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Jules de Balincourt is a French painter who lives and works in New York. His work explores social, historical, and geographic connections through the use of maps, figuration, and a unique painting palette. Balincourt is internationally recognized, participating in numerous exhibitions including USA Today: New American Art From the Saatchi Gallery in 2007. He received his BFA in Ceramics from California College of the Arts in1998, and an MFA from Hunter College in 2005.