Online catalogue of the exhibition here

Coming from an ancient lineage of winemakers and artistic patrons, a student of Salvador Dali, Jean Viennet has two passions: vineyards and painting. 

Jean Viennet is a portraitist with a dual perspective. A quirky vision of a world that challenges you. 

«Painting remains the visible part of my subconscious. It allows the viewer, as in any art form, to bring forth the obscure areas of their thoughts within themselves.» 

Why the dual perspective: 

The gaze opens us to the world, and our world can be divided into two. One world we’ll call real, and one dreamlike. One is external and the other internal, open to dreams, reflection, the quest for the other, hopes, and disappointments. 

For me, this gaze is visible in others. It is easy to see if the other is in action, dreaming, or reflecting. Hence this dual perspective, which, in fact, becomes very disturbing. 

There is no question of creeping schizophrenia. 

«When the mouth says yes, the eyes say maybe.» Victor Hugo, Ruy Blas. 

1966-1968: Julian Academy, Paris. 

1967-1969: Engravings with Johnny Friedlander, Paris. 

1967-1960: Independent Salons, Paris. 

1967-1968: Grande Chaumière with the painter Yves Brayer, Paris. 

1969: Drawing classes with Salvador Dali, Hotel Meurisse, Paris. 

1969: Exhibition at Galerie Christian de Bertier, Paris. 

1972: Galerie de la Salamandre, Paris. 

1973: Undertakes the restructuring of the vineyards of Château de Raissac. 

1975: End of Viennet’s first painting period devoted to wine. 

1993: Resumes painting at the instigation of Elyette Peyre, a gallerist in Paris and Béziers. 

1988: Creation of the Club des Grands Vins de Châteaux du Languedoc. 

1994: Exhibition around Jean Cocteau, Espace Riquet, Béziers. 

1994-1996: Exhibition at Galerie Mercure, Béziers. 

1997: Exhibition at Galerie Visconti, Paris. 

2001: Drawing Exhibition, Geneva. 

2001: Exhibition on the theme of irises at Château de Vullierens, Lausanne. 

2003-2004: Salon des Beaux Arts, Béziers. 

2006: «The Birth of the Sirens» Painted Salon at Château de Raissac, Béziers. 

2006: Exhibition at Galerie Mercure, Béziers. 

2011: Dock Sud Gallery, Sète.