Marie-Christine Haugen

Marie-Christine Haugen



About The Artist


1966-1967: Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts, Lyon, France 1967-1970: Ecole des Arts Décoratifs (School of Decorative Arts), Geneva, Switzerland 1970-1972: Decorator, Museum of Natural History, Geneva, Switzerland 1972-1977: Teacher, Arts & crafts, Department of Public Education, Geneva, Switzerland 1977-1980: Lived in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Introduced to patchwork and trained in American quilting 1980-1985: Taught patchwork at the International School of Geneva Switzerland Co-Founder of the Patchwork Guild of Geneva Extensive research and personal creations in contemporary patchwork 1985-1990: Various travels throughout the US, selecting a collection of antique quilts to be exhibited in Crans-Montana, Gstaad, Verbier and Geneva, in Switzerland Own work selected for the Swiss National Contemporary Patchwork Exhibition in Grand-Cachot-De-Vent, Neuchâtel, Switzerland Exhibited own work in various art galleries in Switzerland: Galerie Shirley, Noga-Hilton Gallery, Château d'Allaman 1990-2015: Created computer-assisted designs and drawings using CorelDraw software Various creations using mixed techniques Exhibited work at the Gallery Espace Bétemps, Langin, Haute Savoie, France Exhibited work at the Gallery Armonti, Ile saint Louis, Paris, France