2007 – 2017
The FID is an independent cultural institution specialised in the patronage of expertise.
The institution, dedicated to contemporary drawing, was founded in Paris in 2007.
2008
- Establishment of Cercle D
- Arranges, for its members, visits to artists’ studios (Christian Jaccard), exhibitions (Thomas Müller).
- Launch of the “Blog du dessin”: blogdudessin.com (2008 -›2010); currently FIDblog.org.
2009
- First edition of the Foire Internationale du Dessin (FID)
- Galleries and Fine Arts students from Paris exhibit together. They show unframed drawings, in portfolios, flat on table tops.
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2010
- Second edition of the Foire Internationale du Dessin (FID)
- First fair dedicated to the major Fine Arts schools of Europe. First digital catalogue on USB key (no printed catalogs).
- 8 countries participate.
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2011
- Third edition of the Foire Internationale du Dessin (FID)
- 22 countries participate.
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2012
- Fourth edition of the Foire Internationale du Dessin (FID)
- 100% online.
- 27 countries participate.
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2014
- At the time of its fifth edition, the fair becomes FID Prize, the international drawing contest
- 30 countries participate
- Start of FID Editions
2015
- FID Prize, the sixth edition
- 31 countries participate.
- The Blog du dessin is updated and becomes fidblog.org.
2016
FID Prize, the seventh edition of the contest
2017
- FID Prize, the eight edition of the contest
- FID Auctions first edition
Members of the Jury 2010-2016 (selection)
- Hadrien de Montferrand, Gallerist (China)
- Ernest Pignon Ernest, Artist (France)
- Yves Lecointre, FRAC Picardie (France)
- Vladimir Velickovic, Member of the Institut de France (Serbia)
- Éléonore Chatin, Galerie Catherine Putman (France)
- J. Emil Sennewald, Art critic (Germany)
- Jan-Philipp Fruehsorge, Gallery Fruehsorge (Germany)
- Andrew Hewish, Centre for Recent Drawing (Great Britain)
- Maurits van de Laar, Gallerist (Netherlands)
- Philippe de Montebello, Member of the Institut de France (USA)
- Magda Cârneci, Poetess (Romania)
- Alex Garvin, Architect (USA)
- Jan H. Mysjkin, Poet (Belgium)
- Brett Littman, The Drawing Center (USA)
- Rebecca Kerlin, Gallery Joe (USA)
- Andreea Ciobica, artist, (Romania)
- Serghei Litvin, The FID (France)