Patrick Chappert-Gaujal was born in 1959 in Bédarieux, France, and studied at the Academy of Art in Perpignan from 1975 to 1980. He now lives in La Franqui in the south of France. There, on the shores of the Mediterranean, he finds his motifs in the alternately soft and harsh landscapes of this region. Chappert-Gaujal first discovered Sweden when he moved to Malmö in the mid 1980s. During the years he spent here he shared a studio with several other young artists in the empty leather factory in Malmö, which at the time was the focal point for a lively artists’ collective. Encouraged by Siwert Bergström, he exhibited at GKM in Malmö for the first time in 1988. It marked the beginning of a long collaboration, which has resulted in several other exhibitions under the aegis of the gallery. Patrick Chappert-Gaujal has also taken part in many exhibitions in France, other European countries and the USA.