Michèle Destarac

French artist born in Yerres, near Paris, in 1943. Early success gave her the opportunity of exhibiting alongside well-known artists, incuding members of the CoBrA group. She exhibited in Europe and the USA, took part in numerous international fairs, including two one-man shows at the Fiac (Paris). She teaches in the USA and Norway. Her works are in numerous public collections: Centre Georges Pompidou, Musée de la Ville de Vitry, Carter Burden Collection, New York, Kunst Galleri and the Technic University, Trondheim, Norway. Her work, which is close to abstract expressionism, is notable for its powerful and colourful dynamism.