| 1944 |
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Born in Lons-le-Saunier, France |
| 1949 |
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Weekly drawing critiques began with Henri Gaugy, his grandfather |
| 1951 |
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Began working in the family foundry |
| 1958 |
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Left home for Paris, survived by sketching in cafes |
| 1959 |
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First show at Galerie de Seine, sponsored by Salvador Dali |
| 1959-1962 |
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Studies at Academie des Beaux Arts and other schools; group show at Musée d'Art Moderne in Paris; works purchased by Russian Government and installed in Russian museums |
| 1963-1965 |
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Military service |
| 1965-1966 |
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Apprenticeship with Henry Moore; various graduate studies |
| 1966 |
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Emigrated to the United States of America |
| 1966-1969 |
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Artist in Detroit and the Midwest, began to develop his carved paintings - created many large works for schools, churches, and synagogues |
| 1969-1986 |
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Artist in California, continued to evolve his medium and sell paintings directly; 1986 completed murals, including the thirty foot work at St. John the Divine United Church of Christ on Twin Peaks in San Francisco |
| 1986 |
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Moved to West Virginia, also Florida; began to allow gallery representation of his carved paintings |
| 1986-2001 |
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More than 35 one artist exhibitions throughout the world |
| 1986 |
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Began The Awakening project in his West Virginia studio |
| 1989 |
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Group Show, Musée du Luxembourg, Paris |
| 1989 |
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Images d'un Desert Changeant, a thirty foot mural commissioned by Howard Hughes Properties, installed at the First Interstate Bank Tower, Las Vegas, NV |
| 1989-1991 |
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Carved and painted Série de la Musique, artworks focused on music |
| 1991 |
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The Opening Door, mural for the National Foundation for Depressive Illnesses, completed and unveiled at the National Building Museum, Washington, D.C., presented by Senators Kennedy, Metzenbaum, Kassenbaum, Hatch, and First Lady Barbara Bush |
| 1991-1992 |
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Carved and painted Série de la Danse, artworks focused on dance |
| 1993 |
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Pages of my Life, solo exhibition, Hexton Gallery, New York City, NY |
| 1994 |
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One man, one hundred fifty paintings, month-long show, Tuttesaal Museum, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, sponsored by the Duchy of Luxembourg |
| 1995 |
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Premier of Gaugy Concerto, ballet by Christopher Fleming, music by Dr. David Goldstein, based on Gaugy's carved painting, Pas de deux |
| 1996 |
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Works on Paper, solo exhibition, Hexton Gallery, New York City, NY |
| 1997 |
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Gaugy perfects his hand printmaking technique of "textured multiples" |
| 1998 |
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Can You See Me? A Naming Close to Paradise, eight by sixteen foot carved mural installed at Columbia New York Medical Center, NY |
| 1998 |
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Premiere of Night Visions, chamber work by Stuart Glazer, inspired by Gaugy paintings |
| 1998 |
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Artist relocates main studio to the Southwest, retaining studios in West Virginia and France |
| 1999 |
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Il n'y a pas de mort, twenty foot mural, installed at Dallas Jesuit Museum, Dallas, TX |
| 2000 |
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Solo exhibition, Weinstein Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
| 2000 |
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Premiere of The Marriage of Color and Sound, five part work for piano by Peter Michaelides inspired by five of Gaugy's carved paintings |
| 2001 |
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Book, Jean-Claude Gaugy, Linear Expressionist published |
| 2001 |
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A New Century, solo exhibition, Weinstein Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
| 2002 |
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The Awakening, monumental artwork (eleven-thousand-square-foot-plus) completed and installed in its permanent home in The Awakening Museum, Santa Fe, NM |
| 2002 |
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Time of the Awakening, solo exhibition, Weinstein Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
| 2004 |
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Hero, Myth and the Natural World, solo exhibition, Weinstein Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
