ABSOLUTE
his wide-ranging yet distinctive style through formal tuition at
Blackheath College of Art and Goldsmiths College, both in London.
In 1987 Camille established Sunstroke Studio in Seychelles and,
in so doing, provided an outlet for his design and craft activities.
This was followed in 1997 by the restoration of an old wooden
colonial house, Kaz Zanana, which he opened as his first gallery
in Seychelles and in 2001 by the opening of the George Camille
Gallery at Anse Gaulette on the island of La Digue.
Numerous solo and group exhibitions featuring Camille’s work
have been staged in Seychelles, Mauritius, Martinique, Reunion,
UK, France, China, Germany, Russia, Brussels, Ivory Coast, Mali,
and Italy. Camille was selected to represent Seychelles at the 57th
and 58th Venice Biennale in Italy and is the grand winner of the
Seychelles Biennale 2017. He has original work in many private
collections worldwide, and has completed a significant number
of commissions, including both public and corporate.
George Camille is the founding chairman of Arterial Seychelles
and is currently chairman of Seychelles Art Projects Foundation.
The vision of SAPF is to create a vibrant, dynamic creative sector
locally and to promote Seychellois artists on the international
stage.villaverteseychelles.com/Today this striking three storey building
houses not only holiday accommodation
on the top two floors, but the highly
acclaimed George Camille Gallery on
the ground floor, making it the perfect
accommodation for lovers of the arts.