Biography

1920 Born in Seuleuze (Bursa), former Armenian part of Turkey (Spent his early childhood in Salonique, Greece)

1936 – 1938  Ecole des Arts Décoratifs, Paris

1939    First painting shown at the Salon des independants, Paris

1940 – 1949 Attended La Grande Chaumière workshop in Montparnasse, Paris

1951    Populist Prize, France

1953  Antral Prize, France

1958  Biennale de Bruges Prize, Belgium

1958 Comparaison Prize, Mexico

1958 Voburitz Award

1958 Museum of Mexico Award

1969 Retrospective at Mitsukosi Corporation, Tokyo, Japan

1978 Opening of the Galerie Matignon, Paris to promote and distribute his work

1992 Opening of the Jansem Museum, Tokyo Ginza, Japan

1993 Opening of the Azumino Jansem Museum, Nagano-Ken, Japan

1997 Knight of the French Arts and Literature Order

2002 Emeritus Doctorate from the Republic of Armenia’s National Academy of Sciences

2003 Knight of the French Legion of Honour

2003  A series of 4 documentary films was produced about his life and work – DVD available in English, Japanese and French from Galerie Matignon, Paris

Exhibitions

2007 Portraits, drawings 1947-2006, Galerie Matignon, Paris

2007 22nd. Annual Exhibition, Galerie Rienzo, New York City, NY

2006 Dancers and Landscapes, paintings, Galerie Matignon, Paris

2005 Galerie Christiane Vallé, Clermont-Ferrand

2004 Les Murs, paintings, Galerie Matignon, Paris

2004 Retrospective, Château de Vascoeuil, Eure, France

2003 The weddings, paintings, Galerie Matignon, Paris

2003 Jean Jansem: Paintings of the 1980's, Galerie Rienzo, New York City, NY

2002 Paintings and drawings, Printemps Ginza, Tokyo

2002 Massacres, National Museum, Genocide Memorial, Erevan, Armenia

2001 Paintings and drawings, Ludwig von Saarlouis Museum, Germany

2001 Massacres, Galerie Matignon and Galerie Flora J., Paris

2001 Still Lifes by Modern Masters, Galerie Rienzo, New York City, NY

2000 Jean Jansem: Paintings & Works on Paper, Galerie Rienzo, New York City, NY

2000 Mythologies, Galerie Matignon, Paris

1999 Drawings, Azumino Jansem Museum, Nagano-Ken, Japan

1998 FIAC Saga, Paris – Galerie Flora J.

1998 Printemps Ginza, Tokyo

1998 Large format paintings and drawings, Galerie Matignon, Paris

1997 Retrospective, Navio Museum, Osaka, Japan

1997 Atelier, Galerie Matignon, Paris

1997 Galerie Flora J. Paris

1996 Printemps Ginza-Mainichi Tokyo

1996 Retrospective, Azumino Jansem Museum, Nagano-Ken and Daimaru Museum, Tokyo

1995 Works on Paper, Galerie Flora J. Paris

1994 La Maison des Arts Antony

1993 Galerie Matignon Paris

1992 Galerie Flora J. Paris

MUSEUM COLLECTIONS
France: Modern Art Museum, Paris; Poitiers Museum; Fontainebleau Museum; Ennery Museum
Japan: Jansem Museum, Tokyo; Azumino Jansem Museum, Nagano-Ken
Russia: Modern Art Museum, Moscow
Armenia: National Museum; Genocide Memorial of Armenia, Erevan