Valentine Métein-Gilliard
Born in 1891.
Died in 1969.
Valentine Métein-Gilliard was a multifaceted artist. She distinguished herself as a painter, linocut artist, etcher, poster artist, sculptor and ceramicist. In 1915, she founded the private Académie La Renaissance in Geneva, thereby demonstrating her commitment to art education.
Between 1931 and 1934, she served as central president of the Swiss Society of Women Painters and Sculptors. The daughter of Eugène Gilliard and sister of Marguerite Vallet-Gilliard, she was also related by marriage to Édouard Vallet and married to William Métein. Her career bears witness to a significant contribution to the Swiss art scene.
