The Jury
Jury 2025 (page under construction)
Lhe members of the Jury for this 37th edition are as follows:
- Jean-Marie ZACCHI (Chairman of the Jury)
- Richard GAUTIER
- Marie-Hélène D'AUTREPPE
- Daniel DOUTRE
- Bernard MASSON
- Jean-Pierre MEINVIELLE
Bernard Masson
In my role as Heritage Delegate, I have organised numerous exhibitions of paintings, sculptures and photographs for official bodies and associations in the provinces, the Paris region and Paris (notably at the Hôtel des Invalides).
I've been delighted to take part in the Magné International Painting Festival for several years now, as a member of the Selection Jury.
Lieutenant-colonel (retired) Jean-Paul Meinvielle
1991: gold medal for "all media painting" at the national arts and crafts show organised by the Fédération des clubs sportifs et artistiques de la défense (FCSAD).
1995: Gold medal for "all media painting" at the Salon national des métiers d'arts organised by the Fédération des clubs sportifs et artistiques de la défense (FCSAD) and organiser of this exhibition at the Royal Abbey in Nieul sur l'Autize (Jean-Marie Zacchi member of the Jury).
1996: Exhibition organiser
of painting and sculpture from the western zone of the CFSDS in the abbey of
Canclaux at the ENSOA in Saint Maixent l'Ecole (Jean-Marie Zacchi, guest of honour)
1997: Organiser, with General Masson, of the "50 most beautiful photos of the military press" exhibition at the ENSOA museum in Saint Maixent L'Ecole.
1996-2002: member of the jury for the Magné painting festival (in external operations in 2003).
2004-2023: member of the jury of the Magné painting festival
1999: Organiser of the FCSAD Western Zone painting and sculpture show at the Caserne Belliard in Fontenay-le-Comte (Henri Murail, sculptor from Challans, guest of honour).
2003: Organisation of the first exhibition of painters from the 3 Armies (Army, Navy, Air Force and Space) at the Caserne Belliard in Fontenay-le-Comte.
2004-2009: on "reserve" contract at the Delegation for Army Heritage (DelPAT) at Les Invalides, in charge of the 40 Army painters.
2005, 2007, 2009: curator of the Salon des Peintres de l'Armée at Les Invalides.
Organiser, with General Masson, of exhibitions of Army painters in Boulogne Billancourt, Bar le Duc, Mouilleron en Pareds, the Historial de la Vendée in Les Lucs sur Boulogne and Saint Maixent l'Ecole.
Vice-president and secretary, from 2008 until 2023, then president of the Association des amis des peintres de l'armée (ASAPOA).
Daniel Doutre, an artist between reality and imagination
A self-taught artist born in Niort in 1943, he began his artistic career in his teens. At the age of 13, he produced his first gouache paintings. After training as a decorative letter painter, he specialised in silkscreen printing, a profession he practised until 2003.
It was only in 1980, after a long hiatus, he returned to painting. Initially very figurative, his style quickly evolved, carried away by the sensory memories of his beginnings: glazes, oil patinas, smells of the studio. His work is transformed into dreamlike compositions, mixing abstraction and figurative fragments, where each painting seems to hide an "imaginary key" inviting the viewer to enter a world of sensations, mysterious staircases and dreamy Iberian villages.
From 2008, Daniel also explored sculpture, fascinated by the third dimension. He works mainly in steel and, more recently, in resin on a metal frame, creating unique pieces in which history and symbolism take shape. Each work is born of a precise inner vision, often sketched out in advance, revealing mysterious signs engraved in patinated metal.
His talent has been rewarded by numerous He has won prestigious awards (Gold Medal in Cholet, Gold Stanislas in Nancy, Grand Prix de Châtellerault, etc.) and his work has been exhibited in France, Germany, Australia and Canada. Some of his creations can be found in private collections, notably in Boston (USA).
Daniel Doutre exhibits regularly, both in galleries (Doublet in Avranches, Grafic in Niort) and at major art fairs. His career, a blend of artisanal memory and free imagination, has made him a singular figure in French contemporary art.
Marie-Hélène D'AUTREPPE
A decorative painter and interior designer, Marie-Hélène d'Autreppe founded "La Déco de Marie" in Niort in 2003. Trained at the Beaux-Arts and IPEDEC schools, she has mastered the art of trompe-l'œil and setting the mood. The daughter of antique dealers and an art enthusiast, she combines elegance and traditional know-how with a strong taste for the contemporary.
