User:Yves Hernot

Yves Hernot was born 1950 in Chaudfontaine, Belgium, only child of Albert Louis Hernot ( 1909-1988 ) from Tunis, Director of Research at the Institut de la Recherche Agronomique ( I.N.R.A ) and Marie Louise Hernot nee Rooms ( 1923-2000 ) born in the Grand Hotel des Bains of Chaudfontaine, Province de liege.

The Hernot family comes originally from Landivisiau in Britanny and belong to a special social Breton cast called " les Judoled "  or as described in published books " Aristocrats paysans " or "half nobles" Yves Hernot's grandfather Charles Hernot ( 1880-1957 ) first arrived in Tunisia around 1900. He is remembered for building and operating the first Tunisian electricity station in Bizerte, Tunisie. He also owned the first large garage in Tunis where he employed about 40 workers. He also sold cars to the Beys of Tunis and enjoyed collecting racing cars in the 1930"s including Bugatti's. With his son Albert he owned a 40 Hectares orange grove at la Soukhra near the gulf of Tunis on the way to Carthage. Both were knighted by the Bey in the 1950's.
 * Brief Family History:

Marie Louise' s father Alois Rooms-Senden was a Knight with palms of the Order of Leopold II and a hero of the 1st World war 1914-1918. Alois Rooms was the proprietor of the Spring waters of Chaudfontaine now the property of Coca Cola and The Grand Hotel des Bains and its facilities. Over the centuries many personalities stayed at the Grand Hotel des Bains de Chaudfontaine such as Napoleon III, Victor Hugo and his wife, Tino Rossi...Alois was a descendant of the House of Askanie- Anhalt and could trace his ancestry in patrilinear to the 9th century when the male line was known as von Ballenstedt.

Lycee Carnot de Tunis, Lycee de Mutuelleville now Lycee Pierre Mendez de Mutuelleville.
 * Studies:

In 1964 Tunisia is in turmoil again and the Hernot's family leaves Tunisia as many others at the same time having lost all their possessions. The same year the family moves to Bruxelles where his father Albert Louis Hernot is posted as Expert at the CEE ( CEE : European common market ).

Lycee Francais de Bruxelles.

1968: 1970- 1974:
 * Ecole des Beaux Arts de Montpellier 1968-1870 under Bessil and Dezeuse.
 * Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts de Paris de 1970 to 1974. Yves is laureate of the Academie des Beaux arts de Paris, Prix Paul van Zeeland in 1974, painting. He also wins many other prizes in the same period.

Yves Hernot migrates to Australia. He is on a 10 pound assisted migrant passage. First port of call was the Villawood Hostel for migrants. Later on he settles in Sydneys Eastern suburbs where he still lives.
 * 5th of January 1975


 * Career:
 * 1975: Art Master Cranbrook School, Bellevue Hill Sydney.
 * 1990-2000
 * Art Adviser for Qantas Airways. He buys on their behalf about 90 paintings including Australian Aboriginal works
 * Art reporter, Antiques and valuation for Channel 10 Good Morning Australia with Bert Newton and a weekly regular on At home with John Mangos channel 7.
 * Auctioneer and Director paintings for MGS Turners and Lawsons in Sydney.
 * Federal expert and valuer for the Australian Federal Australian in matters of Art donation.

In this manner he has painted many portraits including the President of the USA Barrack Obama, Irish Icon painter and Architect Patrick Scott. For the Archibald prize Yves has painted the portraits of Australian Aids specialist Professor Basil Donovan, Clair de Lune and the Honorable Judge and author Chris Geraghty.
 * In 2000 Yves purchase an appartment in the well known picture postcard of Sao Paulo, the Edificio Copan built by Oscar Niemeyer in the 1950's which he uses as a studio. In Sao Paulo Yves learns graphiti Art.


 * 2008 Dublin Exhibition
 * 2009 Yves Hernot swiches to digital photography.
 * 2009 Melbourne art fair
 * 2009 June "Ikons" Exhibition UrbanUprising Gallery Crown street Sydney
 * 2011 Semi finalist in the prestigious Doug Moran photographic prize with " Mardi Gras Medusa "
 * 2011 Tap Gallery Exhibition " Under construction " Sydney
 * 2012 Semi-finalist in the prestigious Doug Moran photographic prize with " Coming out "
 * 2012(1)Photo portrait of Christopher Wren in the new advertising campaign by Qantas Airways designed by Mojo on You tube " You are the reasons we fly "
 * 2013 Finalist June, Australian Photography Self portrait competition ( Yaffa publishing )

Salon de peintures du Haut Leon, Landivisiau November 2012, November 2014, November 2015. Prix " ESPOIR "Yves Hernot ( - 35 years old ) Prix d'encouragement Yves Hernot (-35 years old ) Next 5th of November 2016
 * Yves Hernot annually art prizes:

ALLIANCE FRANCAISE Sydney Prix Yves Hernot August 2016

Edificio Copan (Sao Paulo) in total 17 paintings on permanent exhibition, Patrick Scott (Dublin ), Professor Basil Donovan ( Sydney ), Jack and Anna Murphy (Plaza Saint Martin Buenos Aires), Judge and author of Dancing with the devil Chris Geraghty ( Sydney ), Craig and Julie Maurer ( Newport Sydney)...
 * Major collections :

Voir aussi Books google.
 * Articles: ( Over the years ) Financial review, Sydney Morning Herald, Sunday telegraph, Sun Herald, The Australian, the Bulletin, Sydney Star Observer, Midi libre, Brazilian Press, SX, CULT magazine first edition, Home beautiful, various art and antique magazines, Vanity Fair, Woman's day, Sunday times ( UK ) and much more....