1993 / 1996 St. Marteen
1998 / 1999 Open Studio, Palo Alto, California, USA
1999 to date La Maison des Artistes, Palo Alto, California, USA
Solo Exhibitions
1991 Berlin
1992 St. Laurent du Maroni, French Guiana
1992 Cayenne, French Guiana
1993 Kourou, French Guiana
1993 Tarascon, France
1993 Bayonne, France
1993 Toulouse, France
1993 Albi, France
1993 Lavelanet, France
1993 St. Marteen, French West Indies
1994 Sheraton Port de Plaisance, St. Marteen, French West Indies
1994 Maho Beach, St. Marteen
1994 Montreal, Canada
1994 Heritage House of Art, St. Marteen, French West Indies
1994 Alizea, St. Martin, French West Indies
1994 Les Independants, Paris, France
1994 La Belle Creole, St. Marteen, French West Indies
1995 Luchon, France
1995 Carla-Bayle, France
1995 San Francisco, USA
1996 Martine, St. Marteen, French West Indies
1996 Ateneo Dominicano, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
1996 Bienal Cuenca, Ecuador
1996 Gallery International, San Francisco, USA
1997 Alliance Française, San Francisco, USA
1997 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
1998 Open Studio, Palo Alto, California, USA
1998 Key West, Florida, USA
1998 Chemdex Foundation, Palo Alto, California, USA
1999 Open Studios, Palo Alto, California, USA
2000 Hollywood, Florida, USA
2002, Sept. 27, 28 & 29, Make Room for the Blues, Fort Mason, San Francisco, USA
Mixed Exhibitions
1992 Kourou, French Guiana
1993 Fondation France Liberté (Mme Mitterand), Cayenne, French Guiana
1994 Heritage House of Arts, St. Marteen, French West Indies
1995 Heritage House of Arts, St. Marteen, French West Indies
1996 Gallery International, San Francisco, USA
1997 Carla-Bayle, France
1999 Vaast Fine Art Festival, Triton Museum, Santa Clara, California, USA
2000 Ava South Bay Fine Art Festival, California, USA
2001 Agora Gallery, Soho, New York, USA
2003 International Biennale, Florence, Italy
2003 Who's Who in International Art, Paris
Awards
1999 Ist Place Award, oil and acrylic category, Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, California, USA
2002 Associated Academician from International Academy of Arts, Greci Marino, Italy
Publications
Sam Aberg, Masters and Epygones, Editions Renaissance, Fall 2000
Critical Reviews
Antonio Acevedo, Review 42 o Grados, Santo Domingo, The Dominican Republic, Oct 7, 1996
Ricardo Aracena, Review 42 o Grados, Santo Domingo, The Dominican Republic, Oct 7, 1996
Sam Aberg, Laval, Quebec, 1994, 1995 & 1996
Collections
Work is held in collections in the USA, Germany, France, the Netherlands and the Caribbean.
Artist's Statement
Born in Marengo, Algeria (Albert Camus, L'Étranger) on September 27th, 1942, I'm a self-taught painter, attracted by expressionism.
I began oil painting in 1988 while living in Tubingen, West Germany.
Inspired by the numerous countries in which I have lived, I'm able to delve into the recesses of myself through my work.
The experiences of light and movement in generous and happy colours are found across my different themes; the settings of North Africa, South America,
the Caribbean, Tahiti and North America; and the recurring subjects of music, dance and women.
In Berlin, I first started working on a series dedicated to the Blues (from the beginning of the 20th Century to Miles Davis);
until then, my passion for music had not begun to come through in my painting.
I am attracted to the light of the Caribbean, and by women and men facing each other during the dance ceremony. The Latin American influence
on my work is a blend of music, ethnology and identity developed in my oriental and blues paintings.
It's important to mention my natural daily interest in human actions. My eyes are focused on the beat of the heart. I am a spontaneous painter, sensitive
to each new situation but at the same time making use of the knowledge and experience of my life and travels to create my own vision.
My art is a figurative expression made with great care to the texture of each piece. I restict my technique to oil on canvas applied with the pallette knife.
From Morocco to New Orleans, with my joyful palette of rich ochres, deep ultramarines - hot, warm, cold colours dominated by a combination of saffron,
glossy blue and fuchsia - I invite you to share my spicy taste for life.
