Jean-Luc Manz
Born in 1952.
Jean‑Luc Manz (born 19 January 1952 in Neuchâtel) lives and works in Lausanne, the geographical location from which his practice, as documented in the sources in the file, developed.
His career trajectory is marked by a first solo exhibition in 1976 at Galerie Rivolta (Lausanne), by participation in the exhibition Ecart at John Gibson Gallery (New York), and by a period of commercial representation by Galerie Susanna Kulli (St. Gallen) from 1989 to 1998. More recent events include the 2006 exhibition Eau sauvage at Galerie Lucy Mackintosh (Lausanne) and the presentation Jean‑Luc Manz. Minna, 2005 at the Musée cantonal des Beaux‑Arts de Lausanne.
The chronology of recorded distinctions includes the Prix de la Fondation Irène Reymond (1990), the Prix Jeunes créateurs of the Fondation vaudoise pour la promotion et la création artistiques (1992), and the prize of the Fondation pour les arts graphiques en Suisse (1993).
In terms of teaching, it is documented that he taught at the ESAV (subsequently ESBA, then HEAD‑Genève) from 1996 onwards; he also states that he was a professor at the Beaux‑Arts de Genève.
His recent artistic output as described in the sources includes the series Imbiss (2007), a group of six paintings conceived, according to the artist, as a deconstruction of the motif and produced from photographs of the floors of apartment-building entrances. Alongside his painting practice, he published in 1999 a book devoted to the editions he had produced since 1988.
With regard to archives and collections, the Musée Jenisch in Vevey acquired the artist’s complete set of notebooks in 2013 and devoted an exhibition to them in April 2015.
This notice summarises the biographical and factual elements available in the file: identity and place of activity, exhibition milestones since 1976, gallery representation, prizes received, teaching activities, examples of works, and published or archived documents.
