Elisabeth CIBOT has been surrounded by sculpture ever since her birth in 1960 into an artistic family, collectors of Italian Renaissance bronzes. It was therefore only natural that she should chose to study the art form at France’s major art school, the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Beaux Arts under the direction of Etienne MARTIN, Léopold KRETZ and CESAR, graduating in 1983. She also worked with the painter Riccardo LICATA at the Centro Internazionale di Grafica in Venice from 1981 to 1983 and was guest artist at the Harvey LITTELTON Glass School at Spruce Pine, USA in 1983. On her return to Paris in 1984 she was awarded a studio belonging to the City Council. In parallel to her artistic creation she studied History of Art, presenting her first thesis, on Roman Archeology, in 1984 which was followed by a DEA (Diploma in Specialist Studies) in the History of Techniques in 1990. 1993 marked a return to bronze statuary and monumental work. Since 1997 she works in a studio in Nogent sur Marne, part of the Fondation Nationale pour les Arts Graphiques et Plastiques. Her sculpture can be found in numerous private and public collections and is presented in various international galleries.
Awards
2019 : Jury Prize of Sculpture, 54ème Grand Prix de Barbizon
2018 : Medal of sculpture awarded by the City of Vincennes
2017 : CONTI Prize of sculpture, handed over by Mr Michel PONIATOWSKI on september 9
2015 : Gold medal of sculpture awarded by Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts
2013 : Camille Claudel Prize of sculpture awarded by Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts
2009 : Fondation Taylor Grant
2006 : Gabriel Diana Prize awarded by Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts
2005 : Fondation Taylor Prize
2004 : Paul Belmondo Prize awarded by Salon d’Automne
2003 : Prize of sculpture awarded by Les Amis du Salon d’Automne
2000 : Michel Dumont Prize awarded by Salon des Artistes Français
1997 : Bronze medal awarded by Salon des Artistes Français
Sociétaire du Salon d’Automne et de la Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts de Paris.