Born in 1953 in Lyon, France. He lives and works in Villefranche-sur-Saône, France.
He spent his childhood in Portugal, then he studied Fine arts in Aix en Provence, Paris and Lyon. He travelled in Tunisia, in New York, in the Netherlands. His journeys have influenced his first paintings (subjects "paradises", "henhouses", "fisherman" of the 70s).
The representation of the human face is a recurring subject in Jean - Philippe Aubanel's production.