Nathalie Lepine

The work of Nathalie Lepine is understated, stripped of all excess.
Each of her creations has its own special charm and yet each canvas forms an integral part of a consistent and coherent whole.
Her unique and various figures are messengers, in the manner of a liturgical response in an antiphony.
She uses a recurring theme of long-necked figures with equally long diaphanous faces. Their eyes, sketched in a few brush strokes, stare questioningly at the viewer.
Some are reminded of Modigliani. However, unlike the variety of blank-eyed figures painted by the Italian master, Nathalie’s figures are always the same or similar, like a definitive revelation, staring straight ahead at the viewer as if waiting for an answer.
This significant difference is reminiscent for me of a poem by Verlaine:

“I often dream a strange and strangely haunting dream
Of a woman I don’t know, who loves me, and I love
And who, each time, is never quite the same
And never quite another and she loves and understands me ...”

The figure seems to be searching for an alter ego somewhere on the fringes of infinity.

1987
- Graduated from HEC Paris ( Post-secondary School of Commerce ) in marketing and communication .
- Worked for Nielsen Company – Paris

1998
- Met the painter Mohand Saci and started to paint in his workshop – Paris

1999
o First exhibition – L‘Atelier de Nefliers – Paris

2000
o Started to take a sculpture class in Paris

2003
o Solo exhibition - Agora Gallery – New York Chelsea

2004
o Group show – Opening of Tropismes Gallery – St Martin

2006
o Group Show – French Cultural Center - St Kitts

2009
o Solo Exhibition - 10 years of painting anniversary –
o Launching of her Book « Portrait Gallery » - Tropismes Gallery – St Martin

2011
o Solo exhibition - Admiral’s Inn – Antigua
o Paris exhibition at St Léonard Chapelle with the sculptor Pascale Hamelin.

2012
o Harmony Hall Gallery - Antigua
o Admiral’s Inn solo exhibition - Antigua
o Group show - Jumby Bay – Antigua
o Powder Magasin Antigua

2013
o Publication of the second Art Book presenting Seascapes, Burgundy landscapes and Goddesses series.

2014
o Toronto Spoke Club solo exhibition : presentation of 50 original art works
o Collaboration with the italian designer Franco Mirabelli : Lepine faces in his 3 boutics.

2015
o Solo exhibition at « The Cliff » Sint Maarten.

2016
o France Private exhibition at « Les Capucins » .
o Galerie d’Art et d’Or France Châtillon sur seine.

2017
o Exhibition “Next Door” Tropismes Gallery St Martin ...