ALEXANDRA DUPREZ
In Alexandra Duprez's drawings, paintings and collages, the human form is sensitively interpreted using a balance of abstraction and symbolic gesture. Shaped from her early encounters with Aboriginal art, Duprez silhouettes the human form and intermingles mystical elements of various orders: limbs, snakes, and waves of energy. These concurrences of iconography point us toward a spiritual energy entangled with the unconscious.
Alexandra Duprez
Black hands and a circle, 2024
oil on canvas
19 3/4 x 15 3/4 in
50 x 40 cm
Alexandra Duprez
Two white hands, 2023
oil, pencil, collage on found book cover
9 1/4 x 11 1/2 in
23.5 x 29.5 cm
Alexandra Duprez
Untitled , 2023
oil on paper
51 1/4 x 51 1/4 in
130 x 130 cm
Alexandra Duprez
One Eye, 2023
oil, pencil, collage on found book cover
8 3/4 x 10 1/4 in
22.1 x 26.3 cm
Alexandra Duprez
Untitled, 2022
oil and collage on vintage book cover
8 1/4 x 9 1/4 in
20.7 x 23.7 cm
Alexandra Duprez
Dark eyes, 2024
oil on paperboard
15 1/4 x 15 3/4 in
39 x 40 cm
Alexandra Duprez
Untitled, 2023
oil, pencil on found book cover
8 3/4 x 13 in
22.4 x 33 cm
Alexandra Duprez
Fresco face, 2024
oil on paperboard
16 1/2 x 13 in
42 x 33 cm
Alexandra Duprez
Three heads, 2024
oil on paperboard
11 3/4 x 9 1/2 in
30 x 24 cm
Alexandra Duprez
Untitled, 2021
colored pencil on vintage book cover
8 1/4 x 10 1/4 in
21 x 25.5 cm
Alexandra Duprez
Untitled, 2022
oil, collage on found book cover
8 1/4 x 11 1/4 in
20.9 x 28.3 cm
Alexandra Duprez
Moons , 2023
oil, pencil, collage on found book cover
8 1/4 x 10 3/4 in
21.1 x 27.5 cm
Alexandra Duprez
Untitled, 2023
collage and colored pencil on vintage book cover
9 3/4 x 8 in
24.8 x 20.6 cm
Alexandra Duprez
Untitled, 2023
oil on paper
51 1/4 x 51 1/4 in
130 x 130 cm
Alexandra Duprez
Snakes , 2024
oil on paperboard
14 1/4 x 27 1/2 in
36 x 70 cm
Alexandra Duprez
Untitled, 2024
colored pencil, oil on found book cover
8 1/4 x 10 1/4 in
21 x 26 cm
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
SLIGHT OF HAND 2023
Small Works by Contemporary Artists
NOVEMBER 1 - DECEMBER 22, 2023
ALEXANDRA DUPREZ
FEBRUARY 2 - MARCH 8, 2023
I WALK THRU WALLS
MARCH 8 - APRIL 18, 2022
ALEXANDRA DUPREZ
Born in 1974 in Quimper, France
Lives and works in Douarnenez, France
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Since 1995, Alexandra has dedicated herself exclusively to drawing and painting from the top of her house where her studio lies, in Douarnenez, France. The artist is represented by Galerie DYS in Brussels, HAGD Contemporary in Denmark, and C.O.A. Galerie in Montreal. She has also collaborated with publishing houses including Esperluète in Belgium and Chose Commune in France.
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EDUCATION
1992 L'Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Quimper, France
SOLO EXHIBITIONS (SELECTED)
2025 Jack Hanley Gallery, New York, NY (forthcoming)
2024 Galerie Gardette, Paris, France
2024 Galerie Albrecht, Berlin, Germany
2024 Galerie DYS Brussels, Belgium
2024 HAGD Contemporary, Aalborg, Denmark
2023 Galerie COA, Montreal, Canada
2023 MEPAINTSME (online) USA
2022 Galerie du Lendemain, Paris
2022 Fotokino, Marseille, France
2021 Municipal Gallery, Binic-Étables sur Mer, France
2020 Bergensche Boekhandel, Bergen, the Netherlands
2020 Galerie Plein Jour, Douarnenez, France
2018 Galerie Grès, Paris, France
2018 Galerie Pierre Hallet, Brussels, Belgium
2016 L'art au Centre, Laval, France
2014 Galerie Duboys, Paris, France
2013 Ferme de la Chapelle, Geneva, Switzerland
2013 Lucien Prigent Cultural Space, Le Vallon, Landivisiau, France
2013 Bergensche Boekhandel, Bergen, the Netherlands
2009 Galerie Pierre Hallet, Brussels, Belgium
1998 - 2014 Galerie Pierre Marie Vitoux, Paris, France
GROUP EXHIBITIONS (SELECTED)
2024 Outsider Art Fair, Pulp Gallery, New York, NY
2024 Disparate Visions, Jack Hanley Gallery, New York, NY
2024 Drawing Now Art Fair (Galerie Albrecht & Galerie DYS), Paris, France
2023 Les éblouissements, Galerie DYS Brussels, Belgium
2023 Dear Dream Dear Dead, HAGD Contemporary, Aalborg, Denmark
2023 Hands and What They Mean, Galerie Albrecht, Berlin, Germany
2023 Paper Positions, Berlin, Germany
2022 Pulp Gallery, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA
2022 Galerie Plein Jour, Douarnenez, France
2022 Wondering People, London
2022 Moving Gallery Utrecht Pays-Bays, Netherlands
2022 I Walk Thru Walls, MEPAINTSME (online) USA
2022 Galerie C.O.A. & Foire Papier Montreal, Canada
2020 Nexus Singularity (Aarne Anton), New York, NY
2019 Quand on parle du loup, Méandres Contemporary Art Space, Huelgoat, France
2016 Galerie Pierre Hallet, Brussels, Belgium
2014 Galerie Pierre Hallet, Brussels, Belgium
2013 Charles Oulmont Foundation, Paris, France
2013 Galerie Anton Meier, Geneva, Switzerland
2013 Art On Paper, The International Fair for Contemporary Drawing, Brussels, Belgium
AWARDS2013 Charles Oulmont Prize "Plastic Arts" category, Charles Oulmont Foundation, Paris, France
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Mepaintsme spoke with the artist to discuss growing up in Brittany, inspirations, and the importance of routines.