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Olympian Jean-Blaise Evéquoz
Visits SWFL For Exhibit Opening

The Art of the Olympians (AOTO) will welcome Swiss Olympic fencer Jean-Blaise Evéquoz to Southwest Florida for the opening its newest exhibit featuring original acrylic on canvas works as well as signed & numbered prints from the Olympian Artist.

Families, friends and community members are invited to attend a special reception, on Friday, December 3 from 5-8 p.m. to celebrate the opening of the Jean-Blaise Evequoz Exhibit in the Art Gallery at the Art of the Olympians Al Oerter Center for Excellence at 1300 Hendry St. Admission to the reception is free of charge.

Guests at the opening reception will have an opportunity to meet Evéquoz, listen to his Olympic stories, view his exceptional paintings and be inspired. The exhibit will be on display until January 29, 2011.

Evéquoz has achieved many accomplishments in his sport career including his 1976 Olympic Bronze Medal and three World Cup Medals.

Evéquoz truly has a passion for excellence. After winning his 1976 Olympic Bronze Medal, three World Cup Medals and completing his law studies at Lausanne, he changed directions and went to Florence, Italy to pursue his true passion, painting. For more than 30 years, he has painted to capture the passion and spirit of the Olympic experience.

Although his primary medium is acrylic on canvas, Evéquoz also sculpts. Whether he does abstract or figurative painting, the bold, confident gesture of the fencer always shows in his work.

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