Jacques COQUILLAY was born on 3 June 1935. He was a student in the Sculpture section of Ecole des Beaux-Arts of Tours.

Diplôme national de sculpture, 1958.

Student at l'Ecole des Beaux-Arts of Paris in Marcel Gimond's studio.
Diplôme superieur d'Art plastique, 1960 (grade: good).
When Gimond died, Coquillay joined Hubert Yencesse and Raymond Corbin's studio.
Candidate in the Prix de Rome examinations, 1961.
During the judging of the Prix de Rome he met Jean Carton, Raymond Martin and Georges Hilbert with whom he became good friends. He set up a young sculptors'group with the help of Belmondo and produced several group exhibitions.
In 1976, he met Dunoyer de Segonzac, who encouraged him and purchased his first bronzes.
He was elected vice-president of the Artistes Français in 1983.
1961 Prize of "Jeune Sculpture"
1965 Prize of Conseil General de l'Oise
1970 Prize Signature
1980 Prize E.M. Sandoz of the Taylor Foundation
1981 Prize Raphaël Leygues of "Beaux-Arts Academy"
1993 Prize Jehan des Vignes-Rouges of the Academy of Versailles
1995 Promoted to Official Navy painters.

EXHIBITIONS


Jacques COQUILLAY is represented exclusively by Artfrance, Paris. Out of the parisian gallery, many personal shows are organized at Lyon (Galerie Saint-Hubert), Grenoble (Galerie La Pleiade), Le Havre (Galerie d'Art de l'Estuaire) and abroad, London (Bruton Street Gallery), Genève (Europ Art), Essen (Hermann Gallery), Palm Springs USA (Artfrance Danis Stinson Gallery).

Important retrospectives at the Salon d'Automne - Paris (1992), the Chapelle du Lycee - Carpentras (1998), l'Orangerie de Madame Elisabeth - Versailles (2000), and at The Musee des Beaux-Arts -Menton (2001).

MUSEUMS

Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris (Torso of a Young Girl), Art Contemporain de Fontainebleau (Maternity), Musée Rapin at Villeneuve-sur-Lot (Water Sprite), Musée Lambinet at Versailles. Musée des Beaux-Arts, Palais Carnoles at Menton (The shawl). Purchases by the City of Versailles.

WORKS

"Notre-Dame du Chêne" Viroflay Church, "Marianne" for the Town Council of Viroflay ; "Buste d'Hippolyte Maze (Bust of Hippolytus Maze)" and "Petite fille au mouton (Small girl with a sheep)" at the Taverny Town Hall ; "Monument du Souvenir (Remembrance monument)" at the Yvelines Préfecture ; "Marianne" for the Essarts Town Council (with the features of Catherine Deneuve).

Monumental sculptures: "Naissance de Vénus (Birth of Venus)" for a fountain in front of the Angers railway station and "Vagabondage" at Brissac, "La pomme d'amour (The apple of love)" for the fountain in the civic square at Marmande. "La Vague" (The Wave) (1990) for the Rambouillet Secondary School fountain; "Vagabondage" (1991) for the priory garden at Bourget-du-Lac; "Le Chale (The shawl)" (1992) in a square at Sevres; "Jeunesse (Youth)" (1993) for the patio of the Essarts Town Hall; "L'élegante (The Elegant Woman" at Mulhouse (1993). "La nageuse (The swimmer)" at Villepreux (1995).