Born in 1941, Simone Pheulpin is a French textile sculptor who lives and works in the Vosges.
Her technique is based on the meticulous, repetitive folding of strips of unbleached, undecayed, rough cotton.
Pins, hidden in the heart of each piece, hold it all together. A universe unfolds, sometimes mineral, sometimes vegetable, reflecting the natural world.
Prizes
Honorary Loewe Craft Prize – Loewe Foundation, 2018
Winner of the Grand Prix de la Création de la Ville de Paris, Métiers d’Art category, 2017
“Un Monde de Plis“, retrospective exhibition – Chapelle Expiatoire, Paris, 2017
Winner of the “Le créateur” Prize – Fondation des Ateliers d’Art de France, 2015
Gold medal – International Crafts Fair, Munich, 2000
Grand Prix National of SEMA, Paris, 1998
2nd prize Fiberart International Competition – Center for the Arts, Pittsburg, USA, 1997
1st Prize, 9th International Mini-textiles Biennial,, Szombathely, Hongrie, 1992
Lausanne International Biennial : Contemporary Textile Art, 1987
Public collections
Musée des Arts décoratifs, Paris, France – “Détails VII “, 2021
Musée des Arts décoratifs, Paris, France – “Jéromine” ; “Eclosion Epingles”, 2019
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK – “Éclipse XII”, 2018
The Art Institute of Chicago – “Strate IV”, 2018
Musée Jean-Lurçat et de la tapisserie contemporaine, Angers, France – “Libre Court”, 2017
Musée Jean-Lurçat et de la tapisserie contemporaine, Angers, France – “Telle est la question”, 2012
Musée Jean-Lurçat et de la tapisserie contemporaine, Angers, France – “Eclosion II”, 2011
Musée des Tissus et des Arts décoratifs, Lyon, France – “Tourbillon 15/15” ; “Tourbillon 20/20”, 2008
Jardin des Carrières, Nancy, France – “Le Mur”, 2000
Musée Atelier du feutre, Mouzon, France – “Termites”, 1999
Musée Jean-Lurçat et de la tapisserie contemporaine, Angers, France – “Silhouette”, 1994
Savaria Muséum, Szombathely, Hungary – “Détail”, 1992
Hinaya Textile Society, Kyoto, Japan – “Accumulation”
LOEWE Craft Prize Foundation, Madrid, Spain – « Croissances XII », 2018
Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, Paris, France – « Aude série Éclipse », 2024
