Michel Patrin
Michel was born in Paris in 1953. He holds a degree in Architecture from the University of Bordeaux and a master degree in European Studies from the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium.
He moved to Rome in 1979 where he started his professional career as an architect. in parallel to his activity as architect, he has always been painting and drawing using different techniques and materials.
In 1983 he founded, together with Laura Belforti, the Vetrocreare, company expert in the creation and restoration of stained glass. Vetrocreare has produced more than 3000 works in Italy and in the world and received a number of awards for its activity.
Michel is currently the President of the cultural association “Arte Altra”. His professional and artistic development is marked by a continuous search for new expressive tools and by the creative interaction of the different domains of application of his work. This development is still very much ongoing and takes into account the transformations and contradictions of contemporary society, that are however addressed with full autonomy from trends and fashions. Michel.patrin@gmail.com www.michelpatrin.it www.facebook.com/michel.patrin +39 3398001113