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Born in 1954 in Lyon, France

Started painting in 1985, after studying medicine

Self-taught painter

Currently lives in France


"Eric Gouttard defines his style as figurative with an impressionist touch.
Unlike others who labour lamentably to achieve a mastery of materials, Eric Gouttard carries off exploits. He uses and abuses white with virtuosity, bringing to life angels perhaps fallen but still imbued with divine ecstasy. His world is ardent, like is pure his heart. He looks, in fact, like an anchorite. He paints out of the world and his art gains by it in force and unity. In his description of the things, it often happens that he triumphs: his 'jam pot' is a little masterpiece of harmony and poetry"

in "Histoire des Arts Plastiques à Lyon au XXème siècle" by Alain Vollerin


  • Solo Exhibitions
  • 2006: Gallery St Georges, Lyon, France

  • 2005: Gallery Patrice Alexis, Impasse du manege, Thonon les Bains (Haute Savoie) France

  • 2004:
  • Gallery Patrice Alexis, Impasse du manege, Thonon les Bains (Haute Savoie) France
  • Gallery St Georges, Lyon, France
  • 2003:
  • Gallery Patrice Alexis, Impasse du manege, Thonon les Bains (Haute Savoie) France
  • Gallery L'Oeil Soleil, Cliousclat, France
  • 2002: Gallery St Georges, Lyon, France

  • 2001: Gallery Patrice Alexis, Impasse du manege, Thonon les Bains (Haute Savoie) France

  • 2000:
  • Gallery Patrice Alexis, Impasse du manege, Thonon les Bains (Haute Savoie) France
  • Gallery St Georges, Lyon, France
  • 1999:
  • Gallery L'Oeil Soleil, Cliousclat, France
  • Gallery Severin Maly, Paris, France
  • 1998: Gallery St Georges, Lyon, France

  • 1994-1996: Gallery St Georges , Lyon, France

  • 1996: Gallery "Patrice Alexis", Thonon les Bains (Haute Savoie), France

  • 1995: Les granges de Servette Douvaine (Haute Savoie), France

  • 1994: Gallery "Verchere", St Bonnet le Chateau (Loire), France

  • 1993: Gallery Etienne de Causans, Paris, France

  • Group Exhibitions
  • 2007:
  • Maison Cazin, Perouges (Ain), France

  • Maison Forte, Vourles (Rhone), France

  • 2004: Maison Cazin, Perouges (Ain), France

  • 1998:
  • Gallery l'Oeil Soleil, Cliousclat (Drome), France

  • Salon de la Haute-Loire, Le Puy en Velais, France

  • Prieure de Monthes, Monthes (Drome), France

  • Maison de pays, Mornant (Rhone), France

  • Salon du Sud-Est, Lyon (Rhone), France

  • 1997:
  • Salon de la Haute-Loire, Le Puy en Velais, France

  • Salon du Tricastin Valaurie, Drome provencale, France

  • Espace Culturel de Saint Genis Laval, Saint Genis Laval (Rhone), France

  • 1996: Salon de Cours la Ville, Cours la Ville (Loire), France

  • 1994:
  • Hotel "l'Antares", Meribel les Allues (Savoie), France

  • Gallery "Pascale", Bourg en Bresse (Ain), France

  • Gallery "Verchere", St Bonnet le Chateau (Loire), France

  • Since 1994: Salon de l'Academie d'Arts Rhone-Alpes, Annonay (Ardeche), France

  • 1993: Passy (Haute Savoie), France

  • Since 1993:
  • Salon du Sud Est, Lyon, France

  • "Patrice Alexis" Galerie, Thonon les Bains (Haute Savoie), France

  • 1992-1993: Gallery St Georges, Lyon, France

  • 1992: Gallery "Argonautes", Lyon, France

  • 1991:
  • Gallery "Helene", Voiron (Isere), France

  • Gallery "Pont d'Arcole", Lyon, France

  • Permanent Exhibitions
  • Gallery Saint Georges, 22 Rue Saint Georges, Lyon France

  • Gallery "L'oeil Soleil", Cliousclat, (vers Montelimar) (Drome) France

  • Gallery "Patrice Alexis", Impasse du Manège, Thonon les Bains (Haute Savoie) France

  • Gallery Severin Maly, Paris, France

  • Selection of paintings from Eric Gouttard


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  • 1994: Award in Figurative painting from the Academy d'Arts Rhone-Alpes

  • 1992: Marius Mermillon Award from the "Paris-Lyon Group"