Vreni Barilier
Born in 1943.
Vreni Barilier pursues an artistic practice in Payerne that combines painting, abstraction and collage, structured around an «Atelier Vreni Barilier» presented as a studio for painting and abstraction. The studio is locally identified under the name «Atelier Vreni Barilier, Peinture & Abstraction, Collages, Payerne (CH)», a formulation that sheds light on the combination of techniques asserted.
In pedagogical terms, Vreni Barilier gave intensive painting courses in Payerne, attended in particular by the trainee Mireille Burri (references to the 2010–2011 and 2012 sessions). In terms of public presentation, a joint presentation with Marco Lupi was announced at Galerie Plexus in April 2011, documenting at least one occasion of a shared exhibition. Vreni Barilier’s name recurs in the documentation of regional exhibitions and in artists’ lists issued by a locally active gallery, indicating a regular presence on the regional scene.
Taken together, these elements describe a trajectory centred on a local studio in Payerne, where teaching activity and participation in regional presentations are combined with a practice bringing together painting, abstraction and collage.