Pierre Neumann

Born in Adelaide (Australia).

Fine Arts in Lausanne (Switzerland).

Works as a freelance graphic designer for various cultural institutions in Switzerland and abroad. In particular, designs works for the International Photograph Meeting in Arles (France), the Parc de la Villette in Paris, the Ensemble Inter-Contemporain by Pierre Boulez in Paris, the Human Rights League in Paris. Designs the new graphic image of the Kunsthalle in Bern (Switzerland) and has been creating all printed matters (posters, catalogues, etc.) for 5 years. Specialises in designing posters, books, artists’ catalogues (Mapplethorpe, Lichtenstein, Yoko Ono, Jeff Koons, Basquiat, among others); Teaches at Fine Arts Cantonal School of Lausanne, Art Centre College of Design (Europe), Switzerland, UQAM, Montreal. National School of Photography, Arles, France, College of Photography, Vevey, Switzerland.

Member of various international juries on graphic design.

Awards:

About 10 posters were awarded a prize by the Department of Cultural Affairs in Switzerland. ICOGRADA Prize at the 7th International Poster Festival of Chaumont.

About 20 books were awarded a prize by the Department of Cultural Affairs in Switzerland.

Joint exhibitions:

Poster Triennial in Essen, Germany. Images for the Human Rights, Artis 89, Paris, International Poster Biennale, Warsaw, Poland, International Poster Biennale, Helsinki, International Poster Biennale, Sofia. Passato-presente, political posters, Turin, Italy, New waves in Swiss graphic design, Ogaki, Japan. Poster Festival, Chaumont. Swiss typographic posters, Willisau, Switzerland, Posters against intolerance, Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Musee des arts decoratifs, Lausanne, Black, Schwarz, Nero, Noir, Museum for Kunsthandwerk, Frankfurt am Main, Plakate, Buchkunst, Graphik, Bibliotheque de France, Paris, Graphic design in the 20th century poster. Willisau, Switzerland, Political posters, Theatre posters, Black/white posters.

One-man exhibitions:

Neuchatel University, Switzerland, Fine Arts Museum of Sion, Switzerland, Vidy Theatre, Lausanne, Switzerland, UCLA extension, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, Saint-Gervais, Geneva, Switzerland, Galerie Arena, Ethique, esthetique, politique’Les formes de I’engagement’, 27th International Photography Meeting, Arles, France, Maison Visinand, Montreux, Des affiches pour le dire. Centre de Design de I’universite du Quebec, Montreal. DDD Gallery, Osaka, Japan, Lswiss landscape? Posters Galerie Anatome, Paris.

Posters by Pierre Neumann