Media:
Réponses d'Artistes, Vidéo of Véronique Ribordy et Anne Jean-Richard Largey, Exhibition 40 years Visarte Valais, Manoir de Martigny, Switzerland, October 2013.
Television news Radio-Canada Estrie, Anik Moulin, "Exposition de Marc Raymond, Maison des Arts et de la Culture de Brompton", Québec, Canada, February 16, 2011.
Digifilm Média-Presse, interview, "Marc Raymond au Centre des Arts de Shawinigan" Shawinigan, Québec, Canada, November 14, 2008.
Press:
Jean-Marc Theytaz, "De la couleur à la géométrie à la Grande-Fontaine à Sion", Le Nouvelliste, Sion, Switzerland, January 26, 2017.
Carole Coupy, "Deux artistes de la région exposent à Sion", Journal le Carrefour, Martigny, Switzerland, January 2017.
Krista Konstantinidi, “Orchestration de niveaux“, Estia, Athens, Greece, April 2014.
Maria Alamopoulou, “L'artiste suisse à la scie“, Eikastika, Athens, Greece, April 2014.
Matthieu Petit, "Angles aigus, espaces obtus", Voir Estrie, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada, March 10, 2011.
Clément Drolet, "Ne cherchez pas d'angles droits", Zone Art Estrie, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada, February 28, 2011.
Ralph Côté, "Les sculptures de Marc Raymond, Maison des Atrs et de la Culture de Brompton", L'Étincelle, Val St-François, Québec, Canada, February 2, 2011.
Arlissa Vaughn, "Editor's Pick", Visual Overture Magazine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, May 2010.
Virginie Pelvillain, "Entre perception et réalité de l'équilibre", Le Courant des Hautes-Laurentides, Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada, January 20, 2010.
Alexandra Vézina, "Du contreplaqué suisse au Centre d'exposition", Le Choix, Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada, January 20, 2010.
"Centre d'exposition, Marc Raymond en ouverture 2010",
Le Courant des Hautes-Laurentides, Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada, January 13, 2010.
"Le bois sous toutes ses formes avec Interfaces", L'Écho de la Lièvre, Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada, January 8, 2010.
Katy Le Van, "Marc Raymond, Élégance de la Forme", Voir Ottawa-Gatineau, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, March 12, 2009.
Mike Landry, interview, "Interfaces, Marc Raymond at the Ottawa School of Art", Things of Desire website, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, February 19, 2009.
Paul Gessel, "Fine Arts », The Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, January 3, 2009.
Isabelle Bagnoud, "Tableaux de verre et sculptures en béton",
Journal de Sierre, September 15, 2005.
Jean-Marc Theytaz, "De la créativité dans le sang, Gilles Scherlé et Marc Raymond exposent à la Galerie Grande Fontaine", Le Nouvelliste, Sion, Switzerland, May 10, 2004.
Jeremyah Pellegrini, "Le rond-point de l'ouverture, le saillonin Marc Raymond",
La Gazette de Martigny, front page, Martigny, Switzerland, February 27, 2004.
Dominique Goggin, "Es ist ein absoluter Traum-Ort, Skulpturenwoche in Brunnen", Schwyzer Woche, Schwytz, Switzerland, August 22, 2003.
Blanca Imboden, "Skulpturenwoche Brunnen, Schwerelose Kunst am See", Neue Luzerner Zeitung, Luzern, Switzerland, August 18, 2003.
Dominique Goggin, "Die 13. Brunner Skulpturenwoche ist bestens angelaufen", Bote der Urschweiz, Altdorf, Switzerland, August 12, 2003.
Huit artistes exposent, "La Grange à Vanay fidèle à la tradition », Le Nouvelliste, Sion, Switzerland, May 2001.
Annie Karafiat, "Exposition de Paula Gaillard et Marc Raymond à la galerie de la Treille",
Journal des Deux Rives, Conthey, Switzerland, April 24, 1999.
Charly-G. Arbellay, "Il y avait le ciel, le soleil et les artistes », Le Nouvelliste, Sion, Switzerland, May 27, 1998.
Marcel Gay, "Saillon-Sculpture, Le cœur au bout des doigts", La Gazette de Martigny, Martigny, Switzerland, February 19, 1998.
"Symposium international de sculpture, douze jours d'art en direct », Le journal de Morges, Morges, Switzerland, June 1997.
Annie Karafiat, "Marc Raymond, Sculpteur sur bois", Journal des Deux Rives, Conthey, Switzerland, October 1996.
"ÉLOGE À LA MAIN", Exhibition’s catalogue for the Athens Art Gallery, text from Maria Xypolopoulou, Greece, April 2019.
Book "JARDIN NATIONAL" from Nikolaos Tambakis and Elissabet Bargianni,
photographies from Marc Raymond, ISBN-13: 9786188257306, Athens, Greece, 2016.
Exhibition catalogue, "40 ANS VISARTE VALAIS", Mads Olesen, Jacques Cordonier, Heinrich Gartentor, Josette Taramarcaz, Floriane Tissières, Véronique Ribordy, Anne Jean-Richard Largey, Art-Ray Editions, Manoir de Martigny, Switzerland, 2013.
International Contemporary Artists, Eve Lemonidou, First Edition, ISBN-13: 978-9609322980, New York City, USA, October 2010.
"MARC RAYMOND, SCULPTEUR", introduction by Pascal Thurre, editor-writer, Switzerland, July 2003.
Fellowships:
2024 Swiss Dictionary of Art of the Swiss Institute for the Study of Art (SIKART).
2009 Fellowship VISARTE, Visual Arts Association, Switzerland.
2009 Fellowship IAA, International Association of Art.
Awards:
2016 Athens Academy Award for the Book Athens NATIONAL GARDEN, Nikolaos Tambakis and Elissabet Bargianni, Photographies from Marc Raymond.
2002 1rst price for sculpture project for Elementary School,
realization in 2003, Saillon, Switzerland.
2001 3rd price of the Jury, International Sculpture Symposium, Morges, Switzerland.
1998 1rst price, Art Sierre, Sierre, Switzerland
Solo exhibitions
2019 ÉLOGE À LA MAIIN, Athens Art Gallery, text from Maria Xypolopoulou, Athens, Greece.
2017 Grande Fontaine Gallery, with Martine Rouiller, Sion, Switzerland.
2014 Athens Art Gallery, text from Benoît Antille, Athens, Greece.
2013 Park of the Swiss Ambassador’s residence, Athens, Greece.
2011 House of Arts and Culture of Brompton, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada.
2010 INTERFACES, Centre d’Exposition, Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada.
2009 Cube Gallery, with Mary Wong, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
2009 Park of the Swiss Ambassador’s residence, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
2009 INTERFACES, Ottawa School of Art Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
2008 ASSEMBLAGE, Art Centre Léo-Ayotte, Shawinigan, Québec, Canada.
2008 Alliance Française Gallery, with Ingo Hessel, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
2008 CONSTRUCTIONS, Atrium Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
2005 Venthône Château Gallery, with Isabelle Fontannaz, Switzerland.
2003 Grande Fontaine Gallery, with Gilles Sherlé, Sion, Switzerland.
1999 Treille Gallery, with Paula Gaillard, Sion, Switzerland.
Selected group exhibitions
2023 50th YEARS OF VISARTE VALAIS, Manoir de Martigny, Martigny, Switzerland.
2018 Artothèque from Canton du Valais, Sion, Switzerland.
2017 Summer Exhibition, Athens Art Gallery, Athens, Greece.
2016 Summer Exhibition, Athens Art Gallery, Athens, Greece.
2015 Summer Exhibition, Athens Art Gallery, Athens, Greece.
2014 ART ATHINA, with the Athens Art Gallery, Athens, Greece.
2013 ART À LA MEZZANINE, IANOS Gallery, Salle des Arts, Athens, Greece.
2013 40 ANS DE VISARTE VALAIS, Manoir de la ville de Martigny, Switzerland.
2007 Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
2007 RED, Cube GALLERY, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
2006 RETROSPECTIVE ARTISTS FROM THE GALLERY, Grande Fontaine Gallery, Sion, Switzerland.
2003 Leewasser Gallery, Brunnen, Switzerland.
2002 REPUBLIKA, Open Air Art Exhibitions, Gersau, Switzerland.
2001 Maison Stella Helvetica, Saillon. Switzerland.
2001 HUIT ARTISTES, La Grange à Vannay Gallery, Monthey, Switzerland.
1999 ART VALAISAN, Espace Malraux, Chambéry, France.
1998 Maison Stella Helvética, Saillon, Switzerland.
1998 HOLZ HAT VIELE GESICHTER, Germany, Switzerland.
1997 Maison Stella Helvética, Saillon, Switzerland.
1995 GOLDENER SCHLEGEL, Switzerland, Germany.
Swiss Sculptor Marc Raymond uses an assemblage technique to create bare sculptures. His abstract work, made of painted plywood and wood, have been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in Galleries and Cultural Centres, in Switzerland, Canada, France, Germany, Greece and Spain. Recently he exhibited in Switzerland at the Grande Fontaine Gallery in Sion and at the Athens Art Gallery.
Mr. Raymond has carried out several public commissions and is the recipient of awards in Switzerland. In 2009, he received fellowships from VISARTE, the Visual Arts Association in Switzerland. He is listed in the swiss dictionary of art of the Swiss Institute for the Study of Art, SIKART.
In addition to his sculpture work, Marc Raymond works with paper, presenting series of découpages, inks on paper and prints, close to the spirit of his sculptures.
Marc Raymond was born in Switzerland in 1968, he grew up in Saillon. He attended the Swiss School of Sculpture in Brienz for three years with a specialistion in statuary and obtained his diploma in 1996. After graduation, he carried out internships with several Swiss sculptors.
Marc Raymond lives and works now in Lisbon.