Martine Fougeron
Date of birth: 08/05/1954
Place of birth: Paris
Nation: FR
Education
2006: International Center for Photography, International Center for Photgraphy, ICP, General Studies Certificate, June 2006
Professional Experience
2002- at present: Artist involved in Photography, Multi-Media and Perfume Creations
1988-2001:Perfumery Director at International Flavors and Fragrances (IFF)
1996-2001: Creative Director of Perfumery IFF
Creative Director of a team of 20 world-class master perfumers in the New York headquarters. "The nose of the noses'' acting as an art critic and editor, spotting the emergence of novel fragrances to key fashion and beauty clients such as LANCÔME, ESTÉE LAUDER and LVMH
1988-1996: Creative Marketing Director for Europe.
Conception of multi-sensory theatrics and events to inspire and sell the complexity of an artistic perfume
Other competitions
2007:
- Nominated for Critical Mass, Photo Lucida
- Nominated for The Santa Fe Prize for Photography
- The Berenice Abbott Prize for an Emerging Photographer juried by Keith Carter, Douglas Kirkland and Gerd Ludwig
2006:
- International Exhibition of The Center for Fine Art Photography juried by Phillip Brookman
- Les Rencontres d'Arles, Photo Folio Review Winner, elected by Rhonda Wilson and Roberto Koch
- The Camera Club of New York, National Juried Competition, Antonin Kratochvil, 2nd Place
- Golden Light Awards: Winner of the 'Portraiture Portfolio Competition' as well as the 'Portraits and People Single Image Competition', juried by Kathy Ryan
School represented at
ITS#SEVEN:
International Center of Photography
Publications
2008:
- Shots 99 Magazine, Spring 2008, Quarterly, USA
- Double Exposure, Interview with Robert A. Scheafer, Jr. , web magazine
- The New Yorker, Review by Vince Aletti for Solo Show at Peter Hay Halpert Fine Art (04-14-08) and Photo Credit for Nicolas Resisting (March 24, 2008)
- "Intimist Photographer" Interview in France 24 International News
02/2008: New York Magazine, "Sleepover"
10/2007: New York Magazine, "Snooze or lose"
2007:
- PEEK 2007 - Capricious #7 10-2007. 6 page excerpts of the Tête-à-Tête Series, bi-yearly, USA
- New York Times Magazine, "The First Dance" or ' "How would Jesus Dance"?
2006: The British Journal of Photography, 02/08/06, monthly, UK
2005: The Photo Review 2005 Competition Winner, volume 27, number 4, yearly, USA
Prizes won at ITS
ITS#SEVEN Pitti Immagine Photo Award
Other prizes
2007:
- Les Rencontres d'Arles, Photo Folio Review Winner, selected by Grazia Neri
- Winner of PEEK 2007 by Art + Commerce and American Photography AP23
- 12th Annual Photographic Competition Exhibition, Juror Charlotte Cotton, 2nd place
- 3rd Annual Juried Exhibition, Newspace Center for Photography, Juror Darius Himes
- PX3 First Place Portraiture Category Winner- Prix de La Photographie Paris
2004: Golden Light Awards, Landscape Winner
Additional info
Solo Exhibitions:
02-04/2008: Peter Hay Halpert Fine Art, New York , USA
02-03/2007: Julia Dean Gallery, Berenice Abbott Prize, Los Angeles, USA
Group Exhibitions:
05/2008: 'Fashioned', Minnesota Center for Photography curated by George Slade, USA
12/2007: Farmani Gallery, LA, 'Best of Arles Foto Folio', USA
11/2007: Paris Photo 2007, Galerie Esther Woerdehoff, France
07/2007:
- Peer Gallery, Chelsea, NYC, 'Degrees of Separation', curated by John Bennette, USA
- Photographic Center Northwest, 'Up & Now!' curated by Charlotte Cotton, Seattle, USA
- Newspace Center for Photography, 'Among us and Curious', Portland, curated by Darius Himes, USA
10/2007: PEEK 2007, NYC, USA
06/2007: Galerie13 Sevigné, Paris, PX3 Group Show, France 01/2007: ICP Group Show 'Photographic Portraits', NYC, juried by Harvey Stein, USA
12/2006: Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art, Fort Collins, Colorado
11/2006:
- Daniel Cooney Fine Art, NYC, Auction Artist, USA
- Umbrella Arts, NYC, 'Passion' Group Exhibition with PWP, juried by Elinor Carucci, USA
- Golden Light Awards: Maine Workshops and the Photo Plus Trade Show in NYC, USA
11/2006: The Camera Club of New York: Group Exhibition at the Alfred Lowenherz Gallery, USA
09/2006: District Fine Arts Gallery: Group Exhibition 'The Invisible Age' in Washington DC.
06-08/2006: ICP Group Show Shift, 'Tête-à-Tête' Series
03/2006: Broome Street Gallery: il Chiostro Group Exhibition 'Shoot the Boot: Impressions of Italy'
06/2005: The Westport Art Center
Art Fairs:
04/2008:
- AIPAD, Galerie Esther Woerdehoff
- Art Cologne, Galerie Esther Woerdehoff
11/2007: Paris Photo 2007, Galerie Esther Woerdehoff
07/2007: Les Rencontres d'Arles, Off du Off au Couvent, 'Sacrée Inde' curated by Sylvie de la Dure
07/2006: Les Rencontres d'Arles, Photo Folio Winner. Exhibited in Atelier de Chaudronnerie
09/2005: The Parrish Art Museum: 39th Juried Exhibition
06/2000: Palais des Congrès in Cannes: Conception of the first multi-media perfume exhibit
2008: Guest Speaker to Allen Frame's Master Class at SVA.
2005-2007: Assistant to Frank Franca's Lighting Class and Bill Armstrong's Color Class at ICP.
1999-2003: Frequent Speaker in Paris, Milan and New York on 'The Art of Perfumery', which reveals a passion and knowledge in aesthetics and the arts at the Fashion Group and CEW
Languages: English, French, Spanish











