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Raphaël Thierry
Fellow
2005 - 2006
Visual arts
Biography
Raphaël Thierry
Period: 2005-2006
Occupation: Visual artist Born in Tunis in 1972, he grew up in the South of France and moved to Paris in 1990, where he continued his studies at the ESAG Met de Penninghen School of Graphic Arts, graduating with “excellent” honors in 1994. While securing his independence as a freelance art director and graphic designer, he developed his personal projects as a visual artist. In 1997, he began a long collaboration with Federico Nicolao, which led to several publishing and exhibition projects. In 2000, he illustrated the adventures of Superchien, a collection of children’s books now translated into English, Korean and Japanese. In 2004, he was awarded the Met de Penninghen prize for all his work. In 2005, he met composer Jérôme Combier in Rome, the start of a new artistic collaboration, with whom he created a performance for “Vies silencieuses”, a concert at the Consortium in Dijon as part of the Whynote festival.
Medici Residency Occitanie
Application 23.02 - 01.04.2026
Created in 2018 by the Occitanie Region in partnership with the French Academy in Rome - Villa Medici, the Price Occitanie - Medici dedicated to young contemporary creation aims to develop the international influence of talent from Occitanie by welcoming them to the Villa Medici for a research and creative stay of several months. Each year, the price attracts around a hundred candidates - visual and visual artists - eager to take advantage of the opportunity offered by a residency at one of Europe's most emblematic art centers, in contact with other artists from a wide range of disciplines and backgrounds. Each year, the winner of the Price Occitanie - Medici is selected on the basis of an application and an audition of the shortlisted candidates, each of whom presents his or her project to a jury made up of representatives of the Region, the Director of Villa Medici and associated experts.
