Marc Pottier

Trained as an auctioneer in Paris (Etude Briest - now Artcurial), Marc Pottier joined Urban, a Japanese art collection based both in Nagoya, Tokyo, New York and Paris. He subsequently spent six years in New York as an independent curator organizing exhibition in the USA, Europe and Brazil. He joined the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs as Cultural Attaché in Rio de Janeiro and then Lisbon where he organised and curated exhibitions and events such as Picasso's ceramics or « Luzboa », the first Biennale of the Art of Light. In 2007, he started his own company developing and international curatorship with particular dedication to community culture and gardens.