Born 1978 in Paris
Lives and works in Brussels since 2000
Education
2002-2003
Master of Fine Arts, ENSAV La Cambre, Brussels
2000-2001
Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles, Belgium
1997-2002
Master of Fine Arts, École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Rennes, France
Solo Exhibitions
2022
Musées de la Citadelle, Villefrance-Sur-Mer, France
'Time and Again', Almine Rech, Brussels
2021
'Balls', Karl Marx Studio Space, Paris
Galerie Valentin, Paris
2020
'Fugue', Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen, Rouen, France
'Essays', Marfa Book Company, Marfa, TX
‘Signs’, Almine Rech, Brussels
2019
'Signs', Alon Segev Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
'Summer Readings', Marfa Book Company, Marfa, TX
2018
'In a Distant', M+B, Los Angeles, CA
'Yo No Se', Galeria Mascota, Mexico City
'Hors Saison', Almine Rech, Paris
2017
‘Solarium’, Valentin, Paris
‘Fugue’, Alan Segev Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
‘Contrejour’, Michael Jon & Alan, Miami
2016
‘So far, So Close’, Almine Rech, Brussels
‘JB Bernadet’, Les Interstices, Brussels
2015
‘Vetiver’, Valentin, Paris
2014
‘Studies for sunsets’, Retrospective Gallery, Hudson, NY
‘Fugue’, American Contemporary, New York
‘JB Bernadet’, East Hampton Shed, East Hampton, NY
‘Fugue’, Nada NY, with Rod Barton London, New York
‘Fugue’, Rod Barton, London
2013
‘On Knowing & Not’, Karma, New York
‘Mise en Abyme’, Casado Santapau Gallery, Madrid
‘Scenic Drive’, Marfa Book Company Gallery, Marfa, TX
2012
‘Five W and One H’, TORRI Booth at ArtRotterdam, Rotterdam
2011
‘Reservoir’, Galerie Saks, Geneva
‘Jean-Baptiste Bernadet’, Project Space Renwick Gallery, New York
‘Fortune’, Torri, Paris
2010
‘Another Roadside Attraction’, Chinato Foundation, Marfa, TX
‘Never Forgive, Never Forget’, Project-Room Baronian_Francey, Brussels
‘What Happens Here, Stays Here’, Maes & Matthys Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium
2008
‘A Total Eclipse Of My Heart’, Galerie Xprssns, Hamburg, Germany
‘Winter For A Year’, Project-Room Galerie les Filles du Calvaire, Brussels
2007
‘This Is Not America’, Konsortium, Dusseldorf, Germany
‘Happy End’, Chapelle des Calvairiennes, Mayenne, France
Two or three Person Exhibitions
2023
'Toucher Terre : la sculpture céramique', Espace Monte-Cristo, Fondation Villa Datris, Paris, France
2020
'Transparent Barricade', with Antoine Donzeaud, Ashes/Ashes, New York
2019
‘Jean-Baptiste Bernadet, Eva Claus', C5, Brussels
2017
'Betty Tompkins & JB Bernadet', Halsey Mckay, East Hampton NY
2016
‘Sea Level’, with Benoit Platéus, Almine Rech, London
2015
‘The Third Act’, Palazzo Saluzzo Paesana, Neochrome Gallery, Turin, Italy
‘La Chapelle Fifteen’, Chapelle des Calvairiennes, Centre d’art de Mayenne, Mayenne, France
‘Joanne Greenbaum - JB Bernadet’, Michael Jon Gallery, Miami, FL
2014
‘Threesome’, with Samuel François, Berthold Pott, Cologne, Germany
‘Wichiti’, with Koen Delaere, Gerhard Hofland, Amsterdam
2012
‘Dirty Windows’, with Patrick Brennan, Toomer Labzda, New York
‘Bernadet- Platéus’, 8 rue Saint-Bon, Paris
2011
‘Bernadet- Platéus’, Middlemarch, Brussels
‘Bernadet- Platéus’, Karma, New York
‘Anonymous’, with Xavier Noiret-Thomé, curated by Devrim Bayar, Hunting & Collecting, Brussels
2009
‘Let's talk about painting I', with Eva Nielsen, curated by Clément Dirié, Le Stand, Lyon, France
2008
‘Spring Break’, with Martin Laborde, Speedy Wash - WIELS Offsite, Brussels
2006
‘Gravity always wins’, with Simon Jaffrot, Galerie Bortier - Ville de Bruxelles, Brussels
Group Exhibitions
2022
'Toucher Terre, l'Art de la sculpture céramique', Fondation Villa Datris, L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, France
2021
'Les Apparences', A Cent Mètres du Centre du Monde, Perpignan, France
'Retrouvailles', Almine Rech, Paris
'Birthday Party', Valentin, Paris
'Ceramic Now', Galerie Italienne, Paris
2020
'Summer', Almine Rech, Paris
'Woof of the sun, ethereal gauze', Halsey McKay, East Hampton, NY
'At Home', Valentin, Paris
'Listen to Your Eyes', Museum Voorlinden, Wassenaar, The Netherlands
2019
'Reflections', Cur. Matt Black, Gana Art, Seoul, South Korea
'Abstraction(s)', Song Art Museum, Beijing
'Approaches to Abstraction', Almine Rech, Shanghai
'Notebook', Cur. Joanne Greenbaum, 56 Henry, New York
'Salon de Peinture', Muhka, Antwerp, Belgium
2018
'By Fire, Ceramic Works', Almine Rech Gallery, New York
'20 Years NICC', NICC, Antwerp, Belgium
'Les Jours de Pleine Lune - Après Samuel Richardot', La Tôlerie, Clermont-Ferrand, France
'Le quart d'heure américan, Jean-Baptiste Bernadet & Eric Croes', NICC, Brussels
2017
‘00:00 - 11:11 - 22:22’, 401 Broadway, New York
‘Collection n°7’, Interior and the collectors, Lyon, France
‘Dalonaz’, Royal, Brussels
‘From here to eternity’, La Maison Particulière, Brussels
2016
‘Anne et Lucie’, Curated by Joël Riff, Musée de Valence, France
‘Rien ne va plus’, Curated by Juan d’Outremont, Musée d’Ixelles, Belgium
2015
‘UN-Scene III’, WIELS, Brussels
‘Icône(s)’, Maison Particulière, Brussels
‘Winterspiele. Tangram Posture (with Eric Croes and David de Tscharner)’, Centre Pompidou, Galerie Sud, Paris
‘Im Schnitt (with Eric Croes and David de Tscharner)’, CNAEI, Chatou, France
‘Accidental Colors’, BIN, Belgisch Instituut voor Normalisatie, Turnhout, Belgium
‘The shell (landscapes, portraits & shapes)’, curated by Éric Troncy, Almine Rech, Paris
‘Lumination’, curated by Alex Bacon, Patricia Low, Gstaad, Switzerland
2014
‘The Political Failure’, Galerie Valentin, Paris
‘24/7’, Monte Carlo, Miami, FL
‘La Loutre et la Poutre’, Moly-Sabata, Sablons, France
‘FIRE!’, Venus Over Manhattan, New York
‘Lauenen: Winterspiele’, Abilène, Brussels
‘Men With Broken Hearts’, De La Charge, Brussels
‘Enchanted: The Poetics Of Wonders’, Curated by Ilaria Gianni, Furini Arte Contemporanea, Arezzo, Italy
‘Yeah and Look Where It Got Us’, MonChéri, Brussels
‘<< < > >>’, Super Dakota, Brussels
‘Outresol’, curated by Mathieu Buard and Joël Riff, Johan Fleury de Witte, Paris
2013
‘Oh My Gosh It’s Amazing’, Valentin, Paris
‘2014 Artists to Watch’, M Building, Miami, FL
‘Void’, Super Dakota, Brussels
‘J. Degottex, JB Bernadet, T. Smalley, KJ Varadi’, Ricou Gallery, Brussels
‘The Ocean Before Me’, Espace Le Commun, Geneva
‘Young Belgian Art Prize’, Palais des Beaux-arts de Bruxelles, Brussels
‘JB Bernadet, Israel Lund, Landon Metz, Olivier Mosset’, TORRI, Paris
‘JB Bernadet, Israel Lund, Kyle Thurman, Josh Smith’, TORRI, Paris
‘Jam Session’, Galerie Saks, Geneva
‘Méfie-toi de la surface des choses’, Le Labo, Geneva
‘Let's talk (again) about painting’, curated by C. Dirié and E. Nielsen, Guyancourt, France
2012
‘Drawing Quote!’, curated by Nick Oberthaler, Pigna Project Space, Roma
‘Matterdaddy’, curated by Israel Lund and John Roebas, Angstrom Gallery, Dallas, TX
‘Chronique Curiosité’, curated by Joël Riff, Villa Noailles, Hyères, France
‘The Final Frontier’, The Atlantic Conference, Brooklyn, NY
‘13 Peintre et Moi’, curated by Pascal Bernier, Royal Skating - Valérie Bach, Brussels
‘Texture/Material’, Klemm’s Gallery, Berlin
‘Nothing’, École Nationale Supérieure d’art de Nancy, France
‘See You There’, Middlemarch, Brussels
2011
‘Karma’, White Flags Projects, Saint-Louis, MO
‘Christmas Jewels’, 8 rue Saint-Bon, Paris
‘Dark vision’, Galerie SAKS, Geneva
‘Vigoureuse Affection’, Adrien Vescovi studio, Ivry-sur-Seine, France
‘Another Idea Of Landscape’, curated by Samuel François, ENSA Nancy, France
2010
‘The Old Sow Sent Them Out To (…)’, curated by Martin Laborde, Wiels Project Room, Brussels
‘The Small Show’, Maes & Matthys, Antwerp, Belgium
55ème Salon de Montrouge, France
2009
‘169A2’, curated by Eric Stéphany & Xavier Mazarol, private apartment, Paris
‘Short Tracks’, Wiels Contemporary Art Center, Brussels
‘Let's talk about painting II', curated by Clément Dirié, Le Stand, Lyon, France
‘There Is No(w) Romanticism’, Galerie les Filles du Calvaire, Brussels
‘Overlap’, curated by Agnès Violeau, Galerie Crèvecoeur, Paris
‘Portraits de Famille’, curated by Adrien Vescovi, Utile Ignorance, Strasbourg, France
‘This is no ordinary love, Bernadet, Laborde, Meert’, Galerie Frédéric Desimpel, Brussels
2008
‘Don’t Ask Me To Dance, Bernadet, Boubolis, Debroux, Atkinson’, Hotel Noailles, Brussels
‘Zero Gravity’, Ecole Supérieure d’Art de Metz (publication), France
2007
‘Pink Screens’, curated by Éric Croës, Cinéma Nova, Brussels
‘Alone In The Dark’, curated by Justin Morin, Galerie Bortier, Brussels
2006
‘Maïs 2006’, Festival de la ville de Bruxelles
‘Code/strate’, curated by Code Magazine, Parking La Monnaie, Brussels
2005
‘Baete, Bernadet, Bruère, Noiret-Thomé’, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tourcoing, France
2004
‘Des dessins et des autres - part II’, Galerie Catherine Bastide, Brussels
Awards
2013
Laureate Young Belgian Art Prize, Palais des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles
2012
Prix Meurice pour l’Art Contemporain (selected artist), Paris
2011
Second Prize, BNP Paribas Fortis Belgium Young Talents Awards, Brussels
2008
Ariane de Rotschild Artprize (selected artist), Brussels
2005
First prize, Art’Contest, Brussels
Residencies
2014
Moly-Sabata, Fondation Albert Gleizes, Sablons, France
2013
Lauenen, Switzerland
2011
La Pratique, Vatan, France
APT Studios x Residency Unlimited, Brooklyn, NY
2010
Chinati Foundation, Marfa, TX
Suddenly Last Summer, Beauchéry Saint-Martin, France
2001
Residency and exhibition, Fougères, France
2000
Domaine de Kerguéhennec, Centre d’art contemporain, Bignan, France
Artistic collaborations, curatorial
2011
Co-founder and curator at Middlemarch, Brussels
1999
Light design, stage design and dramaturgy for choreograph Cécile Loyer
2009
Light design for choreograph Antonio Montanile: Un Fascio di Nervi
Institutional collections
Deji Art Museum, Nanjing, China
Museum Voorlinden, Wassenaar
CNAP / FNAC - Fonds National d'Art Contemporain
MAC VAL Musée d’Art Contemporain du Val-de-Marne
Louis Vuitton Foundation
Collection des Arts Plastiques de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles
Mac’s Musée des Arts Contemporains de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles
Thalie Foundation