École des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux
Founded in 1889, École supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux (EBABX) is a leading art institution in southwest France. Housed in the historic Sainte-Croix quarter, the school has long been a hub for creativity and experimentation, nurturing generations of artists and designers. Today, EBABX offers nationally recognized degrees from the DNA (Licence level) to the DNSEP (Master level), combining rigorous theory with innovative practice across disciplines such as painting, sculpture, installation, and digital media. Closely connected to Bordeaux’s cultural institutions, from CAPC Musée d’Art Contemporain to Frac Nouvelle-Aquitaine, the school provides students with a dynamic environment rooted in history yet oriented toward the future of art.
past Students
Renée Seilhean (1897–1990) was a Bordeaux-born painter who studied at the École des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux and later taught there. She exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français, receiving its silver medal in 1926, and was awarded the Prix de l’Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Bordeaux (1945) and the Prix de l’Académie du vin de Bordeaux (1953).
Roger Bissière (1886–1964) was a French painter and a key figure in 20th-century abstraction. He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux from 1905 before continuing in Paris, and later taught at the Académie Ranson (1923–1938).
Jean Nouvel (b. 1945) is a French architect and Pritzker Prize laureate (2008). He first enrolled at the École des Beaux-Arts in Bordeaux, then ranked first in the entrance exam for the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1966, earning his degree in 1971. His built work includes the Institut du Monde Arabe (Paris) and the Louvre Abu Dhabi.
Current students
As selected by EYTE.
