Anne Bachelier

"Metamorphosis, transition, and evolution provide the common threads of the art of Anne Bachelier. The artist captivates her audience with compelling, highly imaginative images that are distinct, unique, inventive and immediately recognizable. Her metaphysical, dream-like fantasies evoke feelings simultaneously powerful, peaceful, and protective. This unique "other" world, untouched by time or place, reminds the viewer of the eternal dance of transformation and regeneration."

"For more than twenty-five years, contemporary French Surrealist artist Anne Bachelier has captured dreams on canvas. She has been dubbed ‘art’s enchanting Scheherazade’ (Gallery & Studio), a reputation established through international exhibitions of an ever-growing gallery of sorceresses, chimeras and other mythical creatures.

Born on February 20, 1949 in Louvigne du Desert, France, Bachelier studied art formally from 1966 to 1969 at the École des Beaux-Arts, La Seyne-sur-Mer, before serving an apprenticeship at an engraving shop in Valence from 1974 to 1975. Since 1989, she has been exhibited frequently throughout France and on both coasts of the United States. Painter, printmaker, ballet designer and illustrator, Bachelier is also a wife, mother of three and has three grandchildren. She lives and works near Grenoble, France.

Although Bachelier’s work has been admirably compared to that of Goya, Moreau, Magritte, and Fini, she has undeniably produced an artistic cosmos both enchanted and completely her own. With the stroke of a paintbrush, Bachelier invites the viewer to join what she calls her ‘thought-beings’ in perpetual rituals of revelation and transformation. In the insightful essay ‘Bound to Earth, Yearning for Immortality’ (Sunstorm/Fine Art, fall 1993), Barbara King successfully endeavors to define Bachelier’s incomparable artistry:

Her personages present archetypes engaging in matters of great import and on a grand scale. The spectator witnesses the unfolding of a drama that evokes a dream-like mystery; an intangible, ethereal otherworldliness that is simultaneously powerful, peaceful, and protective. The visions of Anne Bachelier capture the macabre with grandeur, power, and riveting beauty."

"Métamorphose, transition et évolution fournissent les points communs de l'art de Anne Bachelier. L'artiste séduit son public avec des images convaincantes, très imaginatifs qui sont distinctes, unique, inventif et immédiatement reconnaissable. Ses fantasmes métaphysiques, onirique évoquent des sentiments en même temps puissants, paisibles et protecteurs. Cette unique "autre" monde, intact par le temps ou de lieu, rappelle le spectateur de la danse éternelle de transformation et de régénération.""Depuis plus de vingt-cinq ans, artiste surréaliste Français contemporain Anne Bachelier a capturé des rêves sur la toile. Elle a été surnommée « art enchanteur Shéhérazade » (Galerie


"Metamorfosi, di transizione e di evoluzione forniscono i fili comuni dell'arte di Anne Bachelier. L'artista affascina il suo pubblico con immagini avvincente, immaginifica che si sono distinti, unico, inventiva e immediatamente riconoscibile. Sue fantasie metafisiche, onirico evocano sentimenti simultaneamente potente, tranquilli e protettivi. Questo unico "altro" mondo, incontaminato dal tempo o luogo, ricorda lo spettatore della danza eterna trasformazione e rigenerazione.""Per più di venticinque anni, artista surrealista francese contemporaneo Anne Bachelier ha catturato sogni su tela. Lei è stata soprannominata 'dell'arte incantevole Scheherazade' (Galleria