Blair and Laurie Pessemier are fine art painters. Blair's roots are in architecture and design -- he is a registered Architect. Laurie holds degrees in fine art and art history. The two painted in Seattle before moving to Paris, France in 1993, and on to Italy in 2015
Laurie won the mayor's prize for painting on the Champs Elysees in 2000. In addition to painting, Blair works in silver and bronze, producing tableware and furniture.
The two live in Italy, near Bologna, with their dog, Berlino.
Contact them at lfpessemier@gmail.com
University of Hartford
Northwestern Connecticut Community College EXPERIENCE
Paint with Me
Summer 2006
Luxembourg Gardens, Paris, France
Art lessons in the Park
En Plein AirSummer, 1994
Paris, France
Impressionist art lessons Mayor’s prize, 8th arrondissement, Painting Concours, Champs-Elysees, Paris 2000
WRITINGS:
20 Childrens Books
Marche aux Puce Board Game
52 Passages: postcards from Paris, 2000
Weekly column “Artnotes” since 1998
Magazine and Newspaper articles ORGANIZATIONS:
FEDERATION INTERATIONALE CULTURELLE FEMININE
Expo Istanbul 2007
M. Blair Pessemier
EDUCATION
University of Notre Dame
Krannert School, Purdue University
METAL DESIGNS:
Baptism set, sterling silver for Ercuis, Paris
Corbeau table, bronze, 2000
Turtles, bronze base for glass bowl in production
Sunflower pattern tableware, sterling silver 1996
Circus pattern tableware, sterling silver 1997
Northwest Silver, Seattle Convention Center, Seattle, WA 1998
ILLUSTRATIONS:
18 Childrens Books
AWARDS:
Pike Place Market award, Seattle, WA 1978
Laurie and Blair PESSEMIER
Art Exhibits/Galleries
Orrin Drew/Fine Art, Seattle 1997
A.B. Gallery, Seattle 1996
Arlene Becker Gallery New York 1995-2001
Urban Art, Washington, DC 1995
One man show, Hartford, CT 1995
Bateau Lavoir, Paris 1994
Essentials Gallery, Paris 1994
28 degrees, Paris 1994
Petit Luxembourg, Paris 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
Furnitureland South, NC, USA 2002
Ardley Hall High Point Market Show, 2002,2003,2004
Linogravure Show, Paris 2004
Antiques and Art Gallery, Augusta, GA 2004
Magic Mystery Theatre, Montparnasse , Paris 2004
Solferino, Paris, France 2005, 2006
Deux Magots, Paris 2005
Centre Cultural Port-en-Bessin Huppain, France 2005
Design Gallery, Stone Ridge, NY 2005
Espace 30, Paris France 2006
Le Fleurus, Paris, France 2006
Planete Rasoir, Paris France 2006
City of Torrington, CT USA 2006
Petit Lux, Paris, France 2007
