JEAN-PAUL CATTIN STUDIO
cattinphotography[at]gmail.com
Born in Geneva Switzerland, Jean-Paul Cattin received his first telemetric Canon camera at the age of 12. He was quickly fascinated by photography and only two years later, at the age of 14 Cattin’s landscapes, documentary and portraits were being published by the local Swiss newspapers.
Another two years later he began studying at the prestigious Photography School of Vevey and after receiving the Federal Swiss Diploma in photography, he left Geneva for Paris where he would soon become a people & fashion photographer.
In 1992 while continuing his work in Paris he based himself in Geneva. Cattin was now shooting international campaigns for luxury brands and directing numerous commercials. While his fashion & advertising work was praised for its creativity and precision, in 1999 Jean-Paul slowly shifted his photographic interest towards still life and by 2001 he was producing campaigns and editorials for international luxury brands.
In 2007, Cattin’s interest for artistic work developed and his photographs of streets in New York, London,Switzerland, were awarded international competitions and published in magazines.
His work is highly influenced by urban environments and organic decay. Cattin is looking for a reinterpretation of reality namely urban elements taken from the places he explores. Walls, floors, garbage trucks or any other terrestrial material, which are the basis for his work, arereviewed, contrasted to the extreme and highly detailed.
Cattin’s pictures are romantic, nostalgic, and often haunting observations. They are a narrative of imagined experiences, like successions of images, ideas, emotions and sensations we discover through memories or dreams. They include large-scale abstract photographs in which reality is reinterpreted in a poetic and dramatic manner. Jean-Paul received several photographic awards and nominations in the categories of fine art and abstract
His work is exhibited across the world in places such as New York, L.A, London, Berlin, Milan, Brussels, Seoul, Singapore, Honk Kong, Miami… Based in Switzerland and Ibiza, Jean-Paul works in New York and Europe.
Altitude* Highlights from Crans-Montana, Interview 2021, Lifestyle magazine, Switzerland
Klassikmagazine* klassikmagazine.com/jean-paul-cattin, Interview 2019, ArtPress, New York, USA
GQ British Watch and Jewellery 2017* Cover Magazine, London, U.K
Art In New York City* ArtPress Blog, New York, USA
Blouinartinfo* Highlights from Art New York 2016, ArtPress Blog, USA
[in]flux to: icpslidefest.tumblr.com, New York, USA
Way of St james* photography Book 2015, Edition Blurb, France
Tribune de Geneve* Cover Newspaper, Geneva, Switzerland
ParisArt.NET* Serge and Jean-Paul, Nuit Blanche 2014, ArtPress Blog, Paris, France
Que Faire à Paris?* Serge and Jean-Paul, Nuit Blanche 2014, ArtPress Blog, Paris, France
Artruby* ArtPress Blog, USA
The Hamburg Art Incident by Philipp Koch* ArtPress Blog, Germany
Keep Me Posted* ArtPress Blog, Berlin, Germany
Folioleaf* Jean-Paul Cattin, ArtPress Blog, New York, USA
PlazaWatch* Watches Magazine, International
Abstract photography* video, You Tube
Woman Fashion 1987-1997 by Jean-Paul Cattin* Art book, Lulu edition, USA
Way of St James* Jean-Paul Cattin, video, YouTube
ArtBookGuy* Way Of St. James, ArtPress Blog, New York, USA
Art In New York City* Artist Profile Jean-Paul Cattin, ArtPress Blog, USA
Estaçäo Chronographica All a World on Time* Watche, Lifestyle Blog, Portugal
NEW YORK ABSTRACT Jean-Paul Cattin*, Art book, Lulu edition, USA
ARTwALL magazine N.45 Jean-Paul Cattin* Art Magazine, UK
Profil* Fashion, Lifestyle Magazine, Switzerland
Keep me posted project* ArtPress Blog, Berlin, Germany
MOTEL DE FOUNEX Jean-Paul Cattin*, Art Brochure, Folioleaf edition, USA
Profil* Fashion, Lifestyle Magazine, Switzerland
ABSTRACTION by Jean-Paul Cattin*, Art Book, Lulu edition, USA
Paper.li/PierreYvesRevaz* Art, Social Media Cream Blog, Switzerland
AGEFI Life* Lifestyle Magazine, Switzerland
PlazaWatch* Watches Magazine, International
ArtBookGuy* JPC Interview ArtBlog, New York, USA
Sparked.biz* Illustration, Art, Design New York, USA
Art In New York City* ArtPress Blog, USA
Art In Brooklyn* ArtPress Blog, USA
Liquida* Worldwide News and Opinions, USA
PlazaWatch* Watches Magazine, International
ARTwALLzine* ArtPress Blog, UK
RUM* Art, Architecture, Design Magazine, Sweden
Elite Choice* Luxury Lifestyle Blog, USA
PlazaWatch* Watches Magazine, International
Paperblog* Lifestyle Blog, France
BILAN Luxe* Lifestyle Magazine, Switzerland
Tiempo Del Relores* Watches, Lifestyle Magazine, Mexico
Yo Dona* Lifestyle Magazine, Spain
PlazaWatch* Watches Magazine, International
Tiempo Del Relores* Watches, Lifestyle Magazine, Mexico
RUM* Art, Architecture, Design Magazine, Sweden
OPEN Magazine* Lifestyle Magazine, Switzerland
AGEFI* Economic, Lifestyle Magazine, Switzerland
PlazaWatch* Watches Magazine, International
BILAN* Economic Magazine, Switzerland
Welsch* Photography, Lifestyle Magazine, Switzerland
2007 – OPEN Magazine* Lifestyle Magazine, Switzerland
2005 – Le Temps* Newspaper, Switzerland
2004 – Edelweiss* Fashion, Lifestyle Magazine, Switzerland
2003 – Com.in* Creative, Communication Magazine, Switzerland
2002 – Abstract* Art, Design, Architecture Magazine, Switzerland
2002 – CREA* Creative Advertising Magazine, Switzerland
2001 – Tribune de Genève* Newspaper, Switzerland
2001 – Intemporelle* Fashion, Lifestyle Magazine, Switzerland
2001 – Le Temps* Newspaper, Switzerland
2000 – Reactor* Art, Music, Fashion, Magazine, Switzerland
2000 – PartyNews* Music, Fashion, Lifestyle Magazine, Switzerland
1999 – Femina* Fashion, Lifestyle Magazine, Switzerland
1999 – Profil Femme* Fashion, Lifestyle Magazine, Switzerland
1998 – Profil Femme* Fashion, Lifestyle Magazine, Switzerland
1993 – Caméra Vidéo* Photography, Video Magazine, France
1992 – Femme Aujourd’hui* Fashion, Lifestyle Magazine, Switzerland
1991 to 1986
1991 – GLOBE Magazine * Art, Politic, Lifestyle Magazine, France
1991 – Depèche Mode* Fashion Magazine, France
1991 – Jardin des Modes* Fashion Magazine, France
1990 – Genève Mode* Fashion, Lifestyle Magazine, Switzerland
1986 – Photo-Reporter* Photography Magazine, France
AAF NEW YORK, ARTERIA GALLERY, New York, USA
September 25 – September 29, 2024
“Gallery group show“, IN THE WOODS GALLERY, Crans-Montana, Switzerland
December 18, 2021 - January 22, 2022
“Gallery group show“, IN THE WOODS GALLERY, Crans-Montana, Switzerland
December 15, 2020 - January 12, 2021
“Snap to Grid“, LOS ANGELES CENTER FOR DIGITAL ART, Los Angeles, USA
December 12, 2019 - January 4, 2020
“Gallery group show“, CEDART GALLERY, Crans-Montana, Switzerland
August 29 - September 01, 2019
“Gallery group show“, CEDART GALLERY, Geneva, Switzerland
January 10 - January 28, 2019
“Christmas Party“, CEDART GALLERY, Geneva, Switzerland
December 06 - December 30, 2018
SOLO EXHIBITION
“BPM 125/128“, CEDART GALLERY, Geneva, Switzerland
November 01 - December 01, 2018
AAF NEW YORK, ARTERIA GALLERY, New York, USA
September 26 – September 30, 2018
AAF MILAN, ARTERIA GALLERY, Milan, Italy
January 26 – January 28, 2018
CONTEXT ART MIAMI, ARTERIA GALLERY, Miami, USA
December 05 – December 10, 2017
“Collectionnons!“, ALEXANDRE MOTTIER GALLERY, Geneva, Switzerland
November 09 - December 23, 2017
“Atelier (rr)ouvre toi“ Week-end portes ouvertes ateliers artistes, Geneva, Switzerland
October 14 - October 15, 2017
ART NEW YORK, ARTERIA GALLERY, New York, USA
May 3 - May 7, 2017
SOLO EXHIBITION
“Abstract photography“, CEDART GALLERY, Geneva, Switzerland
January 19 - March 24, 2017
AAF NEW YORK, ARTERIA GALLERY, New York, USA
September 28 – October 2, 2016
ART NEW YORK, ARTERIA GALLERY, New York, USA
May 3 - May 8, 2016
ART WYNWOOD, ARTERIA GALLERY, Miami, USA
February 11 – February 15, 2016
“Exhibition of conceptual watch photography“, SIHH 2016, Geneva, Switzerland
January 18 – January 22, 2016
“Snap to Grid“, LOS ANGELES CENTER FOR DIGITAL ART, Los Angeles, USA
December 10, 2015 - January 2, 2016
“Atelier (r)ouvre toi“ Week-end portes ouvertes ateliers artistes, Geneva, Switzerland
October 10 - October 11, 2015
“Les années 1990“, YET PROJECTS, Geneva, Switzerland
August 27 - September 20, 2015
Slidefest 2015:[en]flux, SCHOOL OF THE INTERNATIONAL CENTER OF PHOTOGRAPHY, New York, USA
May 8, 2015
AAF NEW YORK, ARTERIA GALLERY, New York, USA
March 25 – March 29, 2015
SOLO EXHIBITION
“matière/couleur/lumière“, ALEXANDRE MOTTIER GALLERY, Geneva, Switzerland
January 15 - February 21, 2015
RED DOT ART FAIR, ARTERIA GALLERY, Miami, USA
December 2 – December 07, 2014
“Faraway Nearby“, MASTERS PROJECTS GALLERY, Brooklyn, USA
November 06 - December 20, 2014
“NUIT BLANCHE 2014“, Serge and Jean-Paul project, Paris, France
October 04 - October 05, 2014
“Der Mensch in der Welt“, Zurich’s Biggest Photography Art Walk
PHOTOBASKEI, Zurich, Switzerland
July 24 - August 08, 2014
“Abstract Summer“, ALEXANDRE MOTTIER GALLERY, Geneva, Switzerland
July 3 - August 30, 2014
AAF NEW YORK, ARTERIA GALLERY, New York, USA
April 02 – April 06, 2014
AAF HONK KONG, ARTERIA GALLERY, Honk Kong, China
March 21 – March 23, 2014
“Hommes’14“, SWISS ART SPACE, Lausanne, Switzerland
February 14 – March 8, 2014
“Exhibition of conceptual watch photography“, SIHH 2014, Geneva, Switzerland
January 20 – January 24, 2014
L.A ART SHOW 2014, ARTERIA GALLERY, Los Angeles, USA
January 15 – January 19, 2014
AAF SINGAPORE, ARTERIA GALLERY, Singapore
November 21 – November 24, 2013
AAF HAMBURG , ARTERIA GALLERY, Hamburg, Germany
November 14 – November 17, 2013
AAF NEW YORK CITY, ARTERIA GALLERY, New York, USA
April 03 – April 07, 2013
SOLO EXHIBITION
“Abstractions“, LAKE GENEVA PARK, Credit Suisse & Steiner Group, Geneva, Switzerland
March 20, 2013
“Keep me posted!“, MORGENSTERN GALLERY, Berlin, Germany
January 27 – March 8, 2013
“Exhibition of conceptual watch photography“, SIHH 2013, Geneva, Switzerland
January 21 – January 25, 2013
L.A ART SHOW 2013, ARTERIA GALLERY, Los Angeles, USA
January 23 – January 27, 2013
“Design Trust For Public Space Art+Design“
RALPH PUCCI INTERNATIONAL, New York, USA
November 5 – November 26, 2012
KIAF KOREAN INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR , ARTERIA GALLERY, Seoul, Korean
September 12 – September 17, 2012
“Cultural contact V. Back to you, where all began”
Adelina Allegretti, TORRETTA VALADIER MUSEUM, Rome, Italy
August 2 – August 9, 2012
“A City Sorrow Built”, MASTERS & PELAVIN GALLERY, New York, USA
July 12 – August 31, 2012
“In the Labyrinth“ Cultural Contact III. Nel Labirinto
Adelina Allegretti,CHIOSTRO DI SAN FRANCESCO, Rome, Italy
June 9 – June 30, 2012
“USPP“, SWISS ART SPACE, Lausanne, Switzerland
May 10 – May 31, 2012
AAF NEW YORK CITY, ARTERIA GALLERY, New York, USA
April 18 – April 22, 2012
AAF LONDON, ARTERIA GALLERY, London, UK
March 15 – March 18, 2012
“Cultural Contact II. Art from Canada”
ADELINDA ALLEGRETTI, Milano, Italy
March 2 – March 31, 2012
AAF BRUSSELS, ARTERIA GALLERY, Brussels, Belgium
February 9 – February 12, 2012
“Exhibition of conceptual watch photography“, SIHH 2012, Geneva, Switzerland
January 17 – January 21, 2012
SOLO EXHIBITION
“Territoires“, LA VILLA DUTOIT, Geneva, Switzerland
November 3 – November 20, 2011
SOLO EXHIBITION
“Môtel de Founex”, MASTERS & PELAVIN GALLERY, New York, USA
September 15 – October 29, 2011
SOLO EXHIBITION
“Surfaces”, ESPACE CLUB PORT LA GALERE Théoule sur Mer, France,
August 20 – November 05, 2011
“A Field Guide to Getting Lost“, PELAVIN GALLERY, New York, USA
May 26 – July 16, 2011
AAF LONDON, ARTERIA GALLERY, London, UK
March 10 – March 13, 2011
“Interpolating“, MURIEL GUEPIN GALLERY, Brooklyn NY, USA
January 7 – January 26, 2011
“Snap to Grid“, LOS ANGELES CENTER FOR DIGITAL ART, Los Angeles, USA
November 11- December 4, 2010
“USPP“, PROJECT’IMAGES FESTIVAL, Geneva, Switzerland
November 23 – November 28, 2010
AAF NEW YORK CITY, MURIEL GUEPIN GALLERY, New York, USA
September 30 – October 3, 2010
“On the Grid“, CAMEL ART SPACE, Brooklyn NY, USA
August 21 – August 29, 2010
-Private Art Collectors and Companies
-The NYU Langone Medical Center Art Program and Collection, New York, USA
“International Color Awards“
THREE NOMINATION, Abstract Category
“IPA International Photography Awards“
HONORABLE MENTION, Abstract Category
HONORABLE MENTION, Special Other Category
HONORABLE MENTION, Special Other Category
“International Color Awards Photography Masters Cup”
NOMINATION, Category Aerial
NOMINATION, Category Nature
“International Fine Art Photography competition”
FINAL JURY ROUND SELECTION, Category Abstract
“International Color Awards Photography Masters Cup”
NOMINATION, Category Fine Art
NOMINATION, Category Abstract
NOMINATION, Category Americana
“Photography International Aperture Awards“
ONE SILVER AWARD, Category Abstract /Illustrative
ONE BRONZE AWARD, Category Abstract /Illustrative
THREE BRONZE AWARDS, Category Landscape