallery l'Art en tête, La Ferté Imbault
2016:
- «Garden of arts» , Orléans
- Solo exhibition , House of the painter Albert André, Laudun
- Solo exhibition «Blessures», dedicated to wounded persons - centenial 14-18 , Pont Saint-Esprit
- Campo-Santo art exhibition, Orléans
- Gallery «l'Art en tête», La Ferté Imbault
2015:
- «Rencontre», Common exhibition with two painters curated by myself
- Biennale of Sculpture , Saint Ambroix
- Colors of Velsen 2015, Sarrebruck
- Campo-Santo art exhibition, Orléans
- Espace Formosum, Orléans
2014:
- Solo exhibition «Life forms»,Tresques
- Colors of Velsen 2014, Sarrebruck
- «240 messagers de mémoires», Andenne ceramics museum, Belgium
- «Il est temps de...», Dieppe
- Festival of contemporary art, Tresques
- City gallery, Forbach,
- «L’art O’contemporain», Orléans
2013:
- «Les Hivernales», Montreuil
- Gallery AREA, Paris
Awards / Service
2024: Guest artist in residency, Tsinghua University - Shangyu Celadon International Ceramic Art Center, Shangyu - Zhejiang - China
2023 : Guest artist in residency "ICAA Blanc de Chine" Dehua - Fujian - China
Homo Faber Member - Michelangelo Foundation - Switzerland
2022 : Charles Malfray sculpture award, Taylor Fondation
2019 : International Ceramic Art Award – Blanc de Chine Finalist
: International Ceramic Biennale - Cluj Napoca Finalist
2017 : International Ceramic Art Award – Blanc de Chine Finalist
2017 – present: Associated member, Ateliers d’art de France
2014 – present: Associated member, Taylor foundation, Paris
Collections
2024 : « Hydaspe » - French Ambassy collection – Beijing – China
« Nodus » - Mr and Mrs Brugnon collection - Ecueil - France
« Shield » - Mr ans Mrs Leger collection - Sacy - France
« Shields » and "Nodus" - Shangyu Museum of Art - Shangyu - China
2023 : « Deep sea » - Winland Group Center - Hangzhou – China
2022 : « Hydaspe » - French Ambassy collection – Talinn – Estonia
« Shield » - Mrs Miroglio collection – Milano – Italia
2019 : « Eneide I » and « Eneide II » - Mr Cohen collection – Paris – France
2017 : « Lifeforms » - Mr and Mrs Koering collection – Tresques – France
« Lifeforms » - Mr and Mrs Meynet collection – Lyon – France
2015 : « Lifeforms » - Mrs Blanc-Fribourg collection – Paris - France
Bibliography
- "Laureats 2002 des concours de la fondtion Taylor" Exhibition catalog 2023
- "Florence Corbi..", Le Midi Libre January 2023
- "De l’excellence à l’élégance" exhibition catalog, April 2021
- "Biennale d’art en Beaujolais" exhibition catalog, June 2021
- "Florence Corbi" by Bruno Vinel in Ceramics Today October 2021
- "Florence Corbi, Mémoires et magies de l'argile", by Christian Noorbergen, Atelier d'Art magazin Sept 2021
- "Pure ou a cause formelle", exhibition catalog, June 2021
- "Mr Li, Antics in Saïgon", exhibition catalog, March 2020
- ArtCeram 2020 Exhibition catalog
- The 4th International Ceramic Biennale Exhibition catalog, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, October 2019
- « La foret est silence, respirez ! », European Center for Archaeology, Bibracte, Exhibition catalog by Pierre Souchaud, August 2019
- The 2019 International Ceramic Art Award exhibition catalog, Beijing, China, July 2019
- « Les Tupiniers du vieux Lyon », exhibition catalog, september 2018
- « La porcelaine se fait Art », Maisons et jardins magazine, march 2018
- « La transcendance dans l’art » by Galia Valette-Pilenko, Tout Lyon affiche, october 2017
- « Blanc de Chine », news Artron China, september 2017
- The 2017 International Ceramic Art Award Exhibition catalog, Lyon, September 2017
- « Profond Retournements », Contemporary sacred art biennale, Lyon, Exhibition catalog by Franck Castany, september 2017
- « De chair, de terre, de nacre et de vent » by Nicole Lamothe, Univers des Arts n°190, july 2017
- « La sculpture plus belle que nature » by Nicolas Canizares, L’Echo républicain, july 2017
- « Florence Corbi », exhibition catalog, wood-stock association, june 2017
- « Florence Corbi une perle d’artiste chez laurent Pottier » , Le petit Vendomois, may 2017
- « Des céramiques d’une pureté absolue » La nouvelle République, may 2017
- « Dans le viseur du soldat Paul », Le Midi Libre, may 2017
- « Trois artistes expliquent leur méthode » by Cindy Roudier-Valaud, La République du Centre, october 2016
- « Surprise à la biennale de Laudun » by Stephane Cerry , Midi Libre, may 2016
- « Albert André à l’honneur » Midi Libre, may 2016
- « Echanges riches à la maison de la nature », La Montagne, september 2015
- « Florence Corbi, Pierre Amiel et Andy Newman explorent le bleu » , by Thierry Allard, Objectif Gard, April 2015
- « O jardin d’hiver », Exhibition catalog, Orléans, december 2014
- « Florence Corbi », TV8, october 2014
- « 240 messagers de mémoire », exhibition catalog Andenne Ceramic Museum, july 2014
- « Les hivernales », exhibition catalog by Alin Avila, november 2013
- « Florence Corbi sculptor » by Colin Lemoine
