Françoise Nuñez Explained

Françoise Nuñez
Birth Date:	17 March 1957
Birth Place:	Toulouse, France
Death Date:	23 December 2021 (aged 64)
Death Place:	Marseille, France
Nationality:	French
Occupation:	Photographer

Françoise Nuñez (1957 – 23 December 2021) was a French photographer.^[1]

Biography

Born in Toulouse in 1957, Nuñez came from a Spanish family, Núñez. She began her career as a photographer in 1975 after learning black-and-white printing in the studio of Jean Dieuzaide.^[2] Dieuzaide introduced her to Bernard Plossu, who she married in 1986 and had two children with, Joaquim and Manuela.^[3] For her work, she regularly traveled to India, Ethiopia, South America, and Japan. She utilized the Galerie Camera Obscura in Paris.

Nuñez died in Marseille on 23 December 2021, at the age of 64.^[4]

Publications

• Ports (1994)
• L’Inde jour et nuit (2004)
• Mu-jô, Une invitation à Nara (2010)
• Nous avons fait un très beau voyage (2010)
• Ensemble (2010)
• À Valaparaiso (2012)
• Kalari (2015)
• De Djibouti à Addis, 1980 (2018)

Exhibitions

• "Flamenco" at the Galerie Le Lac Gelé (Nîmes, 2013)^[5]
• "Caravanes" at Atelier du Midi (Arles, 2013)^[6]
• "Voyage(s)" at (Toulouse, 2015)^{[7] [8]}
• "Juntos" at the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (Buenos Aires, 2015)^[9]
• "Étonnantes affinités" at the Couvent des Jacobins (Toulouse, 2015)^[3]
• "Voyages extraordinaires" at the Festival du Regard (Cergy, 2020)
• "Modus Vivendi" at the Librairie et galerie Ombres Blanches (Toulouse, 2021)^[2]
• "Éthiopie (1980-2012)" at Flaran Abbey (Valence-sur-Baïse, 2021)
• Valparaiso" at the Galerie Territoires Partagés (Marseille, 2021)^[10]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jours tranquilles à Níjar : le séjour espagnol de Bernard Plossu (1987-1993). Open Edition Journals. French.
2. News: Le Scouarnec. Jean-Marc. 22 January 2021. Bernard Plossu et Françoise Nuñez, photographes, exposent à la galerie Ombres Blanches à Toulouse : "Une image réussie, c’est de la magie". French. La Dépêche du Midi. Toulouse. 27 December 2021.
3. News: Le Scouarnec. Jean-Marc. 19 March 2015. Toulouse. Château d'Eau : 40 ans de bonheur exposés jusqu'à dimanche aux Jacobins. French. La Dépêche du Midi. Toulouse. 27 December 2021.
4. News: Ribery. Fabien. 25 December 2021. Le sentiment poétique de l’existence, par Françoise Nuñez, photographe. French. Le blog de Fabien Ribery. 27 December 2021.
5. News: 3 January 2013. Françoise Nuñez présente " Flamenco " à la Galerie Le Lac Gelé. French. Actuphoto. 27 December 2021.
6. News: Stehli. Jean-Sébastien. 11 July 2013. Une histoire de caravanes. French. Le Figaro. 27 December 2021.
7. Web site: Françoise Nuñez. Centre national des arts plastiques. French.
8. News: Treilles. Clarice. 29 April 2015. Exposition : rétrospective de Françoise Nunez au Château d'Eau. French. Actuphoto. 27 December 2021.
9. Web site: Bernard Plossu - Françoise Nuñez. Bellas Artes. Spanish.
10. News: Grinda. Benjamin. 20 January 2021. " Valparaíso ", une expo photo de Françoise Nuñez à Marseille. French. La Marseillaise. 27 December 2021.