Discover the contemporary work of Violaine Desportes

Curriculum vitæ

_2023 > Sign with the gallery « Ars Longa » / Aix-en-Provence.
_2022 > Winner of the Pierre David-Weill Drawing Prize (3rd Prize).
_2018 > Aggregation of Plastic Arts.
_2012 > Plastic Arts Capes.
_2011-2012 > Artistic preparation, Émile Cohl (manaa class), Lyon.
_2010-2011 > Master 2 in Comparative Modern Literature, ENS-Lyon.
_2009-2010 > Master 1 in Comparative Modern Literature, ENS-Lyon.
_2007-2009 > Khâgne at Blomet high school, Paris.
_2006-2007 > Hypokhâgne at Blomet high school, Paris.
_2006 > Obtaining a literary baccalaureate (Plastic Arts specialty).

 

Exhibitions (selection)

March - April 2024
Solo show « The Birds », Galerie Ars Longa, Aix-en-Provence.

Oct. - dec. 2023
Duo show « Realities in nuances », with Sarah Minutillo (drawing), Espace Le Jacques Franck, Brussels (Belgium).

August - September 2023
Collective exhibition, « Body and souls », Ars Longa Gallery, Aix-en-Provence.

February 2023
Duo show « Urban variations », with Georges Autard (painting), Galerie Ars Longa, Aix-en-Provence.

Dec. 22. - Feb. 2023
Collective exhibition, « Suspense », B.A.R (Bureau d’Art and Research), Roubaix.

Oct. - Nov. 2022
Collective exhibition, « Artistic prize of the city of Tournai », Museums of Fine Arts, Tournai.

Seven. - Oct 2022
Collective exhibition, « R.A.U #7 », La Chaufferie, Tourcoing.

March - July 2022
Collective exhibition, « Plurals », as part of the ’event « Urbain.es », La Condition Publique, Roubaix.

February 2022
Duo show « Under the magnifying glass, with Gaétan Gautelier (drawing), Galerie OpenBach, Paris.

December 2021
Collective exhibition, “Small is beautiful”, Non-Lieu, Roubaix.

October 2021
Collective exhibition, « Readymade Drawing », OpenBach Gallery, Paris.

July - September 2021
Collective exhibition, « Le Bastringue », Le Couvent, Roubaix.

September 2020Duo show « Does the portrait have a gender? », with Laurence Pigeyre (photography), Galerie PPGM(OP), Roubaix.

The work of Violaine Desportes aims to transcend our daily lives. An artist of reality, his works are anchored in his immediate environment. But, With the help of tiny shifts (removal of the background, change of scale, viewing angle, etc.), the artist invites the viewer to allow themselves some time to observe. Something in the very body of the drawing arouses curiosity, invites you to explore. marks a pause and proposes a reflection that lies beyond to see.