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Bastien started working in advertising at 19, as an Assistant Art Director at Publicis Paris. He became Creative Director at 25 under the mentorship of Erik Vervroegen. He has since gone on to work in San Francisco and New York where he lives since 2013.

He’s earned more than 150 international awards from all major festivals including Cannes Lions, D&AD, ADC, OneShow, Grand Clios and Clio agency of the year, Eurobest Grand Prix, New York Festivals Grand Prix and Agency of the year.

Cannes Lions, The Drum, and The Gunn Report ranked him in the Top 10 Best Art Directors, 3 years in a row. He’s served as a jury member at the OneShow and New York Festivals.

He’s most grateful for having crossed the paths of passionate and talented people.






︎︎︎ Agencies


Droga5 New York
TBWAChiatDay New York
Marcel New York
Marcel Paris 
Publicis Paris





2020 - present
2016 - 2020
2012 - 2016
2008-2012
2006-2008



︎︎︎ Awards & Recognitions
Cannes Lions 
D&AD 
OneShow 
Clios 
Art Directors Club 
Club des DA
New York Festivals
AICP
Brittish Arrows

Clios Agency Of The Year
NYF Agency Of The Year
AdAge Agency Of The Year



Eurobest 
Webby’s
LIA
Kinsale
Cresta
Epica
FWA 
Ciclope
LIA

AdAge Creativity Pick
︎︎︎ Press 
New York Times
ABC 
Guardian
Le Monde 
Le Figaro 
Canal+
M6 
Vanity Fair
Stratégies
Shots 
It’s Nice That 
FastCo 
Luerzer’s Archive
D&AD annual 
ACD annual
Club des DA annual 
CB News
Les Echos
© Bastien Grisolet Zamanisira   
Creative Director based in NYC. 
Currently @ Droga5.
bastiengrisolet@gmail.com