Lucie Berquière, a visual artist working with photography, divides her time between the South of France and Estonia. Her work, a cross between documentary and fiction, is characterised by a dreamlike, cinematic aesthetic.
Her work takes the form of photographic series, soundtracked exhibitions and installations. Her multidisciplinary career influences her productions and approach. Initially an actress, voiceover artist and drama teacher, she also developed a passion for the art of clowning and decided to spend a year at a circus school in Estonia in 2017-2018. She is also interested in movement and non-formal education, and has been involved in various European projects on embodied learning. In 2019 she has decided to focus on visual arts only. In 2021, her work was nominated for the Occitanie Youth Photography Prize by Images Singulières. The following year, she had her first solo exhibition (Küsimus, espace Saint Ravy, Montpellier, France, 2022).
Her work takes the form of photographic series, soundtracked exhibitions and installations. Her multidisciplinary career influences her productions and approach. Initially an actress, voiceover artist and drama teacher, she also developed a passion for the art of clowning and decided to spend a year at a circus school in Estonia in 2017-2018. She is also interested in movement and non-formal education, and has been involved in various European projects on embodied learning. In 2019 she has decided to focus on visual arts only. In 2021, her work was nominated for the Occitanie Youth Photography Prize by Images Singulières. The following year, she had her first solo exhibition (Küsimus, espace Saint Ravy, Montpellier, France, 2022).
SOLO SHOWS
2022 Küsimus, Espace Saint-Ravy, Montpellier, France
2018 F22, Tallinn Kesklinna Noortekeskus, Tallinn, Estonia
GROUP SHOWS
2023 The Interval, Festival Les Sténopédies, Clermont-Ferrand, France
2023 The Interval, Festival Annecy Photo Lac, Annecy, France
2021 Opéra Comique, Paris, France
2021 Instantanés, Images Singulières, Sète, France (screening, cancelled due to pandemic)
2020 Nikkon Plaza, Paris, France (screening)
2019 Youth Week, European Parliament, Bruxelles, Belgium (screening)
2019 Youth Citizens’ Dialogue organized by European Commission, Sibiu, Romania (screening)
AWARDS
2023 Second Jury Prize, Annecy Photo Lac photography festival, Annecy, France
2021 Youth Photography Occitanie Prize, Images Singulières photography festival
2019 EusolidarityCorps Prize awarded by T. Navracsics, European Commissioner for Youth and Culture
MEDIATION
2024 Public presentation, Stand-up Art, BBB art center, Toulouse, France
PUBLICATIONS
2023 L’Entracte, Cream Scene Carnival magazine, février 2023
2023 L’Entracte, Réponses photo, mars 2023
PRESS ARTICLES
2023 La Montagne «Le retour de la Culture avec L’Entracte»
2022 Midi Libre «Dialogue entre photos, textes et documents sonores à Saint Ravy»
2022 La Gazette de Montpellier «Lucie Berquiere, une artiste montpelliéraine touche-à-tout»
GRANTS
2020 Cap Jeunes, département de l’Hérault, France
2020 Bourse Initiatives Jeunes, mairie de Montpellier, France
EDUCATION
2024 Internshp, exhibition management, Hôtel Fontfreyde, Clermont-Ferrand photography art center
2023 - 2024 Training “Profession Artiste” with the BBB art center, Toulouse, France
2020 English professional training, C1 level, Arrimages Langues, Montpellier, France
2015 - 2018 Workshops with Vladimir Olshansky (clown, Russia), Dan le Man (Physical theatre, Estonia), Cie Doré (clown,
France)
2012-2015 Acting professionnal training - La Compagnie Maritime, Montpellier
OTHER
Actress :
2020 Main voice, dubbing Pucca’s cartoon for Netflix
2016 Pains of Youth (F. Bruckner) directed by Marina Costas
2015 L’Emission de Télévision (M. Vinaver) directed by Romain Lagarde
2014 La Méprise (Marivaux) directed by Pierre Castagné
2013 The Kitcehn (A. Wesker) directed by Rémi Rutovic
