JULIE CHEVASSUS
Julie Chevassus (b. 1997, based in Marseille) is a graduate of the Beaux-Arts de Marseille and recipient of the 2024 Clim’Art Painting Prize. Her figurative paintings construct an enigmatic universe from salvaged metal objects, often discarded fragments from other artists’ studios. Worn, twisted, rusted, these remnants become the protagonists of images where still life, imaginary architecture, and surreal landscapes intertwine.
“I like to play with the boundaries of the identifiable by painting undefined objects and spaces, with the aim of creating a zone of uncertainty for the viewer.”
Working on wood panels prepared with casein, Julie contrasts the softness of human or animal bodies with the apparent harshness of metal, exploring tensions between materiality, scale, and narrative.
JULIE CHEVASSUS
Born in 1990, Paris, France
Lives and works in Marseille, France
AWARDS
2024 — Winner of the Clim’Art Painting Prize
EDUCATION
2024 — DNSEP, École des Beaux-Arts de Marseille
2022 — DNA, École des Beaux-Arts de Marseille
2015 — Bachelor’s degree in Physics, Paris-Diderot University
EXHIBITIONS
2024 — Clim’Art Prize Nominees Exhibition, Paris
2024 — Pause (duo show), curated by Maddar, La Mûrrisserie, for PAC OFF, Marseille
2024 — Chutes Libres, curated by Maddar, Usines Sugar, Marseille
2024 — Translation, curated by Arlène Berceliot Courtin, Galerie Art-cade, Marseille
2023 — Añicos, Galerie Panards, Marseille
2023 — Solo exhibition, Festival Les Hautes Herbes, Paris
2023 — Bouquet Final, curated by Victoire Barbot, Culot 13, Marseille
2022 — Hors Peindre, Les Moulins de Paillard Art Center
2022 — Hybrid’Art, Contemporary Art Fair of Port de Bouc, Fernand Léger Art Center
PERFORMANCE
2022 — A Poetics of the Journey — performed painting created during a live discussion between Chourouk Hriech and philosopher Emanuele Coccia.