le Corbeau

Who is le Corbeau?

François Guillemin, known professionally as le Corbeau, is an artist whose decorative arts career began at age 14. His works have encompassed jewelry, sculpture, public art, and studio furniture.

Awards include 2nd Place Grand Prize Award for “An Angel in Despair” in the 2010 “Wind Through the Trees” 1-year outdoor exhibition at Jenkins Arboretum, Devon, PA; First Place in the 1987 Fortunoff 3rd Annual Silver Competition for “Architectural Farce”; a Fellowship Grant for Sculpture in 1985 from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts; and First Place in the 1975 Texas National Arts and Crafts Competition.

His first public art commission was in 2006, for the Borough of Princeton, New Jersey, to design and fabricate tree grates for the Albert E. Hinds Memorial Plaza in downtown Princeton. His first solo exhibition was “The Pleasures of Mystery: Sculpture by le Corbeau” at the Trenton State Museum in 1986. In 2012, "Naturally, Man-Made, In Full View: the art of le Corbeau" at Ellarslie, The Trenton City Museum, offered a retrospective exhibit including recent works. His sculpture "Doree" was purchased and then donated to Ursinus College by collector/philanthropist Phillip Berman.