Pascale Ettlin (born 1968 in Geneva) studied Fine Arts at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts from 2012 to 2017. She is based in Switzerland and works between Obwalden, Lucerne, Bern and Geneva. Her work has been exhibited in Switzerland, Japan and France. In 2024, she was awarded the Talents Contemporains Prize by the Fondation François Schneider (France).
Solo Exhibitions
2026 – Les Tondues, Espace Témoin, Geneva, Switzerland (upcoming: 12-22 nov 2026)
2025 – La Mauvaise Herbe, Galerie Müller, Lucerne, Switzerland
2024 – Heimlich Fremd, Galerie Hofmatt, Sarnen, Switzerland
2024 – Dancing Across Borders, Altstadthalle, Zug, Switzerland
2023 – Here and There, Shirakino Art Village, Shimabara, Nagasaki, Japan
2023 – In a Floating World, SUST, Stansstad, Switzerland
2022 – In Mystery, Galerie Müller, Lucerne, Switzerland
2021 – Solo Unveiling Party, Galerie S&T Art, Yamagata, Japan
2021 – Durchforsten, Kunstforum Sursee, Switzerland
2020 – Paint, Galerie Müller, Lucerne, Switzerland
2020 – Waldrausch, Kunst auf dem Landenberg, Sarnen, Switzerland
Group Exhibitions (Selection)
2026 – Not on Paper, Hans Erni Museum, Lucerne, Switzerland
2026 – Talents Contemporains, Fondation François Schneider, Wattwiller, France
2025 – Kunsthaus Steffisburg, Bern, Switzerland
2025 – Festival de l’Île de la Harpe, Château de Rolle, Switzerland
2024 – NOW24 Selection, Nidwalden Museum, Stans, Switzerland
2023 – Musée jurassien des Arts, Moutier, Switzerland
2022 – Dessin, Löwengalerie and Galerie Vitrine, Lucerne, Switzerland
2022 – FATart Art Fair, Schaffhausen, Switzerland
2022 – Eastern, Galerie Agénor, Zurich, Switzerland
2019 – La Lenteur, Galerie Forum Meyrin, Geneva, Switzerland
Education
2011–2017 – Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts – Design & Art, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Switzerland
2005–2008 – Artistic training with H. Gadient, Lucerne, Switzerland
1989–1995 – University of Geneva, Switzerland: BA of Geography and MA in Public Administration
During this period, she worked at Christie’s, Geneva, alongside an independent painting practice
Artist Residency
2027 — Cité internationale des Arts, Paris, France (upcoming January-June 2027)
2023 — Shirakino Art Village, Shimabara, Nagasaki, Japan
Awards, Competitions and Selections
2025 — Dessin competition, Central Switzerland – selected by the Hans Erni Museum, Lucerne, Switzerland
2024 — Winner of the international Talents Contemporains Prize, Fondation François Schneider, France (jury chaired by Jean-Noël Jeanneney, including representatives from the Fondation Miró, Musée du Quai Branly, Musée Tinguely, and French cultural heritage institutions)
2024 — Selected for NOW24, Nidwalden Museum, Stans, Switzerland
2023, 2024, 2025 — Selected for La Cantonale Berne Jura, Switzerland
2022 — Dessin competition, Central Switzerland – selected by Löwengalerie and Galerie Vitrine, Lucerne
Works in Public Collections and Institutions
- Fondation François Schneider (France)
- CSS (Lucerne, Switzerland)
- Wohnheim Lindenfeld (Luzern, Switzerland)
- Canton of Obwalden (Switzerland)
- Canton of Nidwalden (Switzerland)