Exposition Mireille Cristol

Artist painter Mireille Cristol captured in sketches, watercolors and paintings her discovery of the village of Tourrettes en Provence, during family vacations in the 50s. Come and discover the exhibition at the Musée d'Art et d'Essais.

The exhibition takes place at the Musée d'Art et d'Essais de Tourrettes,
located in the heart of the village, 4 rue de la Jetterie.
On-site, the Café du Musée offers coffee, tea and flower syrups from the Pays de Fayence region, served in the small lounge and also on the terrace, with a lovely view of the glazed-tile cloister and the wooded hills of Tourrettes.
A store selling local produce and a small bookshop complete the cultural offering.

Bio by Mireille Cristol:

Mireille Cristol has been painting since childhood.

1949-1956 :Graduate of the Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts de Toulon,
winning 1st prize for interior decoration.
1957-1973: In Paris, she took courses in various decoration workshops,
and entered the Ecole Nationale des Arts appliqués à l'Industrie, Volume section.
During this period, she also obtained a diploma from the Ecole de Soudure.

Her achievements:
1959: Executes a Way of the Cross for the Italian Chapel in Toulon, commissioned by the Vatican.
1960: Works at the Nice Opera and creates theater sets for Boris Goudounoff.
1960-1969: Wins the Prix de la Jeune Peinture.
She takes part in numerous exhibitions in Toulon, Marseille, Nice, Vichy and Stockholm.
1960-1974: Decorates government buildings, and creates several "Bas-reliefs":
for the Military Social Security in Toulon, and for a clinic in Aix-en-Provence.
in Aix-en-Provence.
In 1975, in Nice, Mireille Cristol became a teacher at the Atelier d'Art Graphique,
specializing in original engravings on her press: Carborandum and Eaux fortes.
She died in Nice in 2022.