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CHRISTIAN RAMADE

Born in Marseilles in 1947. While studying to become a surgeon dentist, he works as a photo journalist. Beginning in 1980, he devotes his art to creative color photography with a particular interest in landscape. For 10 years, he has collaborated with the « 100 historic sites of the Mediterranean » network (United Nations). He has held diverse one man exhibitions in France and in other countries, and has published some dozen books of his photography. Christian Ramade lives in Provence.

 

PRINCIPAL EXHIBITIONS :
 

Galerie F. Bazile, Montpellier.
Galerie Ken Damy, Milan.
Photogallery, Brescia.(I)
Le Comoedia, Aubagne.
Villa Arson , Nice.
Galerie Rondanini, Rome.(I)
Galerie Arena, Arles.
Centre Culturel Français, Alger.
Palais Longchamps, Marseille.
Galerie Rosamilia, Castel San Giorgio (I).
Galerie de la FNAC, Marseille.
Palais Dar Lasrham, Tunis.
Dresdner Bank, Hambourg.
Hotel Nord Pinus, Arles.
Espace Ecureuil, Marseille.
Hotel de ville, Le Mans.
Heni Hammam Egli, Thessalonique.
Consulat de France, Florence.(I)
Les Aubenades de la Photographie.
Palais de l’UNESCO, Paris.
11e rencontres de Solignac.
Paris Photo 1999 (Présenté par Fovéa).
F.A.C. Fos sur mer 1999
Musée d’art et histoire, 2001 Bormes les Mimosas.
Virgin Mégastore, Marseille 2001.
Cassis mars 2002: à propos de Virginia Woolf.
Paris avril 2002: Le train bleu, gare de Lyon.
Paris avril 2002: Espace créateur du Forum des Halles.
Paris Photo 2005 : Images en manœuvres.
Aix en Provence : 2005Galerie Claire Laurin
Valencia (Espagne) 2005 Institut Français.

 

PUBLICATIONS :
  Truly Marseilles
Stopover in Thessalonica
Dye Transfer
The Sky’s Share
Meknes Historic City
The Borély Castle
Virginia Woolf in Cassis
Marcel Pagnol in Aubagne
Albert Cohen in Marseilles
Marseilles : intimate paths

 

CATALOGUES / REVIEWS :

  Vienna « Color 84 » …
The Blue Wave, French Cultural Center in Algiers
Germaine and the Nord Pinus…
Zoom Review …
Photo Plus Porte-folio (July-August 2000)

 

WORKS NOT IN PRIVATE COLLECTIONS :
  Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris
University of Parma, Italy
School of National Photography, Arles (E.N.P.)
Arthothèque Antonin Arthaud, Marseilles
French Institut of Florence
Fondation « Regards de Provence » Marseilles

 

DECORATION : 183 rooms of the Palm Beach Hotel in Marseilles

 

PEDAGOGICAL ACTIVITIES :
 

Organized and directed the annual festival Aubagne in View from 1992 to 1997

Instructor of vocational training courses in photography at the International Photography Encounters, Arles 1997

Co-director with Joëlle Gardes of the collection « Text with Views » , éditions Images en manœuvres

Conferences at the Faculté de Droit in Aix-en-Provence