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Biography: Claude Rosticher

Born in Monaco in 1936, Claude Rosticher was first in Monaco a teacher in private (1968-1974) and public (1974-1982) schools, then the President of the Comitee des arts plastiques / UNESCO from 1982 until 1992 (annual exhibitions in Monaco, group exhibitions in Rome, Helsinki, Kobe, New Orleans, Bagdad) and Director of l'Ecole Municipale des Arts Plastiques (Pavillon Bosio) from 1982 until 2001 where his teaching and curriculum in the school were recognized in 1998 by the French Ministry of Culture. His curriculum was then adopted in France by all the Fine Art schools.

Claude Rosticher is also a photographer, graphic designer and lithographer through his work: posters, stamps and panoramic views of Monaco (watercolors, lithographies).

Education : Panthéon Sorbonne, Arts Décoratifs de Nice, Marseille Luminy: degree in Fine Arts (major painting).

1957-1964 Schools :Atelier des décors, opéra de Monte-Carlo.

1962 1st exhibition: gallery Rauch, Monaco. Salon Bosio, reward : mention spéciale (special mention) in painting.

1964 Parnasse gallery, Cannes.

1968 Jeunes peintres (Young Painters), Paris.

1967-1970 Exhibitions at la bourse du travail, Monaco.

1967-1971 Co-organizer of special social events titled " soirées harmonie ", place St Nicolas, Monaco-ville.

1971-1974 Group Signe.

1972 Group member of SACEM.

1974-1982 Professor of Fine Arts, publicschools, Monaco.

1977 Group Exhibition, Belgrade, Museum of Modern Art.

1978 Posters and stamps for the Principauté
Amiens, Museum of Picardie.

1979 Gorbio, Vieux Presbytère, " Autour de Graham Sutherland ", with André Verdet, Marzé, Franta, Isnard.
Stuttgart, 9th Congrès AIAP/UNESCO.

1980 Italie, Rome, International Academy of Modern Art, Villa Aurelia, Special Prize in painting.
Aix-en-Provence, Palais des Congrès, with Michel Isnard.

1981 Japon, Kobé, group exhibition.
Monaco, Gallery Haute-Lisse, " Monaco, vu par 4 générations Rosticher, 1881-1981 "
Request for lithographies from the town of Monaco.

1982 " Claude Rosticher, painter and poet ", a film by Paul Carpita.
Monaco, Fondation Prince Pierre, International Grand Prize in Contemporary Art, Mention spéciale (special reward) for watercolors.
Beaulieu sur Mer, Chapelle Santa Maria de Olivo, private exhibition.

1983 Paris, Grand Palais, Salon d'Automne (Fall).
Finlande, Helsinki, 10th Congrès AIAP/UNESCO.
Principauté d'Andorre, private exhibition.

1984 United States, New Orleans International House, group exhibition.

1985 Principauté d'Andorre, group exhibition.

1986 Ostende, dans le cadre du jumelage Monaco / Ostende, group exhibition.
Irak, Bagdad, Palais de la Culture, 1st Biennale d'arts plastiques,11th Congrès AIAP/UNESCO.

1989 Paris, FIAP, group exhibition.
Chevalier des arts et des lettres (Fine Arts), from the French Republic.

1991 Chevalier de l'ordre du mérite culturel, Monaco.
Salon des Arts Plastiques, Guest of Honor.

1992 Represents Monaco, Paris, Grand Palais, 6th International Poster show.

1993 Cap d'Agde, " Méditerranée, jeux de lumière (light show) ", Museum of l'Ephèbe.

1997 Madagascar, Antananarivo, Francophony meetings.

1982 / 2001 Director of the Pavillon Bosio, school of arts plastiques, of the town of Monaco.

1998 Recognition of the Pavillon Bosio school of Art, by the Ministère Français de la Culture.
Chevalier de l'Ordre de Saint-Charles, Monaco.

1999 Figure au Bénézit.

2001 Officier de l'ordre du Mérite Culturel, Monaco.

2004 Commandeur du Mérite Culturel, Monaco.
"Le Sablier des ans", rétrospective Claude Rosticher, Salle du Quai Antoine 1er, Monaco.

2006 "Migrations", Fort de l'Annunziata, group exhibition.
Labyrinthe, installation Cap d'Ail.