Selected exhibitions

From a first showing in New Britain in 1957 to BRAFA in Brussels in 2020: 67 solo and group exhibitions, in France and abroad.

1957–1969

9 exhibitions

1957

  • MaySide Walk Art Show, group exhibitionNew Britain (Connecticut)
  • 12–30 JuneSolo exhibition of drawingsMattatuck Museum, Waterbury (Connecticut)
  • NovemberExhibition with Jean RouquierGalerie Prigent, Rouen

1965

  • 24 MayFestival de la libre expression, happening with Alejandro JodorowskyAmerican Center, Paris

1968

  • 13 April – 30 JuneL’Art vivant 1965-1968Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence
  • 30 June – 9 SeptemberTrésors du surréalismeCasino, Knokke-le-Zoute

1969

  • FebruaryFirst solo exhibitionGalerie Maeght, Paris
  • 21–29 July4th International Festival of Music and Contemporary ArtFondation Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence
  • 31 October – 29 NovemberSignes d’un renouveau surréalisteGalerie Isy Brachot, Brussels
Poster for the exhibition Trésors du surréalisme, 1968
Trésors du surréalisme, Knokke-le-Zoute, 1968. Le Yaouanc Archives. Photo: Luc Delaborde
Poster for the Nuits de la Fondation Maeght, 1969
Nuits de la Fondation Maeght, 1969. Le Yaouanc Archives

1970–1979

29 exhibitions

1970

  • Solo exhibitionCentre culturel, Amiens
  • Solo exhibitionCentre culturel, Rennes
  • DecemberSecond solo exhibitionGalerie Maeght, Paris

1971

  • 13 July – 30 SeptemberAgora 1Musée d’Art moderne, Ancienne Douane, Strasbourg
  • DecemberGrandes éditions originales illustréesGalerie Maeght, Paris

1972

  • 14 January – 5 FebruaryArt sans frontières VIIGalerie Isy Brachot, Brussels
  • 5th Art BiennialIbiza
  • Peinture et sculptureCentre culturel Gérard-Philipe, Brétigny-sur-Orge
  • November – DecemberL’estampe et le surréalisme du XVe au XXe siècleGalerie Vision Nouvelle, Paris

1973

  • 2 February – 19 MarchSolo exhibitionPalais des arts et de la culture, Brest
  • April 1973 – February 1974Surréalisme encore et toujours, touring exhibitionMilan, Turin, Bologna, Rome, Bolzano
  • 13 June – 15 JulyCollages and lithographsGalerie La Pochade, Paris
  • Recent worksGalerie Bettina, Zurich
  • 15 November – 20 January 1974Peintures récentes, collages et lithographiesGalerie Cour Saint-Pierre, Geneva
  • 14 December – 12 January 1974Le Yaouanc, lithographiesGalerie Carmen Cassé, Paris

1974

  • 26 January – 3 FebruaryFirst FIACBastille, Paris
  • Galerie Maeght exhibitionInternational Exhibition Centre, Tehran
  • 27 April – 16 JuneRecent paintings, collages and drawingsGalleri Haaken, Oslo
  • June – August5th International Poster BiennaleWarsaw
  • 19–23 JuneArt Basel, with Galerie OdermattBasel
  • 26 June – 30 September10th International Art BiennaleMenton

1975

  • 11 January – 2 FebruaryTravaux publics, équipements du mieux-êtreMusée de Picardie, Amiens
  • From 24 May30 créateurs. Sélection 75, touring exhibitionMetz, Lyon, Touques, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Tours
  • 20 June – 20 SeptemberRecent paintingsCollège d’échanges contemporains, Saint-Maximin
  • Permanent exhibition of lithographsÉditions La Pierre d’Angle, Rue Quincampoix, Paris

1976

  • 9 September – 14 NovemberOils on canvasFondation Claude-Nicolas Ledoux, Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans

1978

  • AugustMaîtres du XXe siècleGalerie Hervé Odermatt, Paris

1979

  • 19–28 OctoberFIAC, with Galerie Carmen MartinezGrand Palais, Paris
  • 28 November – 15 DecemberSolo exhibitionGalerie Carmen Martinez, Paris
Poster no. 124, Galerie Maeght, December 1970
Poster no. 124, Galerie Maeght, December 1970. Le Yaouanc Archives. Photo: Luc Delaborde
Poster for the Le Yaouanc exhibition in Oslo, 1974
Galleri Haaken, Oslo, 1974. Le Yaouanc Archives. Photo: Luc Delaborde
Poster for the exhibition at the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, 1976
Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, 1976. Le Yaouanc Archives. Photo: Luc Delaborde
FIAC 1979 poster
FIAC 1979, Galerie Carmen Martinez. Le Yaouanc Archives. Photo: Luc Delaborde

1980–1985

11 exhibitions

1980

  • 15 January – 15 FebruarySolo exhibitionGalerie Carmen Martinez, Paris
  • 14 March – 9 AprilRecent worksGalerie Albert Henri, Rennes
  • 5 April – 4 MayCollagesGalerie Frédéric Gollong, Saint-Paul-de-Vence
  • October1950-1980: European Trends in Modern Art, One Hundred PaintingsNew York

1981

  • 28 March – 20 AprilSalon de Rouen, guest of honourMusée des Beaux-Arts, Rouen
  • 17–22 JuneArt Basel, with Galerie Pasquine de GignouxBasel

1982

  • 14 April – 2 May93rd Salon des Indépendants, Le Génie des NaïfsGrand Palais, Paris

1984

  • 4–30 August17th Painting SalonCamaret-sur-Mer
  • 1–4 NovemberMonumental marble mosaicsArtExpo, Dallas (Texas)
  • 10 November – 9 DecemberSolo exhibitionMaison de la culture, Metz

1985

  • 31 October – 1 NovemberMonumental marble mosaicsTexas Society of Architects, Dallas (Texas)
Poster for the Salon de Rouen, 1981
Salon de Rouen, 1981. Photo: Luc Delaborde
Poster for the 93rd Salon des Indépendants, 1982
93rd Salon des Indépendants, 1982. Le Yaouanc Archives. Photo: Luc Delaborde
Exhibition at the Texas Society of Architects, Dallas, 1985
Texas Society of Architects, Dallas, 1985. Le Yaouanc Archives. Photo: Luc Delaborde

1992–1999

7 exhibitions

1992

  • 24 September – 24 OctoberOil paintings and collagesGalerie Pastor-Gismondi, Monaco

1994

  • October – NovemberInaugural exhibitionFondation Elsa Triolet-Aragon, Moulin de Villeneuve, Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines

1995

  • 30 June – 2 OctoberPeintres contents d’eux-mêmes, le regard d’un collectionneurMusée de la Cour d’Or, Metz

1996

  • 11–15 MarchPaintings, drawings, lithographs and collages, Semaines Texte/ImageUniversity of Poitiers
  • 18 October – 17 NovemberRecent drawingsGalerie Carré Davidson, Tours
  • DecemberSolo exhibitionChâteau de Saint-Ouen

1999

  • Petites Baies et Grandes FenêtresArt gallery of the Conseil général des Bouches-du-Rhône, Aix-en-Provence
Le moulin de Villeneuve, lithograph, 1994
Le moulin de Villeneuve, lithograph published for the inaugural exhibition, 1994. Photo: Allen Le Yaouanc

2000–2004

7 exhibitions

2000

  • Leihoa artean – La ventana en el arteFundación BBK, Bilbao
  • MayOne man show Alain Le YaouancSalon Simaa, Beirut
  • Recent worksSursock Museum, Beirut

2001

  • Exhibition on the theme of the bouquetArt gallery of the Conseil général des Bouches-du-Rhône, Aix-en-Provence
  • OctoberSolo exhibitionGalerie Compagnie des Arts, Beirut
  • 10 October – 30 NovemberRecent collages and drawingsGalerie Jean-Louis Danant, Paris

2002

  • 2002 – 2004Permanent exhibitionCasa del Habano, Paris
Alain Le Yaouanc with Claude Andraos in Beirut, October 2001
With Claude Andraos in Beirut, October 2001. Anne Galand Archives

2010–2020

4 exhibitions

2010

  • 14 April – 19 SeptemberAragon et l’art moderneL’Adresse Musée de La Poste, Paris
  • 18–24 JuneLithographs, collages, objects and drawingsLibrairie Céline Poisat, Rue du Cherche-Midi, Paris

2016

  • FebruaryMarrakech BiennaleMatisse Art Gallery, Marrakech

2020

  • 26 January – 2 FebruaryBRAFA Art Fair, with Galerie MaeghtTour & Taxis, Brussels
Poster for the exhibition Aragon et l’art moderne, 2010
Aragon et l’art moderne, L’Adresse Musée de La Poste, 2010. Le Yaouanc Archives. Photo: Luc Delaborde
Exhibition on Rue du Cherche-Midi, 2010
Rue du Cherche-Midi, Paris, 2010. Photo: Claude Gaspari