STÉPHANE VILLAFANE / French, born in 1969
WORKS
STATEMENT
“ Creating an elsewhere with what we have in front of us... Everything starts from there, from a real landscape made of lights, vibrations, colors, multiple spaces in which I immerse myself to create an "other" landscape which does not reproduce anything, does not interpret anything of what is in front of me, but reveals little by little what penetrates me in an unspeakable way with all the imperfections and the risks that painting requires.
In a meditative perspective, I invite the viewer to picture himself into the painting to find his own story and interpret it freely as a personal adventure. ”
EDUCATION
2000 + 2001 - Finalist of National Grand Prix of Architecture, Beaux-Arts Academy of Paris
2000 - Diploma in architecture
1994/2000 - Internships in different architecture and design agencies
1992/1994 - National School of Architecture of Lyon, France (specialization in visual arts : painting, photography)
1991/1992 - Superior Technical School of Architecture of Barcelona, Spain
1988/1991 - National School of Architecture of Lyon, France
EXHIBITIONS (SELECTED)
2022 - Thomas Tournemine Gallery, La Baule, France
2022 - Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, California
2022 - Esther Montoriol Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
2021 - Thomé Gallery, Paris, France
2020 - Port Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
2019 - Lisa Norris Gallery, London, UK
2017 - Marie-Marguerite Bühler Gallery, Avignon, France
2017 - Odulia Caparros Gallery, Montpellier, France
2016 - Lluro Foundation, Mataro, Spain
2014 - Mark Hachem Gallery, Paris, France
2013 - Griffin Gallery, London, UK
2012 - Gallery 32, Amman, Jordan
2011 - Modus Gallery, Paris, France
2009 - Juan Gil-Albert Institute of Culture, Alicante, Spain
2008 - Montcada Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
COMMISSIONS & COLLECTIONS
Tribune Tower Chicago, Illinois
Norwegian Cruise Line, Miami, Florida
Four Seasons Hotels, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Loews Hotels, Kansas City, Missouri
Cambria Hotel Boston, Somerville, Massachusetts
The Jasper Apartments, Charleston, South Carolina
The Hythe Hotel, Vail, Colorado
Hilton Dallas Lincoln Centre, Dallas, Texas
The Laurel Hotel, Auburn, Alabama
Royal Sonesta Hotel, 20 Mass, Washington, District of Columbia
KSL Capital Partners, New York, New York
McKinsey & Company, The Post building, London, UK
Vinci Real Estate, Montpellier, France
Lluro Foundation, Mataro, Spain
Juan Gil-Albert Institute of Culture, Alicante, Spain