Ronald Curchod

I started working at the age of 17 in a graphic design workshop until my diploma. In 1975 I left for France where I worked as a graphic designer and illustrator for advertising and industry. In 1985 I went freelance to work on cultural events. In 1989 I developed a more personal approach to poster design and illustrations, and worked on some set designs. Since then, I have continued to study the concept of making freely generated images, both for commissioned as well as non-commissioned projects. Images made with oil, clay or watercolours, that have an impact upon each other. The genres even mix together sometimes.

I now work in collaboration with cultural organizations and local, national and international councils. I design event programmes, posters, visual identities, websites and illustrations, and get illustration commissions from newspapers and magazines. I also publish screenprints and books, organize workshops in art schools and exhibit my work in art galleries in France and abroad.

My posters have been selected for international competitions and have won awards at the following events: International Theatre Poster Competition III in Osnabrück, Germany, 1996; bronze award in the International Poster Triennial in Toyama, Japan 2000; first prize at the 13th Poster festival Chaumont, 2001.